HELP! Accidentally Windows Formatted Sansa e280 v1

Thank you, tapeworm for the links, but I cannot get the player into Recovery Mode.

I tried both methods (HOLD button to right so orange shows), then press and hold RECORD button and either a) plug into computer USB or b) tap the MENU/POWER button.   In both cases, it just goes to black screen & blue ring.

I think that the Windows quick format won’t let those recovery files run (even though QUICK format does not erase the actual files, just alters the file table?). 

If there was some way that I could access the player, I could copy all the root directory files from the backup on my computer, but since windows is not assigning a drive letter, I can’t figure out how to access the player.

Anyone have any other suggestions to try?   I really use this player a lot…    Thanks so much.