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Hunter Elliott wrote:
> I have a NJB3 that I dropped and killed the HDD in it. I had
> previously replaced the HDD with no probs. So I replace the HDD and
> at one point it came up to the recovery/repair menu. Now it just
> hangs at the Creative/EAX logo. I thought perhaps I messed things up
> with the firmware load, OS load, etc, so I pulled the HDD out again
> and reformatted on a PC. It still just hangs at the opening screen
> now. Now I did wind up cracking a corner of the glass cover; don't
> know if that wound up breaking some sort of circuit or not.
>
> So... I'm trying to get another one on ebay right now that I can just
> upgrade the HDD on. Is there any way to fix this old one I have? And
> yes, I could upgrade... in fact, I have - already have a Zen
> Vision:M, too... but it won't hold all the stuff I want to :)

Only certain hard disks work with the NJB3, normally the ones with lower 
power demands and slower spin speeds.

I doubt damaging the screen would have damaged the player's functionality.

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"StainlessSteelRat" <usenet@stainlesssteelrat.net> wrote in message 
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> Only certain hard disks work with the NJB3, normally the ones with lower 
> power demands and slower spin speeds.

hmm offhand, if i remember correctly, it was a WD 5400rpm EIDE 80gb drive. 
I'm wondering if the EIDE is the issue.

>
> I doubt damaging the screen would have damaged the player's functionality.

that's good to know.

Thanks for the info, SSR - I do appreciate it. 

Hunter Elliott wrote:
>> Only certain hard disks work with the NJB3, normally the ones with
>> lower power demands and slower spin speeds.
>
> hmm offhand, if i remember correctly, it was a WD 5400rpm EIDE 80gb
> drive. I'm wondering if the EIDE is the issue.

I think that's the faster type, as opposed to the 4000ish rpm drives. Rudi's 
excellent guide has a list of compatible drives.

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"StainlessSteelRat" <usenet@stainlesssteelrat.net> wrote in message 
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> Hunter Elliott wrote:
>>> Only certain hard disks work with the NJB3, normally the ones with
>>> lower power demands and slower spin speeds.
>>
>> hmm offhand, if i remember correctly, it was a WD 5400rpm EIDE 80gb
>> drive. I'm wondering if the EIDE is the issue.
>
> I think that's the faster type, as opposed to the 4000ish rpm drives. 
> Rudi's excellent guide has a list of compatible drives.

Where would that list be? nomadness.net? 

Hunter Elliott wrote:
>>>> Only certain hard disks work with the NJB3, normally the ones with
>>>> lower power demands and slower spin speeds.
>>>
>>> hmm offhand, if i remember correctly, it was a WD 5400rpm EIDE 80gb
>>> drive. I'm wondering if the EIDE is the issue.
>>
>> I think that's the faster type, as opposed to the 4000ish rpm drives.
>> Rudi's excellent guide has a list of compatible drives.
>
> Where would that list be? nomadness.net?

Here http://www.blurbdesigns.com/ZenUpgrade/

Although this is for Zens it's a good indicator of compatibility. Although 
the only way to be sure is know someone who's tried the exact model in the 
exact player.

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"Hunter Elliott" <nospam@gatewaycity.com> writes:

> I have a NJB3 that I dropped and killed the HDD in it. I had previously 
> replaced the HDD with no probs. So I replace the HDD and at one point it 
> came up to the recovery/repair menu. Now it just hangs at the Creative/EAX 
> logo. I thought perhaps I messed things up with the firmware load, OS load, 
> etc, so I pulled the HDD out again and reformatted on a PC. It still just 
> hangs at the opening screen now. Now I did wind up cracking a corner of the 
> glass cover; don't know if that wound up breaking some sort of circuit or 
> not.
> 
> So... I'm trying to get another one on ebay right now that I can just 
> upgrade the HDD on. Is there any way to fix this old one I have? And yes, I 
> could upgrade... in fact, I have - already have a Zen Vision:M, too... but 
> it won't hold all the stuff I want to :) 

You lucked out the first time. 

The njb is finicky for reasons I don't entirely understand about
models of hard drive it likes.   Search nomadness.net for the
"blessed" list of hard drives for the njb3 and I'm willing to be yours
isn't on it. 

I had a similar problem, and ended up just buying a refurb unit off
creative's ebay store.   It was all of $50. 


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