[access-uk] Re: 2 gig Zen and Mains charger?
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:46:21 -0000
I believe a mains charger for the Zens is sold by VGirgin record stores. Not
exactly cheap, but then accessories often aren't cheap. Mind you, I'd have
thought that manufacturers will be coming up with USB chargers now as surely
that
interface's voltage is standard?
Cheers,
From Ray
I can be contacted off-list at:
mailto:ray-48@xxxxxxxx
-----Original Message-----
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] 2 gig Zen and Mains charger?
Oh Wow! Thanks for this info, I'm off to buy a new one...I can give my 1 gig
to
my old mum who says she'd love one, but chances are I'll have it back in a few
weeks time! Do you know Where the best place is to buy a mains charger from?
Many thanks, Christine.
----- Original Message -----
From: Adrian Higginbotham
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2008 9:44 AM
Subject: [access-uk] death of a zen stone
Hi all: my stone died over the weekend, however it did turn to my advantage
in
the end so read on.
I nodded off listening to it one evening and couldn't get it to re start
next day. assumed that battery had run down while I was snoozing so gave it a
charge but it still didn't respond. the light was showing that the unit was live
but I could get no sound from it. I tried a reset but nothing, and when I tried
to re format the drive I couldn't. the first time I tried I got a windows error
saying windows could not format the drive, nothing else which isn't very
informative, and thereafter whenever I tried to highlight the drive so that I
could right click it windows explorer crashed. the creative lite software
didn't
recognise any attached player and the drive appeared in my computer as
'removable
drive' not 'zen stone'.
I eventually faced facts and gave up on it. with a long train journey
ahead
of me early this week I instantly hit the web looking where to get the best
price
for a replacement and much to my delight found that creative have produced a 2
gig
version of the stone which is currently half price in pc world and currys. so
twice the capacity for the same £30 that I payed for the original.
take care if purchasing, it's not the 2gb zen stone plus which has a screen,
radio and other function that make it difficult to use, what you're looking for
is
the straight stone 2gb. it's identical in every respect other than a sticker on
the outside of the box which says "2 gig".
Adrian Higginbotham
Project manager: Learning services
Becta
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
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