I have Clip (2 GB) and all the system requirements to use it and it was working fine with too. But when i tried to charge it with an external AC adaptor it was dead for some time and too warm. I tried reseting it holding power button up for 15 seconds (as instructed in user manual). It worked, its on again but now its not recognized by any system even it doesn’t show “connected” or “Writing” when I connect it to the system. I also tried switching it to MSC mode but no luck there…FM radio and Sound recorder are working fine…I think that AC adaptor has caused this problem.
The standard USB voltage is 5.0 volts and typically 500 ma. And beware of any “charger” that sets a minimum current as the voltage may go too high when your Clip draws less than this minimum current. This happens when the battery is fully charged.
i gotta disagree… all usb chargers output the same volts… pc or ac… overcharging just aint gonna happen…at least it would be way down on the list of faults… other threads w/your prob ended up w/faulty cable (diff cable fixed prob) and cable not fully seated. i havent seen thread that ever ended w/ disk absolutely fried by charger … maybe new end here, but it aint gonna be about charger gone amuck