Topic: HELP TROUBLESHOOTING WIH JB3... i have read the FAQ

[Brendan]

ok so when i plug the USB into a couple different computers the noise happens tht says it is connected to the comp but the PLaycenter says nothing is connected!! What should I do?

[Tim]

do you have the proper drivers installed?

[Brendan]

what do you mean by drivers? I downloaded the latest firmware.....

[Tim]

did you install the creative software on your computer?

[Brendan]

yes, from the cd

[F.O.Bean]

hold on, im finding the linknow

[F.O.Bean]

http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp?Product_ID=296&Product_Name=NOMAD+Jukebox+3&OSName=Windows+XP&OS=10&DriverType=0&details=1

[Brendan]

thts what i need? uh oh ok i downloaded it and it said it couldnt download because i have to download some media thing first FUCK
"Creative Media Source not found, please install your creative Media Source before running this setup program. Setup will now exit." WTF??

[jeromejello]

i personally think the first problem is that you are using playcenter.   

i only have nomad explorer and the current firmware / drivers.

less is more.

[Bdifr78]

thts what i need? uh oh ok i downloaded it and it said it couldnt download because i have to download some media thing first FUCK
"Creative Media Source not found, please install your creative Media Source before running this setup program. Setup will now exit." WTF??

Help!  I am having the exact same problem as DudeCountry.  When I try and download the newest drivers it gives me the same message.   Now I followed the above advice and downloaded notmad explorer and it tells me that the device drive could not be initialized.  What the hell is going on here?

[The Kilted Taper]

I had a somewhat similar problem. Turned out to be the USB, picked up a $20 or so firewire card, works like a charm

[jeromejello]

thts what i need? uh oh ok i downloaded it and it said it couldnt download because i have to download some media thing first FUCK
"Creative Media Source not found, please install your creative Media Source before running this setup program. Setup will now exit." WTF??

Help!  I am having the exact same problem as DudeCountry.  When I try and download the newest drivers it gives me the same message.   Now I followed the above advice and downloaded notmad explorer and it tells me that the device drive could not be initialized.  What the hell is going on here?

not NOTMAD by red chair, but rather NOMAD explorer - the creative product.

[Brendan]

where do i get that?

[Brendan]

i personally think the first problem is that you are using playcenter.   

i only have nomad explorer and the current firmware / drivers.

less is more.

what else am i supposed to use?

[Digital Quality]

http://us.creative.com/support/downloads/download.asp Go through "MP3 Players"->"Zen"->"NOMAD Jukebox 3"

2nd link is nomad explorer. I was having trouble with my connection and this cleared it right up. It's snappier than notmad and it lets you into both the music and data folders (unlike the stuff it replaces).

Filename: NMEX_PCApp_3_01_10.exe
Creative NOMAD Explorer (Version 3.01.10)
NMEX-WEB-1-LA

Creative NOMAD Explorer enables you to conveniently manage your NOMAD player's music and data library with Microsoft® Windows® Explorer.

You can use Creative NOMAD Explorer to:

drag and drop songs and data files between your computer and NOMAD player
manage songs in your NOMAD player's music library
manage data files in your NOMAD player's data library
create and edit playlists on your NOMAD player
edit track properties in your NOMAD player's music library
After installing Creative NOMAD Explorer, you can find the NOMAD Explorer icon in Windows Explorer, under My Computer.

Requirements

Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Millennium Edition or Windows 98 Second Edition
Creative NOMAD Jukebox 2, 3, Zen, Zen USB2.0, Zen NX, Zen Xtra or Zen Touch
For NOMAD Jukebox 3 users only, driver version 1.04.06 (JB3_Drv.exe, dated 27 Aug 2002, 935 928 bytes) or later installed on your computer
Note

Creative NOMAD Explorer replaces Creative File Manager Version 1 and 2.

Edit: The driver is on that same page just down a little further.