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Zune Freeze Result of Leap Year: Microsoft
Wired: Gadget Lab —
... tomorrow you should allow the battery to fully run out of power
before the unit can restart successfully then simply ensure that your
device is recharged, then turn it back on," said Microsoft in a statement.
Microsoft recommended users with frozen Zunes just let the battery drain out instead of opening up the device.
Zune Pass subscribers may need to sync their device with their PCs to refresh the rights to the
subscription content on their device.
Microsoft Zune Support Page
Photo: (raybdbomb/Flickr) ...
How to fix your 30-gigabyte Zune
The Microsoft Blog —
On the Zune support page , Microsoft provides instructions on how to make sure your 30-gigabyte Zune works tomorrow. The instructions are more detailed than those posted here earlier. Here's what to do: 1. Disconnect your Zune from all power sources, including your computer. 2. The battery will then drain. Wait until the battery is fully drained and the screen goes black. If the battery was fully charged, it might take several hours. 3. Wait until 4 a.m. Pacific Time Jan. 1. 4. Connect the Zune to either the USB port on your computer or to an outlet using the Zune AC ...
Microsoft announces “fix” to Zune 30GB problems
Boy Genius Report —
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 ...
Welcome (back) to the Social
Engadget —
... Well, that was a wild way to end 2008, but Zune 30 users should be back in the saddle now that 2009 is here, as of about 7 am EST. In case you missed Microsoft's sage advice on the issue, you'll need to let the player completely drain its battery, then plug it ...
Zune fix appears to have worked, Happy New Year!
The Seattle Times: Microsoft Pri0 —
Comments on this post at the official Zune Insider blog indicate that the 30-gigabyte Zunes that failed on Dec. 31 have come back to life today. One person wrote:
"Woke up this morning, plugged in my Zune, waited 5-6 minutes to get a charge. It booted, all my content is there, I watched a movie and life is back to normal. Happy New Year!"
Instructions for reviving a frozen Zune are here. Anyone else still experiencing problems?
Zunes unfrozen, Google Zeitgeist, and news in tweets
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk —
... The solution to the frozen 30GB Zune problem is to let the device run flat and then recharge it. Apparently the pause was caused by a date programming error: ie "a bug in the internal clock driver related to the way the device handles a leap year." Whether that was Microsoft's fault or the chip supplier's remains to be seen, but I'd suspect Microsoft on the gorunds that no other players appear to have had the same problem. On the good side, there seemed to be far more original Zune users than many people suspected. Pity Microsoft had to upset them to make them visible. ...
Todos los Zune de 30GB paran de funcionar el 1 de enero (Feliz año nuevo de parte de Microsoft)
Gizmologia —
... El problema reside en el calendario interno del reproductor, Microsoft ya ha publicado una nota al respecto y promete una solución hoy mismo. ...
Microsoft: Bricked Zunes Fixed, But Users Still Rankled
BARRONS.com: Tech Trader Daily —
... . Users around the world had found their devices useless. The fix was to let the device’s battery drain, then plug it back into power yesterday, the 1st of the year, whereupon the clock issue resolved itself with the turn of the calendar. ...
Zune Leap Year Bug Fixed, Microsoft Says
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs —
... to fail when switching from the past leap year to 2009, which is not a leap year. To fix the problem, Microsoft advised users to unplug the Zune from its power source and allow the batteries to drain. "Wait until the battery is empty and the screen goes block," the company said in its support bulletin . It then instructed users to power up the devices, but only after 7 a.m. Eastern time on New Year's Day Thursday. "No other action is required," said Microsoft. However, the company added that Zune owners with ...
Zune Freeze: Leap Year to Blame, Microsoft Says
The Inquisitr » Technology —
... Zune freeze quickly dubbed “Z2K” is finally finished. At least in theory.
Zune’s Leap Year Bug
A “bug in the internal clock driver related to the way the device handles a leap year” led to all 30GB Zunes freezing on the loading screen with the logo stuck on screen, the company says. The issue should supposedly now have resolved itself.
Frozen Zune Fix
If your Zune is still experiencing problems, Microsoft suggests you take the following steps:
1. Disconnect your Zune from USB and AC power ...
Microsoft posts fix for Zune "Z2K" bug, but problems persist
Yahoo! Tech Advisors —
... Looks like the majority of 30GB Zunes hit by the embarrassing leap-year bug are working again, but at least a fraction of Zune users are still sans tunes. Microsoft posted its fix —which involved letting the battery of the frozen player drain completely, and then starting it again after 7 a.m. EST on New Year's Day—on Wednesday afternoon, several hours after an avalanche of Zune users reported that their players had seized up. The culprit? A "bug in the internal clock related to the way the device handles the leap year," according to Microsoft—a malady that quickly came to be ...
