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My Sansa Fuze Refurb...it's dyin'. Please help me save it, techies of Woot?

Sep 21, 2011 11:33 AM

Refreshes constantly. Took out Micro SD. Refreshes still.

Even on lock, I move and it stops playing the U2 song I was listening to.

The battery went first. Now, after months of non-use, it works.

The unit gets hot. Very hot. Won't even shut off. Controls non-responsive as I write this.

She's a refurb from 1SAD...from Oct 2010.

Can I open it up and fix before I have to junk it? I like voiding warranties!

Thanks.

bmw66x bmw66x

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Have you done a factory reset on it?

jcl945 jcl945
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@jcl945: I will try one. I know the Sansa forums too. Thanks.

bmw66x bmw66x
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@jcl945: is on to something there, I read that that worked for several users w/the exact same problem. Good luck reviving it, my sansas are good friends.

Warranty, warranty, we don't need no stinking warranty!

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Avoid opening it up... Do that only before you are ready to throw it in the trash. It has a very tight cable connecting between the pcb and screen. The clip for that cable will snap with the slightest touch. It's possible to open it, but pretty risky. I broke one the first time but got it when I opened another. Not sure that would be of any benefit here anyway.

Force it to shut down by holding the power button up for approximately 10-20 seconds or until it responds. That will do that trick no matter how frozen it is, in my experience.

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