Gigabeat has froze completely

Hey all, I've been using the Toshiba Gigabeat MES30VW for over 3 months now with no problems. When I turned it on today the screen is saying "The battery is low. The Portable media center will turn off soon" and them I'm prompted to press ok. I attempted to press ok but no response. I attempted to turn the device off but no response. I attempted to charge the battery but no response. I attempted to hold the power button in hopes of a reset button but no response. Right now the screen is still showing the error message and is not going to stand-by mode. The screen is still on and bright with the error message. Any solutions to this?

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Turn off the battery with a toothpick or pencil then turn it back on. You can do this on the bottom side.

Posted on Nov 08, 2007

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Thank you so much

Posted on Oct 09, 2008

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