Creative ZEN information

About

• Link to forum thread

Information about the Creative ZEN

Recover from a bad flash

Firmware format

• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01.opt
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk.bin

Further file extraction, again using zen_utils, yields:

• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_0xa9544c20
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_CINF
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_FRESC
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_HCreative_S.TTF
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_HCreative_T.TTF
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_HDeviceInfo.xml
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_Hdevicon.ico
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_Hdevlogo.png
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_Hjukebox2.jrs
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_Hjukebox.grs
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_Hsplash.jbm
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk.mk
• ZEN_PCFW_L22_1_21_01_rk_NULL

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For more information about the firmware format, see this.

Pictures

• There is one scan available.
• Anythingbutipod.com page about Creative ZEN disassembly
• epiZENter.net thread about opening up a Creative ZEN (you'll need an account to view the pictures)

Components

Picture	Component	Info
	Sigmatel STMP3760	Linux BSP for the Sigmatel STMP36xx
	2x Samsung K9HBU08U1M	K9HCU08U1M
	or (2x) Hynix HY27UV08BG5M	Part No decoder (use the old format)
	Phison PS8000CC	SD controller
	Philips TEA5761UK	looks like the same component as used in the Zen Vision:M
	Battery	SK mobile energy (Creative branded) 3.6V Lithium Ion Polymer Battery 550mAh Creative PN: BAC0603R79925 KKBJGIAE
X	Samsung LMS250GF03	Has this on it: HA07103H0 S250GF03LB7N06H40 USP5280371

Links

• CreativeZVMPort: contains a lot of information regarding the whole Zen line
• NewPort: contains information about starting a new port