- CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE RELOAD HOW TO
- CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE RELOAD UPDATE
- CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE RELOAD UPGRADE
Do you know how many pins the ZIF drive is in these? 40pin socket? Really need help with the pin configuration so I know what drives are suitable. Hi, I was wanting some advice on upgrading my Zen Vision W.
CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE RELOAD HOW TO
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CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE RELOAD UPDATE
Perhaps if they send me one to test out I’ll give an update later if it works.
However, I have not tried this so I am not advocating it.
CREATIVE ZEN MICRO FIRMWARE RELOAD UPGRADE
Once you’ve completed the upgrade you could, in theory, order this case to repurpose your old drive and use it as a USB external storage device. Use the Creative Media Explorer software to reload all of your music, movies, photos, etc.At this point it should boot up into the full interface except that the drive is completely empty. The firmware installer will begin and after a minute or two when it completes you can disconnect the Zen and power it on.Select the Reload Firmware option, plug the Zen into the USB port on your computer, and execute the firmware which you previously downloaded.Select the Format All option to format the drive for use.Power on the Zen, and it will boot into the Recovery Mode menu.You will have to trim back the rubber shock protector a little so it fits the shape of the new drive. After the new drive is inserted replace the red tape over the ribbon cable and Zif socket and re-assemble the Zen.If that happens just turn the drive over and insert the ribbon cable the other way. If you happen to put the ribbon in backwards, when the Zen boots the menu will not work correctly. Gently insert the ribbon cable into the ZIF socket on the new drive taking care to insert it with the first pin aligned to the correct side.Remove the blue rubber shock protectors from the edges of the old drive and set aside to reinstall on the new drive.Remove the tape on the existing hard drive connector and, with a tiny flathead screwdriver, flip the white ZIF socket clip up and gently remove the ribbon cable.After the upgrade you will use this data to restore the Zen back to normal. You MUST do this or you will lose all of your data when you remove the existing hard drive. Using the Creative Media Explorer, create a backup directory on your computer’s hard drive and copy all of your content from the Zen to the computer.