H10 wants to lock up

Hi,
Maybe it is a software problem that why it won't work,can ask another software or download again.

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votit

When your iriver H10 has corrupt files you may want to solve the issue by formatting the player's hard drive.
This is how I did it with my H10 5GB (so called 'MTP device' thats recognized by Windows as a portable device i.e. "Windows Portable devices".
To do so follow 2 steps: step 1: Format the hard drive of your H10. step 2: Re-install the player's firmware.
step 1: Format the hard drive of your H10: --------- 1. Make sure your H10 is turned off and disconnected from the computer. 2. Take out the battery, wait a second, and put the battery back in. 3. Turn on the hold switch (so that you don't accidentally turn the H10 on all the way). 4. Plug the H10 into your computer. 5. Turn on the H10 while holding the "O" button. On your H10 screen You will see the message "UMS Mode" if you have done everything correctly. You can now let go of the "O" button. 6. On your computer, start Windows Explorer, navigate to the drive, right click and select 'Format'.

step 2: Re-install the player's firmware. --------- 1. Download and install iriver Firmware Updater v2.4.0.0. I found a downloadable copy on this website: http://www.opendrivers.com/driver/237145/iriver-firmware-updater-v2.4.0.0-for-mtp-devices-windows-free-download.html 2. Start the newly installed software and follow the Wizard. I clicked the 'USA' button when asked where I bought the device. This should install the MTP firmware. 3. Wait for the software to complete and disconnect your device from the computer. 4. Wait for your device to install the new Firmware.

The procedure depends on what version you have.

Below there is the procedure for 20 GB , on other models procedure is the same, but you must find the right download for your model.

For 20 GB :

TO RESTORE "SYSTEM FILES MISSING" LOCKED PLAYER

--- This applies ONLY to the 20 gig version of the H10! ---

--- This procedure formats your H10 so all data will be erased on the player! ---

1. Power off H10 - 20gig unit.

2. Insert staple or other small object into reset hole to press reset button.

3. Connect player to USB cable.

3. Hold down Select key (labeled "O" - right button on front of player) while also holding down power key until player boots.

4. Unit must display "Emergency Connection."

5. Unit will now appear as a drive under My Computer. Right click on drive, select Format. No need to change anything, just proceed.

6. Download H10_20GB_System.exe. It is a self-extracting archive. Double click on it and unzip to c:\iriver.

http://www.iriveramerica.com/downloa...0GB_System.exe

7. Locate iriver directory, double click. You will see H10. Double click once again; you will see System.

8. Right click on system, select "Send to" and choose the directory of the player.

from System Files Missing

If you have the 5 or 6 GB see iriver - H10 5/6 GB Series Support

one idea...
connect player to your pc using the ums trick
What is the UMS trick on IRiver H10?http://www.zolved.com/synapse/view_content/5942/What_is_the_UMS_trick_on_IRiver_H10

This article tells you how to transfer music to your player The UMS trick is a great thing to know how to do. With it, you can transfer music, or treat your H10 as a harddrive to put anything you want on.
The UMS trick will also allow you to use your H10 with virtually any OS.
For 5/6 GB MTP Models

• Make sure your H10 is turned off and disconnected from the computer.
• Take out the battery, wait a second, and put the battery back in.
• Turn on the hold switch (so that you don't accidentally turn the H10 on all the way).
• Plug the H10 into your computer.
• Turn on the H10 while holding the "O" button.
• You will see the message "UMS Mode" if you have done everything correctly. You can now let go of the "O" button.

For 20 GB MTP Models

• Make sure your H10 is turned off and disconnected from the computer.
• Poke the "reset" button with a paperclip.
• Turn on the hold switch (so that you don't accidentally turn the H10 on all the way).
• Plug the H10 into your computer.
• Turn on the H10 while holding the "O" button.
• You will see the message "Emergency Connection" if you have done everything correctly. You can now let go of the "O" button.

For UMS Models UMS models do not need this trick because they are
always in UMS mode!

