20 Most Recent SanDisk Sansa e250 MP3 Player - Page 9 Questions & Answers

The most likely culprit is the battery, try it plugged in without a battery.
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Hi!

Please follow this:

• Disconnect the device from your computer and turn it on
• Go to Settings > USB Mode > MSC
• Connect the device again
• On My Computer, look for Sansa E250 (Removable Drive)...
• Right-click on the E250 and choose Format
• Click "Start" and agree to start the formatting process
• Done!

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Pelu.

Hi,

There are several methods offered here to format this player on this FixYa thread.

Be aware that some people have complained that the 7 step advice from the Sansa Techs did not work for them - others say it did. Therefore I must advise you use it only at your own discretion and risk.

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Hi

I see that you need the driver for your Sansa Sandisk e250, see links below for the download page.

http://kb.sandisk.com/

This will direct you to the Sandisk website just select your Sansa e250 from the list of devices from the website to get the driver softwarethat you need to make your Sansa e250 running.

I hope this helps.

Have a nice day,

mvincentc

Hook it up to your pc again via the usb cable and format it again, choosing NTFS file system. If you are running Windows XP you might only have option for FAT32. If you do reformat in FAT32 and it still doesn't work, you may need to download a drive management utility that can format a removalable drive in either NTFS or FAT32. If all else fails, you may need to download and install a flashing utility from the manufacturers website to revert the player back to factory condition.

http://shop.sandisk.com/store/sdiskus/en_US/DisplayProductDetailsPage/parentCategoryID.11443000/CategoryID.11449200/productID.103565200

You need to try and update the firm ware first. Sansa support updater This could be a software problem.

Hi,

Welcome to Fixya. If you want to remove the player on radio mode and want to listen to the music stored on the memory. On the main menu select Music.

You can also refer on the manual below on how to use the player.

Sansa e250 Manual

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Try Holding the Power Button for 20 sec for a Power Reset of the device Turn on the Player ,hold the Power button for 5 sec.

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connect your mp3 player to computer using data cable

There's a slide switch on the top of the unit, near the headphone jack. Slide the switch away from the jack to unlock the unit.

Try this solution.

BE SURE NOT TO DELETE YOUR FIRWARE, ONLY THE SONGS,FILES,ETC.
Deleting Files,Pictures,Videos,Audio
Books, Apps,etc. from MP3 Player/Ipod
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Hook up your mp3 player to your computer
Go to your desktop and double left click on "My Computer"
When it opens you will see listing that says "Devices with Removal Storage" your mp3 player should be listed there.
Right click on your mp3 player, and a window will open, right click on "Open" and now your files/songs should be visible.
Hold the left click down and drag it across all the files/songs that you do not want this will highlight the files/songs you do not want, release,right click and then click on "Delete"
Now you mp3 player should be clear of the files/songs you do not want.
BE CAREFUL and do not delete files needed to operate your MP3 player.
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format it

Greetings Ray - Most likely you need a firmware update for your player.

Go to the SITE and follow these directions.




There are more complete instructions on the above web page.

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Mikeywaf

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It costs 9.95

Firmware Upgrade

These are the most common methods for recovering Sandisk's Sansa Mp3 Players. I have been almost universally successful in recovering Sansa players using one or a combination of these methods. These methods do not work if you are having synchronization or music format issues - they are for recovering a player that will not power up, freezes, flashes, is not recognized by the computer, and a host of other issues.

Reset the Sansa Player first. On most models, restart is done by holding the power button in for 15 seconds or longer. Check your specific manual to be sure. The manuals are available from the Sansa website if they have been misplaced.
Download the Sansa Recovery Tool from the Sansa website.
Format - Erases Everything: Connect your Sansa player to the computer and open Windows Media Player. Click on the Sync tab. Pull down the drop down menu underneath the Sync tab by moving your cursor over the Sync tab and left clicking on the little black arrow underneath the Sync tab. Highlight "Sansa 1GB" (wording may vary slightly), and then select "Format." - this should erase everything.
Firmware Upgrade- Erases Everything: Get the latest firmware upgrade from Sansa - it updates the firmware and erases every song in the player all at once. Note: this method doesn't work if already have the latest firmware. Go to this website and click "Firmware Updater" to find out: http://www.sandisk.com/DriverDownload/driverList.asp
If these fail, then:
Try this: disconnect the player from the computer, turn it off, hold in the volume + button, and reconnect the player to the computer while holding the volume + button in. Keep holding the volume + button for an additional 5-50 seconds. Windows should eventually go into recovery mode and revive the player- it will pop up a window that says Found New Hardware Wizard.
If you get the problem where MTP Device keeps popping up continuously, uninstall the “MTP Device” by going to Start à Control Panel àSystem à Hardware à Device Manager (you computer may vary slightly, depending on Windows Version).
You may have to restart your computer after each of these methods to get them to work properly. Disconnect your Sansa player BEFORE shutting down your computer.
-Tha Mp3 Doctor

Use another updater.

Reboot the device, it should be gone after that

When you use a service like Rhapsody or Napster and download "unlimited music" as part of a subscription, you periodically need to sync the player to prove that you are still paying a subscription fee, or the subscribed music will not play. Just sync the player (plug in with the USB cable) to a PC which has a valid subscription to the service that you use. Make sure you log into the service before you sync so that the new keys are picked up.

If you have a subscription to a service that has gone out of business (Like Yahoo Music Unlimited), you may just need to delete the subscription music from the player.

RESET THE PLAYER