Question about SanDisk Sansa e250 MP3 Player

MP3 player fails to recharge when plugged into USB port of my computer

Until a few days ago I could recharge my MP3 player by connecting it to a USB port on my computer. Now I get an automatic message that says the device is not recognized, that I should disconnect and try again and if that fails (it does) then the device should be replaced. This afternoon, July 4, 2007, I took my MP3 player back to the point of purchase, Telecity Electronics on Yonge St. in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada but the manager was extremely unhelpful. The MP3 player was purchased there just over a year ago, and so is no longer under warranty. In any case the manager said that Telecity does not honour manufacturer warranties nor does the store service what it sells, although I was led to believe otherwise when making the original purchase. Of course I would like to be able to continue using my MP3 player but cannot do so until it is recharged. Any recommendations will be appreciated. Thanks in advance to whomever is able to respond with a solution to this problem.

1 more comment
Janis Rapoport Jul 10, 2007

Thank you for your advice, which I sincerely appreciate. However, I cannot find the four screws on the casing to which you are referring.

After reading your message, I even took the MP3 player to another store that used to sell them but no one there could find the screws either. In fact I couldn't get anyone to try to remove the casing to locate the battery because no one would risk breaking the MP3 player by trying to get it apart.

Which type of battery does the MP3 player use (should I ever get it open)?

Thanks again.

P.S. I would like to know how to get the MP3 player open. It is silver on top and blue on the bottom.
krazychick61 Jan 27, 2008

when i plug my mp3 in the usb it says not reconized and i dont have a cd or anything for it what can i do???
Anonymous Dec 25, 2008

When I plug in my sandisk the rechrge indicator does not show

1 Answer

Anonymous

Level 1:

An expert who has achieved level 1.
Contributor
1 Answer

The only possibility i see is to replace the battery in the casing, just take out the 4 screws in the back and pop the batery out, then replace it with a new one. after a while the battery will diminish and need replacing, so that might be now for you... ^_^Pyrotorch^_^

Posted on Jul 05, 2007

1 Suggested Answer

6ya staff

2 Answers

SOURCE:

Hi there,
Save hours of searching online or wasting money on unnecessary repairs by talking to a 6YA Expert who can help you resolve this issue over the phone in a minute or two.

Best thing about this new service is that you are never placed on hold and get to talk to real repairmen in the US.

Here's a link to this great service

Good luck!

Instant Repair Help over the Phone

6ya.com

Save Time & Money by instantly connecting to...

Posted on Jan 02, 2017

Add Your Answer

Upload

Uploading: 0%

my-video-file.mp4

Complete. Click "Add" to insert your video. Add

Loading...

Include an image. It's worth a thousand words.

prev next

Related Questions:

2 Answers

Connecting mp3 player to old computer without recharging outlet

To my knowledge, the only way to charge an mp3 on a computer is with a USB drive, so if the computer is so old it doesn't have USB ports, then you may want to look into buying a new computer or asking a friend to borrow theirs.

Jun 01, 2009 | SanDisk Sansa Clip MP3 Player

1 Answer

Recharge battery without a/c adapter

pretty much all mp3 players can do that, you could just find a cord that will let you plug it into a wall plugin, I use a cord i got with a blue tooth ear piece to charge my mp3 player =P

Apr 08, 2009 | Zvue Spirit MP3 Player

1 Answer

Sansa clip wont power up unless hooked up to usb

http://www.sandisk.com/media/175960/clip_um_0608_eng.pdf

Windows XP SP2
• Windows Media Player v10
• Intel Pentium class PC or higher
• CD-ROM drive
• USB 2.0 port for hi-speed transfers and charging

Make sure HOLD button is not on.

