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Subject: Re: Help, the problem with my Archos is back
Re: Help, the problem with my Archos is back
Thank you SO much for the advice. Currently the unit is working again but
I'll keep your times for "next time".
By the way where can I find the original V1 manual in Etext? OH and is
there any possible way to get a radio on board by installing some kind of
chip?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bluechip" <csbluechip@gmail.com>
To: "Rockbox" <rockbox@cool.haxx.se>
Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 7:17 PM
Subject: Re: Help, the problem with my Archos is back
> Do the lights dim and/or flicker when the drive spins up?
> If the batteries are okay - maybe there is a battery connector problem -
> even the V1 has this issue quite well documented (athough don't ask me
> where) especially if you have swapped the batteries a number of times.
> Then again formatting, deleting and recording all WRITE to the disk.
> I would be more tempted to suspect a USB issue.
>
> Having been recently hit (in a moment of my own stupidity) with a "rootkit
> virus" I would be tempted to run "rootkitRevealer" on the offchance
> ...hell! given it allows viruses to hide from your AV/spyware software,
> check anyway.
>
> Tried another PC?
> Tried another USB cable?
> Another USB port on your PC?
> Cleaned all the connectors?
> Tried booting into Archos firmware for the duration of the copy?
> Reinstall/Update(with same version) windoze drivers?
> errr
>
> Have I offered enough possible options to say "sporadic" ;)
>
> BC
>
> Google Whack: aparadic speculative
>
> At 21:51 19/02/2006, you wrote:
>>Help! The problem with my Archos is back!
>>The batteries are at 85% and I still can't copy files to my Archos unit.
>>The copy just sort of freezes. I can still format, delete, play and
>>record on the Archos. Copying seems to work...speratically (not now). My
>>batteries last for several hours on the player and are brand-new. Here is
>>my question: WHAT is wrong? Could this be the beginning of a hard drive
>>failure? If so...do I replace the hard drive? Do I buy a different
>>player (and if so, iPod or iRiver)? And if not, what do I do? Thanks.
>>
>>Grant
>>
>>P.s. anyone want to buy my unit off me? Just kidding. :-
>
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