HELP ME PLEASE!!!

I plug in my player and it says Load main image failed switch to recovery mode!! I cant even get my computer to connect with the player -- it doesnt recognize it when i plug it in. So ya I cant do anything with it I cant even go into "my computer" because its not there. Can anyone help??!! PLEASE!!!

musicerlover Dec 25, 2007

my wizard says it cant find the software on my computer to install, it says i need to connect to the internet and i try but it still says that the wizard was unable to find the nessacary software, how can i fix this problem? or do i even need this software??
Anonymous May 07, 2008

ya same problem i have.when i connected to my system nothing showing.even in mycomputer also not showing any mp3 hardware.so pls help me......

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Ok i followed all the steps till i got up to step one, once i click the link to open the page, it said the link had a error and it relocated me somewhere else.

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Alina, your player may just have encountered some corruption or system errors. Not to worry. Try and see if this would help: Switch your Sansa E260 to its Recovery Mode: 1. Make sure the player is powered off 2. Enable the "Hold" switch (located on the top of the player). You would know it's enabled when you see the "orange-colored" surface 3. Press the "Record" button. Make sure you keep it pressed while pressing on the "Menu" button. 4. keep your fingers pressed on these 2 buttons until the E260 LCD screen displays "Welcome to Recovery Mode" 5. Connect your E260 to your computer. (Just a reminder: The minimum Operating System requirements for a Sansa E200 player is Windows XP and above) 6. Double-click on "My Computer" and you would see your Sansa E260 appear as a "16 MB" drive. Note: If you do not see that "16 MB" drive/partition, please repeat steps 1-6. Next, Apply the firmware for the E260 (your player should be connected to your PC at this time): Step 1: Use this link to download the firmware for your Sansa E260 (for better results, please save this file on your "Desktop": http://www.sandisk.com/Assets/File/Downl... Step 2: Double left-click on the downloaded file, and follow the on-screen prompts. The file will automatically re-flash your player and format it as well, thereby clearing all possible file/system corruptions that may have occurred. Step 3: When the process is complete, unplug your E260 from your computer, and please make sure you disable the "Hold" switch Step 4: Power up your E260 and 90-99% of the time, it would boot up successfully. Step 5: Enjoy using your Sansa E260, just like I do. (I love this player)

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Please refer to: http://www.fixya.com/support/t114495-format

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