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Ok about 2 days ago my zune was plugged into the computer when i took it out and tried to turn it on the screen stayed black. i restarted and it wouldnt even show. But when u brush ur finger across the zune pad it gets lighter because it's on. The main screen wont appear.What should i do?
Oh man. I have the same problem, but mine has been like this for half a year. And its still doing the same thing. I've tried updating it, but it won't let me. And i called that zune place and they didnt really help me at all. So I'm sending my zune in to the zune place, to get it fixed, you should do the same.Oh man. I have the same problem, but mine has been like this for half a year. And its still doing the same thing. I've tried updating it, but it won't let me. And i called that zune place and they didnt really help me at all. So I'm sending my zune in to the zune place, to get it fixed, you should do the same.
It was playing fine, then just restarted and now no screen. tried rebooting and nothing...?It was playing fine, then just restarted and now no screen. tried rebooting and nothing...?
AnonymousApr 04, 2009
after i plug the zune in to the charger it has to sit there for about an hour untill it turns on. but when i take it off the charger it goes black. when i press the on button the zune logo appears and starts to flash. or an exclamation marks flashes. this is very odd.after i plug the zune in to the charger it has to sit there for about an hour untill it turns on. but when i take it off the charger it goes black. when i press the on button the zune logo appears and starts to flash. or an exclamation marks flashes. this is very odd.
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i had the same problem. my solution was easy since the circuitry of the zune is complex, i bought another motherboard & installed it & as soon as it was back together it fired right up, no problems! check out ebay for this piece. hope this helps.
Ok the solution is so simple your goign to kick your self. what you do is take you zune cable plug it into any thign other than your computer say a Nintendo Wii or PlayStation 2 or 3 leave it for a few minutes then unplug it and try to restart it if it dosent restart while its pluged in. if it dosent restart then plug it back in and let it set over night some times the battery is so dead that the computer cant pick it up but make sure your wii or Xbox or what ever is turned on .
Try this.... Reset Zune: Press and hold the back button while pressing up on the control pad. Connect Zune to a power source: If the Zune device is in sleep mode, this action will wake the Zune device and turn it on. If the battery does not have a charge, you may have to wait several minutes for the Zune device to turn on.
Also, make sure that the hold button on top of your zune is turned to the off position.
Hope this helps
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ALL YOUR BASE BELONG TO US - is a video that must have been loaded on the Zune previously.
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if all else fails...
If you connected the ZUNE to your computer before installing the software the computer may have installed it as a different device.
Go to Control Panel - then System - Device Manager. Plug in ZUNE player and see if any new devices show as being connected. BE CAREFUL IN DEVICE MANAGER THOUGH, IF YOU UNINSTALL THE WRONG ITEM, IT COULD MESS YOUR COMPUTER UP.
My lock switch broke off. so with a paper clip I took off the little plastic under the switch. with that off, i could see the small black toggle switch and i was able to set that to the unlocked position. I cant lock my zune now but the zune works.
OK this seems weird but if you have like a Nintendo Wii or a PlayStation 2 or 3 take you sync cable and plug your zune into the usb port on the system because sometimes the battery is just so dead that it dosent have enough power for the computer pick it up. mine done this a few days ago and i left it plugged into my Nintendo Wii over night and it started working again
man i have the same problem, i was listening to my black 120gb Zune & i just upgraded to firmware 3.0 & now this s*** wont turn on! i been using it 3 days fine, but now it just shut off like its completely dead. i have been charging it for hours & hours & it just doesnt even turn on or have a battery icon or anything! i have it plugged in now too. restarted the computer, everything.... i tried to restart it by pressing back & up... are there any other shortcuts i can try? computer doesnt detect it or ANYTHING!!! HELLLLLP
I had a 30g w/same problem. I installed the Zune software from CD. Plugged the Zune into my USB jack and waited hrs for the full screen battery icon to go away. It never did. Here is what I did to fix it. I left the Zune disconnected until its battery drained and the lcd went dark. In this state, pressing the play/pause button, caused the full screen battery icon to appear briefly before the lcd went dark again. With the Zune disconnected from my xp pc, I ran Windows Update in express mode. I have Windows system restore and auto-update turned off and rarely update my pc, so I also took the opportunity to take a manual system check-point (so I could restore from the check-point if an update trashed my pc). I took and installed all the latest Windows updates. When it was done, I had all the latest security updates and IE 7. At this point I went to http://www.zune.net/en-us/products/zunesoftware/download.htm and downloaded the latest Zune software. I installed the Zune software update. I ran the new Zune software on my PC and found the device tab. NOW I connected the Zune to a USB port on the back of my PC. The full screen battery icon appeared on the Zune but nothing appeared in the Zune software. I left it this way for a few minutes. It occurred to me that I might get more power through the USB port if I turned off my other external USB devices, which I did. Within a few minutes, the Zune FINALLY came to life and a Zune splash screen appeared on the device. The device booted and was FINALLY recognized by the Zune software on my PC. Shortly after that I noticed that it already started synchronizing with my PC music collection. I figured it would charge up and download my entire collection (20gig) so I grabbed some sleep for a few hours. When I returned, the PC was asleep too. Unfortunately, the Zune was not charged and had stopped sync'ing. Not to be discouraged, I woke up the PC, exited the Zune software and left the device charging for an hour or so. When I returned, the device was about 80% charged. I quickly disconnected and played my first music video on the device!!!! I reconnected (the Zune software auto-launched) and left it sync'ing and charging for a while longer. When it was 100% charged, I disconnected and have been using it for a few hours. It was a long painfull road to get this thing setup, but it was WELL WORTH IT! I am already a huge fan of this device. In fact, I'm considering passing this one on to my wife so I can get the 80gig. Hang in there, it's worth it!!!!
PS: one sidebar -- I have noticed that the pc software will only sync about 800 songs in a session. I have simply been restarting the sync to get the next session going. At this point, I am fully synchronized and have 4.5 gig free.
Oh man. I have the same problem, but mine has been like this for half a year. And its still doing the same thing. I've tried updating it, but it won't let me. And i called that zune place and they didnt really help me at all. So I'm sending my zune in to the zune place, to get it fixed, you should do the same.
It was playing fine, then just restarted and now no screen. tried rebooting and nothing...?
after i plug the zune in to the charger it has to sit there for about an hour untill it turns on. but when i take it off the charger it goes black. when i press the on button the zune logo appears and starts to flash. or an exclamation marks flashes. this is very odd.
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