Battery
The Sansa
®
Clip player comes with an internal rechargeable battery. To use the player for
the very first time, remember to fully charge the battery. You can charge your Sansa
®
player through the USB port of your computer, a car adapter (not included) USB port, or AC
adapter (not included) USB port.
Charging
To charge the battery, please follow these steps:
1. Connect the larger end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the
computer.
2. Connect the smaller end of the USB cable into the Sansa
®
Clip player.
3. The computer must be on for most USB ports to charge your battery. Your
Sansa
®
will show connected and the yellow charging indicator will appear.
The battery level indicator will blink while charging. You will not be able to
play while connected to the computer USB.
4. To stop recharging, simply disconnect the cable.
The battery can also be charged using an AC adapter (not included) or a car adapter
(not included) and you will be able to play your device while charging with one of the
adapters.
NOTE: Some low-power USB ports may not be able to provide enough charge
power. Also note that the rechargeable batteries are not replaceable.

Feb 26, 2009 | SanDisk Sansa m200 SDMX3-512 MP3 Player

1 Answer

How can I charge my centon 4gb mp3 player?

I have the same player. You can use a rechargable battery. But you cannot charge the battery by connecting it to the USB. You must charge the battery with a AAA battery charger - they sell them at walmart for like $15. The rechargable battery really works excellent in this player - I listen to my player all day long and rechargeable batteries are the only way to go for me! Make sure you have four batteries though so you can always have a backup charged as the charger takes 8 hours to charge the batteries.

Jan 04, 2009 | Centon Electronics 001 MP3 Player

1 Answer

Music software of Samsung YH-925 20 GB MP3 can't regcognized the device

You may get the error that you're getting if there's a problem with the USB port of the computer, with the USB cable, or with the USB port of the device itself.

Try connecting the Samsung mp3 device to a different USB port of your computer. Usually, it's best to connect the device on the USB port at the back of the computer. Make sure that the USB cable is properly inserted on the USB port of the device and on the computer.

You may also try connecting the Samsung mp3 device to a different computer to isolate the problem.

Another isolation is to try connecting a different USB device on the computer, just to check if the USB ports of the computer is working properly.

Try using a different USB cable also, if you have any.

For more help: http://www.supportrix.com

Jul 30, 2008 | Samsung YH-925 MP3 Player

1 Answer

RCA H125A

That could be a hardware failure - requiring replacement, but go to the RCA website and get the Recovery tool. I'm assuming that you already tried resetting the player. If RCA's methods fail, try this:
Either the device is bad, the pc port is bad, or the software is faulty. Try connecting to different usb port, then a usb port on a different pc with a compatible os. If still not recognized, then there is physical damage to player.

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

Jul 06, 2008 | RCA Lyra RD2763 MP3 Player

2 Answers

SanDisk Sansa Express (2 MB) MP3 Player QUIT WORKING

hii
just re plug it and see what happens or.. if you have wall mount charger with a usb connect .. then us it ... and if all fails... open ur player and disconnect the batter for a minute and reconnect it and then put it to recharge...
let me know what happnes..
tc

May 28, 2008 | SanDisk Sansa MP3 Player

3 Answers

CLUELESS IN NY, IRIVER H320

You have to hit the on button twice to show as connected,then you can manually move files to the root directory by going to the computer ICON on your desktop, finding your MP3 player,then clickto open the file - the find thefile you want to copy or move onto the MP3 and drag it into the MP3's main file NOT the file that says RECORD

Nov 07, 2007 | iRiver H320 MP3 Player

1 Answer

Inovix imp-1112 mp3 player problems

Hi. I've had similar problems with the same model.

Have you tried a Firmware re-install yet? If not, do that first using the CD supplied with it.

Whilst it's plugged into your USB port, it'll hopefully also get a bit of a charge. I notice on mine that the player will only charge from the USB port when the side on/off switch is in the 'on' (up) position, although there are times when the computer will 'reject' the player with the switch in this position - a series of 'ding-dongs' as it connects and disconnects from the USB port!

If this happens to you, just keep trying! Come back to it each day, and try another Firmware re-load!

Mine took a few days, but then decided to come to life - weird machine!

Sep 23, 2007 | Inovix iMP-20 MP3 Player

1 Answer

Ipod wont recharge

Try a regular AC wallcharger. You can get one on Ebey for under $10.00 with shipping. I have had similar problems and this seemed to solve it when the battery had completely discharged.

Aug 02, 2007 | Apple iPod nano