My Sansa e280 forze

Hello,

The Sansa e260 Rhapsody could be recovered by resetting the player.
How to reset the player :
1. Player switched on.
2. Press and hold the power button for approximately 30 seconds.
3. Put the player back on.


When the fault is not resolved a firmware update / reinstallation needs to be made. There are 2 steps needed for getting new firmware on the player.

Step 1: switching the player into recovery mode / MSC mode

1. Turn off the player.
2. Slide the Hold/Lock switch on top of the player so an orange color is showing.
3. Press and hold the REC button and connect the device to the computer.
4. A message will appear on the device display screen confirming the connection and a memory partition will be viewable in My Computer.
5. Release the REC button.
Step 2: Update the firmware ( updating firmware always in MSC mode, see Step 1 )
Use next link for updating the firmware:
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/306
The Sansa updater installation on the computer should be the easiest way to update firmware.

Need more help ? Just post a comment.

Do not worry! I had the same problem as you before and got it fixed perfectly! Go to this thread and read the instructions carefully.

http://www.anythingbutipod.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11233

Note that doing this will delete all files in your player, so I recommend you to save your files somewhere before doing this.

Could tou please post a solution

follow the above steps but turn on the power button if nothing is happening. It's the only way I got my e280 to recovery mode

i'm thinking that it has too much info on it, so it ets stuck when you turn it on.

Go to Sandisk's website and download the Sansa Recovery Tool

Use the Sansa Recovery Tool on the Sandisk website

go here
good luck
please mark the post with a fixya!

Recovery mode is used to recover from a fatal error.

Follow these steps and youll be back in business.

Run the recovery tool from the SanDisk website. Make sure you select "format" when prompted.

http://www.sandisk.com/Assets/File/Downloads/firmware/e200fw01.00.12.exe

You need to put the device into "recovery mode" before you run the tool.

- Turn the device off (hold power for 20 seconds)
- Slide the hold switch into "hold" position.
- Press and hold the "record" button while connecting it to your computer. Keep holding the "record" button until you see the "new hardware found" on your computer.

Then run the recovery tool. Select format when prompted.





Best of Luck.

First, you should see if it can be plugged into the computer properly. If it can then its's really no big deal, just a firmware bug. If not, the only thing I can suggest is performing the master reset be pressing and holding the power button for approx. 15 sec.