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Originally Posted by Binh@MyMPx
Thanks cparke for updating us on this!
So to confirm, you shorted out the battery by putting a magnetic head screwdriver +/- terminals?
Then you reconnected it to your computer through the USB cable and that brought your player back to life again and the screen now works?
If that is the case, I think that's a great find!
I would like to make this a sticky and see if others can use your solution to solve similar problems.
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Yes - essentially that is correct. The short was only for a fraction of a second, while the white screen was active (though I'm not sure that's relevant). After that, the screen went out and would not come back on, even using the reset button. Finally, however, connecting USB (maybe it was USB power?) to the computer that brought it back online and with the screen operational.
Remember - the player was working even though it had white screen. Which means that the firmware itself was healthy.