[terceslil]

I found basically the same solution for mine and posted it with links to download the software that will be needed (might help someone who does not have the software yet):

Originally Posted by terceslil

Solution for this MP3 player:


1. Run H2test to find out how much memory you actually have. (in my case, actual memory was 1.8G) Download H2test

2. Check to see how much fake memory you have. I used the MP3 Player Disk Tool. It said that I have 7924MB on the drive. Download MP3 Player Utilities. (The MP3 Player Disk Tool will be in the Mp3 Player Utilities.)

3. Convert the (actual memory) 1.8GB to MB. Conversion Calculator (This will require a little math). Subtract your actual memory from the memory that is represented (fake memory).
7924 MB - 1843 MB = 6081 MB

4. In your MP3 player, go to Menu, , Set Up, Online Mode, Multi Drive. You will need your PC to recognize multiple drives because you are about to partition the drive (which will make 2 drives.) You will need to see both drives.

5. In the MP3 Player Disk tool, select the drive you want to partition. (In my case, it was drive F).
a. On Format type, click Low
b. On the "partition and encrypt" slide the scale to the number you previously calculated. In my case, I slid the slider as close to 6081 MB as possible.
**You can go over the calculated number, but you cannot go under the calculated number. (If you make the drive too big, it will not work because you have exceeded the actual capacity of the drive.)

6. Hit the "start" button. You will get a message when the partition is complete.


When the partition is complete, you may have 1 drive that is FAT and 1 drive that is RAW. If your drive is RAW, your MP3 player will not recognize the drive and will render the "DISK ERROR!" message. Check to see if you still get a "DISK ERROR". If so, complete the following steps. (Don't worry, you are almost done.)

Follow these instruction to correct the error:
1. Figure out which is the fake drive and which is the real drive. In my case, E is the real drive and F is the fake drive. (Prior to the partition the player always showed up as the F drive.)

2. Go to your DOS window. (Windows format just would not cut it. You have to use DOS.) Go to Start, Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt (in XP).

3. When you see the C:\ if your real drive is drive E, type this FORMAT E: /FS:FAT32

4. This command should format your actual drive to Fat32. Your player should now recognize your actual drive. Check your cracked Chipod to see if you still get a disk error. This is what it took to get mine back from reading disk error.

5. After all your changes and you have confirmed which drive is the actual drive and which is the imposter, you can change the online mode back to Normal instead of multi-drive. (This way the imposter drive no longer shows up when you plug your mp3 player into your PC.)

Sorry about all the steps. I have been searching on the web for a few days and everyone says that existing software does not fix this particular cracked MP3.

Again, my seller's name was yuanhuaii and I have posted a link to the description of my MP3/MP4 player that was supposed to be a 8GB player in the 1st post of this thread.

Hope this helps somebody.