My Rio Forge Sport won't turn on and doesn't respond to being plugged into the computer's USB either. It was playing fine, and the battery ran down. I've tried two new batteries, and it just won't turn on.

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pull the battery out for 20 minutes abd that is suppose to reset it

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i had the same problem. the rio web site told me to format the rio but i couldnt do it. i found this site and this link should help you out. http://www.fixya.com/support/t122630-rio_forge_256_mb_mp3_player hope it helps you out like it helped me. heather in ontario canada

Rio forge 256 MB mp3 player

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isaac johny

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• Posted on Feb 28, 2008

SOURCE: Rio Forge 256Mb Mp3 Player

was there any cd given along with the purchase of this player???????

SOURCE: Rio Forge 256Mb Mp3 Player

I had the same problem and, after scouring the internet in search of a solution, found nothing. So I started messing around with things. About 5 minutes ago I came up with something that worked for me! I'm still in 'testing' mode but it's playing some ACDC now so I'm happy. ;-)

My first step was to download a firmware 'update'. I'm not sure if it's newer or older than the firmware that I already had in there, but it works so what the heck. It's version 1.16 and is available for download here:

http://www.opendrivers.com/downloaddriverlink.php

Filename is 'RioForgeFlash_116.exe'

To update the firmware, I connected the player via the USB cable. It will power itself up automatically - make sure you have a fresh set of batteries in it. Once it powers up, turn it off but leave it plugged in via USB. Then, power it up again but press and hold the mode button (the small button on the face, to the left of the main navigation buttons. It's the one you use to select different play modes etc.). It will power up and display 'UPGRADER'. From this mode, run the udate file (RioForgeFlash_116.exe); it will update the firmware in the Forge.

Once completed, my Forge interacted normally with the Rio Music Manager and I was able to upload music to it again. I did lose all the music that was in there and on the storage card, but that's better than having a useless MP3 player!

Best of luck!

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Mine wasn't recognising the player through the USB cable so I followed Mantraguy's instructions to reload the firmware. Make sure though that you hold down the menu key before you switch on the player. Then it shows upgrade and you can reload the firmware. Of course you will lose all the songs on the internal memory but if it isn't working anyway.

good luck