mp3 player problem
 

ok, so I've got this mp3 player and when I first got it I installed the drivers and everything and it was all fine. When I went to my computer it gave me a new drive I guess cause of the usb port and I just clicked and draged the songs onto that drive and it uploaded to the player. Well now when I went to add more songs to it I connected it to the usb port and everything and now I can't do anything. I can't add songs for some reason, like my mp3 player isself says it's connected to the usb but there's no response on the other end at the computer. Is there a way I can check whats connected to my usb ports? Also I reinstalled the drivers and everything and still nothing... any help would be greatly appreciated :(

if the model type helps it an RCA LYRA 1075

Hmm, sounds fairly similar to the problem I had, but it's hard to say if the way I fixed it would work on your player, since it's a totally different make.

When it happened to me, a bad file had somehow corrupted the player. Have a look in your manual and see if there's any mention of system tool type stuff... specifically an equivalent option to Scandisk that you'd find on a PC. If it's some sort of storage error, that should fix it. Then it'd just be a question of finding out which file knackered the player in the first place. :o

There's also the option of formatting the player, which is more drastic, and harder to fix.

And if you can't do any of those things, I suggest getting in touch with the manufacturer. :-\

im to dumb to do that... I'm gonna try hooking it up on my other computer and see what happens there.

If it doesn't work on the other computer it'll definately be a problem with the player itself.

sometimes it can the usb port itself. I have known digital cameras to not work properly when plugged into an extended port (like at the front of the comp) rather than a true usb port (at the back, off the mother board, not in a slot).
Most things dont care what port they are plugged into, some are a little more picky about it.
So try changing the port you plug it into, change to a true USB port.

I'll give you a hint. Return it. RCA Lyra's are shit, I would know because I made the mistake of buying one a long time ago. Transferring is much harder than it needs to be, and you can barely hold any songs at all.

I gotta agree with Vega.

I've got 150 songs on it and it works fine now that I put XP on here :o

throw it at some bricks and then put the bricks and the mp3 player in a pillow case and throw it at a car

what did you do, buy a 1 gig flash card or something?