Topic: JB3 won't power up. Ideas?

[Benny]

Taped RJD2 last night without incident. I left my taping gear in my truck over night and I know it was cold (probably 10 degrees) which was a bad move. I hit the power button earlier and the start up screen came on but it wouldn't ever get to the menu, kept shutting itself off. I've had it charging for about 3 hours now but it won't turn on at all. Any ideas?

[KLowe]

A bad hard-drive will make it shut off.  Creative's hard drives are notorious for dieing. 
Super easy to replace if needed.

My 2 pennies.

[Benny]

Is it possible to get my recording off it? What's it cost to replace the HD?

[tfrench]

Have you tried removing the batteries, replacing the batteries to see if it turns on?  How about using the AC power cord to power it up?

TOdd

[Benny]

todd - i have pulled the batteries but i dont have any other ones to try putting in. and i do have the ac cord plugged in right now but it's still not coming on. thanks for the input guys. others?

[ethan]

todd - i have pulled the batteries but i dont have any other ones to try putting in. and i do have the ac cord plugged in right now but it's still not coming on. thanks for the input guys. others?

Could be condensation too. I think you may want to let it sit for a while.

-e

[tfrench]

If it won't start up after you let it sit, you can try the below from the JB3 FAQ's:
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http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=16338.0
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It's probably a good idea to do a Format All regularly to ensure you don't run into problems like excessive fragmentation.  Instructions:

1. Remove the battery or press the reset button.
2. Either while reinserting the battery or after reset ensure that the stop button is held down.
3. As soon as the 'Creative' logo appears on the screen during the boot sequence, release the stop button. Immediately press and release the play button. The unit should boot to a diagnostics mode with several recovery options.

Those are:

      [a.] Clean Up (Performs a scan disk on the HDD)
      [b.] Format All (*WARNING* ALL contents will be lost, including pre-installed content)
      [c.] Reload OS (*WARNING* THIS IS AN ADVANCED OPTION. DO NOT choose this unless you are sure of what you are doing as you could render your player unusable. You must also have a suitable firmware file on your PC for reloading via USB)
      [d.] Reboot
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Todd

[Patrick]

If it won't start up after you let it sit, you can try the below from the JB3 FAQ's:
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http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=16338.0
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It's probably a good idea to do a Format All regularly to ensure you don't run into problems like excessive fragmentation.  Instructions:

1. Remove the battery or press the reset button.
2. Either while reinserting the battery or after reset ensure that the stop button is held down.
3. As soon as the 'Creative' logo appears on the screen during the boot sequence, release the stop button. Immediately press and release the play button. The unit should boot to a diagnostics mode with several recovery options.

Those are:

      [a.] Clean Up (Performs a scan disk on the HDD)
      [b.] Format All (*WARNING* ALL contents will be lost, including pre-installed content)
      [c.] Reload OS (*WARNING* THIS IS AN ADVANCED OPTION. DO NOT choose this unless you are sure of what you are doing as you could render your player unusable. You must also have a suitable firmware file on your PC for reloading via USB)
      [d.] Reboot
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Todd

If the unit won't start up he's not going to be able to get it moving in order to format it.

[tfrench]

If the unit won't start up he's not going to be able to get it moving in order to format it.

In the original post he noted he was able to see the start up screen.  It would not hurt to try if nothing else is working.

Todd

[Patrick]

If the unit won't start up he's not going to be able to get it moving in order to format it.

In the original post he noted he was able to see the start up screen.  I would not hurt to try if nothing else is working.

Todd

For sure, if you can get it started up a format will certainly help things along.

[Benny]

so i tried it with simpy's batteries, didnt work. put mine back in and the silly thing fired up all by itself!!   thanks for the input guys, +T's 

[vegeta_ban]

Try the reset button on the back, that may make it turn on.