---download and run the free playlist maker called easyh10. It will read the music files on your h10, rebuild a playlist and save it to your player.

sounds like your hard drive is shot, these players are not made to handle much, may not be an expensive fix

Reset, recovery tool form iRiver website

Hey I had the same problem and finally recieved an email from Iriver after 3 weeks. I was so frustrated about how long it took though. But anyway, i tried what they told me to do and it worked!! Here are the instructions. Good luck! The following steps will help you manually format your H10. Copy & paste the link into your browser.Choose SAVE, save it to your Desktop. Locate the file & unzip the file. (let it unzip to the location that has already been chosen ) http://www.iriveramerica.com/download/H10/H10v10FW.exe 1. With the player disconnected & powered off, pull out the battery, then replace the battery. 2. Connect the H10 to your computer. 3. Hold down the "O" button then press the power button. Keep holding it down until you see "UMS Connect V0.90" or "Emergency Connect" at the very top of the H10's screen & let Go. The player will then display USB connected. 4.Click Start / My Computer 5. Right Click on the player's Drive letter and select Format "Removable Disk" 6. Check "Quick Format", making sure the File system is set to "FAT32" and click "Start", then OK. 7. After formatting is complete, click OK, then click on Close. 8. Click Start / My Computer. In the section "Devices with Removable Storage", double click on "Removable Disk". You should now see no files or folders in here. This is your H10 window, minimize the Window. 9. Click on My Computer, Click on your C: Drive, Open the iRiver Folder, Open the H10 folder. Right Click on the System folder & choose Send to H10. 10. Once the file has finished copying, close the H10 Window & disconnect the player from computer.Let the H10 boot up (it may look like it locked up, give it a minute). On H10, go to Settings / Timer / Date/Time and set to current date and time. 11. Reconnect the player & re-download your files to the player. 12. Perform a Firmware upgrade to the Player. Directions for manually updating the firmware on your H10. Please make sure you have the player connected to the system. Download the MTP Updater Tool and .ZIP files (Zip files are near the bottom of the page) from http://www.iriveramerica.com/support/mtpupdate/ FOR THE 5GB or 6GB PLAYERS: A. With the player disconnected & powered off, pull out the battery, then replace the battery. B. Connect the H10 to your computer. C. Hold down the "O" button then press the power button. Keep holding it down until you see "UMS Connect V0.90" at the very top of the H10's screen & let Go. The player will then display USB connected. FOR THE 20GB PLAYERS: A. Use Paperclip (or something similar) to ?Reset? the H10 via the Reset button on top. B. Hold in the (0) key and then Press Power. Hold both buttons in until you see ?Emergency Connection? across the top. Player is now in UMS Mode. Run the MTP Update Utility 1. From the Main Screen, Click on Manual to proceed with the Manual Update. 2. From here you would click on the Open Button to find the .zip file you downloaded. 3. Find the .Zip file that you downloaded. Click once on the file to highlight it and then click on Open to proceed. 4. It will do a firmware check and tell you what firmware you have on the player, and what is going to be installed. Click Next to continue. 5. Once it has detected the Firmware Versions, you Click on Update (or Recovery if you want to format the player) to update to the latest version. 6. The upgrade will proceed. Please wait until the upgrade is done. 7. It shows complete message and upgraded firmware version.

Hi Vera I am using windows2000 OS, can not yet justify a faster Pc to run XP .. following is what I use to load and manage my MP3 audio files on my H10 20GB >using an alternative to WMP 10, I use 'EasyH10' .. prepares an H10 player without iriver plus or Windows Media Player 10 based on music and playlist files transferred manually using windows Explorer easyh10-15.exe Info re Easy_H10 URL http://www.misticriver.net/wiki/index.php/Easy_H10 URL http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=138812&package_id=152796 download 'easyh10-1.5_win32gui.zip' - connect USB cable between Pc and H10 - place H10 in 'Lock' position - use a tool ( refashioned paper clip ) to press the reset button - start H10 in USB Mass Storage Device Mode... Hold down 'O' button, continue holding 'O' button while you press the 'On / Off ' button until screen displays USB connection, after emergency display - In Windows Explorer locate the ' removable drive' - Transfer your music files with tag information to 'Music' directory on H10 - Run EasyH10 - for Media database construction to display songs in MUSIC mode. - Playlist conversion, a necessary process for your playlist files to become compatible (recognizable) with an H10 player. - EasyH10 also imports/exports tuner presets from/to a text file. Prh

Try following - 'Ready to record' briefly press 'O' button, if I hold too long same results as you experience

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