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Sansa problem being blacked screen please help

Hello my dad just gave me a sansa 8gig yesterday and it was working fine but then today i tried puting music through the usb and i added some music to my sansa and one of the music was working fine and so were the rest but then i added the last music and my sansa's screen was black out and it froze.Can you please help me? I also didnt use the cd because my dad lost it. Please Please help me I just got it for 1 day. Thanks =l

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  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    i tied that already but same thing it's still black screen. is there another way please? i only got it for 1 day!!! 8::(

  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    OMG IT FINALLY WORKS!!! I LOVE YOU LOVE YOU LOVE YOU!!!! YES!!!!! my dad is not gonna kill me now ^___________^ Thanks :D!!!

  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    ok i got a new problem i cant seem to add music to my sansa it just has one music that i previously added to it. anyway i can fix this also?

  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    im just using the pc lol um.. i just transfer it through the usb (<_>)

  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    omg this is serious pls help!!! it just sauid system shut down what does that mean???

  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    i cant i slide the hold thingy and now it said enter ubs now it gives me a text in that drive and what do i do now ? o.o?

  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    and how do i get the files to be unhidden? i notice when i highlighted my music list and go to properties it says hidden but am i suppose to do that?

  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    Ok, Thanks i did that and my sansa is back to normal again but im still trying to add the things first =)

  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    ok it works ^^.  But i have another problem whenever i try to put in like videos or pictures it keeps saying that it doesn support it. it supports music audio and rcorder vioce O_O? i see videos on here but how come i cant put either vids. or pics? Please help Thanks =)

  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    Dude.. I swear man i love you lol you helped me hecka :D

  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    and i dont say it like that you know lol >_> not gay >_>

  • tikytiktac Oct 14, 2007

    so how do i exactly run this program? i downloaded it and it was in .rar file. i extract it and i got alot of files.. do i just like run the one that is .exe?

  • Anonymous Jul 11, 2008

    it stays on the same screen and then the screen fades white

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You can reset the player by holding the power button for 20 seconds.

It should be fine after a reset.




Best of Luck.

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  • Anonymous Oct 14, 2007

    You can try removing the screws in the back and take out the battery.

    But the power button reset usually always works. Try pressing it a little harder.





    Best of Luck.

  • Anonymous Oct 14, 2007

    Youre welcome.

    Im glad your not gonna get yelled at either.

    Have a great day!!!



  • Anonymous Oct 14, 2007

    Are you using Windows Media Player, or Rhapsody to transfer the music?

  • Anonymous Oct 14, 2007

    Thru My Computer?

    You should be able to just drag the music into My Computer>Device Name (e280)>Music Folder.

    If you cannot see that folder, you will need to enable hidden files and folders on your computer.



    Best of Luck.

  • Anonymous Oct 14, 2007

    keylock system shutdown?

    It means the hold switch is on at the top. slide it over and youre all good.

  • Anonymous Oct 14, 2007

    Disconnect the device from your computer.

    Make sure the hold switch is not on (Orange = ON, White=OFF)

    Turn off the device, press and hold POWER button for 20 seconds.

    Turn it back on, connect it to your PC.

    Go to My Computer>Device name (e280)>Right Click on it and select format. This will delete all the music on the device.

    When you are finished formatting it, try adding new music to it.



    Let me know if that works.

  • Anonymous Oct 14, 2007

    Yes, it does support pictures and videos, but you cant drag and drop them onto the device. They need to be converted first, with the Sansa Media Converter.

    It was on the CD, but you can download it from here since your dad lost the CD. :0)

    http://www.sandiskthailand.com/images/Sa...




    Best of Luck.

  • Anonymous Oct 14, 2007

    Understood.

    I love the guy who fixes my car, but im not in love with him. :0)


    Peace

  • Anonymous Oct 14, 2007

    Yes, double-click the .exe

    It will install the Sansa Media Converter.

    It will put an icon on your desktop, just drag the photos or videos into the window, click convert and it will convert and transfer them to your device.

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