- CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE UPDATE WINDOWS 7 UPGRADE
- CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE UPDATE WINDOWS 7 PORTABLE
- CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE UPDATE WINDOWS 7 PC
My instructable won't help you if you're having the headphone jack problem.
CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE UPDATE WINDOWS 7 UPGRADE
That tutorial is what made me wonder just how far I could deconstruct the device and if I could upgrade the hard drive inside.
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There is a terrific tutorial right here in Instructables about fixing the Zen Micro headphone jack problem. Also lots more info than I have here (though I will give you lots) about disassembling the Micro and reassembling it with care. Read all of this before you attempt this upgrade, because there's truly important info on these web pages regarding the compatibility of the Zen Micro with various CF cards. More good info on the Anything But iPod forums. While I didn't actually USE trikon000's Zen Micro 16GB Flash Hack, it is a VERY useful guide to read. My instructions for re-assembling and upgrading the device are also not 100% original. I followed HardwareZone's Deconstruction guide and improvised upon it on-the-fly (my device had slightly different build/unbuild requirements). My instructions for disassembling the Zen Micro are not original. This upgrade is known to work with Zen MicroPhoto (your device may have different guts, though, so some improvisation may be needed when you take it apart) and has been used to upgrade devices up to 16GB. Static can kill a device faster than any physical damage you may do.
CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE UPDATE WINDOWS 7 PC
Ground yourself before you touch any PC boards or sensitive electronics inside your Zen. Back up your music library if the only place it exists is on your device. the drive is formatted to a Creative-proprietary format, so the drive won't be readable by a regular computer straight out of the player. No, you can't get them off the microdrive later. Be sure to back up all of your music (and playlists, if you so desire) so that you can re-load them later. As a matter of common sense, you will lose your device's music library doing this. It seems largely related to the CF card you use, so purchase wisely. Several dozen have also built themselves bricks doing this. I did not brick mine, and if google search results don't lie, several dozens more have also been successful. I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE if you brick your MP3 player doing this. Shall we get started? Right off the bat, I should tell you several things. I bastardized a dead Rio Carbon for it's 5GB microdrive two years ago, before USB thumb drives around that size were even affordable, and it's been serving me very well as a "jump drive" since then.
CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE UPDATE WINDOWS 7 PORTABLE
For about $12, you can get a CF/MicroDrive to USB adapter if the Microdrive in your Zen isn't dead yet, and you'll have a nice chunk of portable storage.
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I was able to snag a new Transcend 8GB 75x CF card on EBay for $69 shipped, which is Very Good compared with retail prices for this item. As for the price of this upgrade, your mileage may vary. I just wanted more storage, I don't need all the bells and whistles. Current 8GB MP3 players, cool as they are with all the pretty pictures and bells and whistles, cost a lot. Solid state devices aren't prone to this kind of damage. Rumor has it, one good drop on a corner, and the Micro is bricked. iPod, Rio Carbon, Zen Micro, etc.), it has moving parts which means that as they get older, they're more likely to fail. As cool as the 5GB microdrive was when it came out (it is in just about every 5GB MP3 player made at the time. Solid-state storage means no moving parts. Why would you want to do this? Two reasons: 1. Good Day! I'm here today to show you how I took apart my Zen Micro, replaced the 5GB hard drive inside it with an 8gb CF card, reassembled the device, and lived to tell about it.