boygeniusreport.com - 1/2/2009
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Are you still wrestling to bring your Zune 30GB back to life after it crapped out the other night? If so fear not, for Microsoft has published the official “solution” which will supposedly fix all of your troubles. It’s not a quick fix (though it is very easy), but at ...
zune.net - 1/1/2009
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zune.net —
Follow these steps: Disconnect your Zune from USB
and AC power sources. Because the player is frozen,...
its battery will drain—this is good. Wait until the battery is empty and the screen goes black. If the battery was fully charged, this might take a ...
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Zune 30 FAQ
forums.zune.net - 12/31/2008
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Early this morning we were alerted by our
customers that there was a widespread issue affecting our...
2006 model Zune 30GB devices (a large number of which are still actively being used). The technical team jumped on the problem immediately and ...
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Zune.net
zuneboards.com - 1/1/2009
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Microsoft Fix for Dead 30GB Zune's was Easy
I4U News —
... screen flooded in on New Year's Eve. Apparently, the issue was related to leap year. Microsoft announced a fix for the device, which was rather simple. Owners needed to let the battery go dead, wait until the New Year, and then charge the battery back up. Once this was done, the players sprang to life and all was well on the digital music front. I wonder if the Zune will have the same problem each leap year. The bug sounded so much like the Y2K bug that it was dubbed Z2K9. Via Boy Genius Report Posted on Fri, 2 Jan 2009 11:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun ...
Quick Fix For a Broken Microsoft Zune
High Tech Lounge —
... drained, you can connect the Zune to the USB port on your computer or through an AC adapter to let it charge again. When there is enough power, the Zune will start back up and all will be well in music and video world again. That sounds like a pretty simple solution, but it does mean that you could be without a functional Zune for a few hours while the battery drains. Ironically, this issue does not affect the Flash Zunes or the Zune 80GB. Quick Fix For a Broken Microsoft Zune Source: boygeniusreport.com
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Frozen 30GB Zunes To Regain Back Life —
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Good news for those who are afraid that their 30GB Zune might have actually choked and died - Microsoft has owned up to their own blunder and here's what they have to say about the entire situation. There is a bug in the internal clock driver that causes the device to bite the dust on the ...
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