Archos 704 WiFi Digital Media Player - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

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No. Period. End of Story. I know that's not the answer you want, but that's the truth.

Archos will not start to charge

The best solution out of situations like this is to do as the device tells you to(to format it) but since it doesn't allow you to by not staying on for long enough you have to use the hard reset or format method which requires you to format the device even before it turns on completely.
Follow the instructions below

1. hard reset the 704 using the button under the battery right hand side;
2. reformat the unit (but that would of course delete contents).

Just curious, did you try/did a firmware update recently? Additionally, the manual has some details on troubleshooting as well as Archos online support.

Hope this be of initial help/idea. Pls post back how things turned up or should you need additional information.

connect your archos on pc then trobleshoot your archos then after its over it will for dc in then put it into charge and the problem is solve

Hello Devlin - try the following first: remove the battery and you will see a dome-shaped reset button mounted near the battery contacts on the player. Carefully depress the button, hold down for about 10 seconds. Use a blunt, pointed object but not a sharp object (such as a pin, knife, etc.). Replace the battery and try restarting the player.
Secondly: if the player still does not turn on -
If a battery has become completely drained, the player may not start even when using the AC adapter. In this case, perform the resetting step above, plug in the AC adapter and allow the player to charge for a couple of hours and then try restarting
Let me know if this works for you
Mike at The IMS Company

Press and hold the reset button, then try

First, start with the easy stuff - remove the battery and press the reset button - hold down for about 10 seconds. replace the battery, attach your AC adapter and attempt to start the player. If it still won't start, you may have a damaged DC-In connector OR the charge circuit may be bad - a TI Chip on your main board sometimes goes bad - it can be replaced. Also, if the battery is absolutely dead - no charge left at all, the player will not start even with an AC adapter

Change the WEP mode on the Archos to 64 bit, it sounds like you have different modes set.

A) Download the firmware from Archos and save it to your desktop (Make sure the file name on the desktop hasn't changed from the original download file name)

B) The Archos 705:
1- Connect the unit to its power source.
2- Start the unit in recovery mode: Press the TV button first then the power on/off and keep pressing TV button (do not release it)
3- The recovery mode will start (the screen that asks for repair or format etc…)
4- Select "Repair" by scrolling up and down with the TV Button (it is all explained to move through the menu at the top of the Archos screen) (Do not press "Format" at any time)
5- Now that you are on "Repair" select it to validate your selection
6- The unit will go to "Plug the unit etc…" plug it with the USB cable to the computer
8- Wait until Pc should recognizes your Archos (around 5 seconds)

C) Computer
1- From your computer select the firmware file you downloaded from the net and put it in your Archos (in the root folder, nowhere else, where it has the folders, music, videos, pictures etc… as a file)

D) On the Archos 705:
1- Select "Ok" on the Archos (on & off button) shortly to select and confirm the file is now on the Archos
2- you are done! The Archos 5 or 7 should now read through the file you have transferred and repair the system
3- DO NOT DISCONNECT the power cable until the process is finished
4- When done safely disconnect (as you usually do, for Mac trash the letter of the Archos to the bin or for PC's: right click the green icon bottom right of the screen for xp & vista)
5- Press on/off button to reboot

Your unit should restart with a fresh repaired, updated system like day one.
Good luck!

I have not found a sleep mode yet, but the latest firmware does have an alarm clock

704/705 will not power up at all without a bettery that has a little charge. If these batteries are not used they have a tendancy to die. you could try charging it on a DVR for a few days. then when you disconnect it from the DVR immediatly connect it to a DC charger and your lights should then work. Either way I would consider id a warranty claim.

Depends if the circuit board is damaged. If not and competent technicial should be able to repace the socket. If the board is damaged it will need replacing, unfortunatley this is coded to the hard drive so it is only possible if it is performed by Archos

SWF files work fine. copy them to anywhere on the 704. use the file browser to select the game. you can unly use games that are compatible with the tough screen

NO. the 704 is not flash compatible.

If you enter recovery mode then connect to a computer, you can then use windows drive checker to verify the drive. If all is OK, copy firmware to the root then disconnect and reboot

You can copy files via USB to the 704 using media player in sync mode or drag and drop in windows explorer. Which mode you use depends on what mode the 704 is set.

Try pressing and holding the TV/LCD button just after switching on, you should get a recovery mode screen. Select repair disk.

When ARCHOS is displayed on the screen, immediately press and hold the TV/LCD button until the Recovery mode starts (white screen), without pressing any buttons connect the USB cable your computer should detect it. If it does it may mean that the software is corrupt. while in recovery mode select repair disk. You could also try reinstalling the firmware.

Just go to ftp://support.archos.com/
download the files for your model and place them in the same folders as the ftp site.