If you see this behavior in the future, connect in MSC mode and use the chkdsk function or manage, and check the file system (FAT) for errors. The Sansa will roll through your tracks like this, trying to locate something to play. He’s a good little guy, you see, looking for something that will play.
When the FAT is corrupted, this is the index that tells the player where the music is stored. Checking the system for errors is a quick way to restore operation without having to reload your music. In the above link, the refeerence is for a similar issue, if a song or two are corrupted. You may get a message about “not enough space for music DB”.
If you connect in MSC mode, always click on the safely remove icon in the taskbar, as a hot swap is the most common way to cause a file system error. Microsoft has improved the operating systems to counter this risk, well enough that most users have gotten into the habit of grabbing the plug from the USB port without having given it a second thought.
I’ve tugged the connection many times to test these guys, and corruptions are thankfully infrequent, but it does happen.
Bob :stuck_out_tongue:
Message Edited by neutron_bob on 04-19-2010 10:18 AM
