is my player dead ??

[suicidal-glitter]

i have a fake sony mp4 player it worked just fine but my lil brother formatted it or something and now its alll gone..i mean i can still open my mp4 players but when i open the folder removable disk on my computer the netire folder is blank.i can copy paste songs there but it doesn't play when i switch on my player..
i have tried to upgrade it through the firmware updating tool but it asks for files in firmare image file(*.fw;*bin) format and the firmware i got with the cd and mp4 player opens in notepad and hence the firmware upgrading tool does not recognise it..
what do i ??
does this mean my mp4 player is dead forever ???
please tell me wat to do so i can convert the firmware to (*.fw;*bin) format so that the tool can recognize it...
i hope someone helps me out pleaseeeeeeee!!

[lattesurf]

suicidal-glitter , so is the problem that the player functions properly, but can't play any music files? When you try playing the music files, what error message does the player show?

[suicidal-glitter]

thanks for replying lattesurf
yeah earlier the music files didn't play it just said no files!
but now there are two folders removable disk G and H
one folder just has 60 mb capacity and the other has 450 mb
when i put music files in the 60 mb folder i can play it on my player..i can put music files in the other folder too but it doesnt show on my player...
you have any idea whats wrong or what i should do ?

[lattesurf]

suicidal-glitter , install MP3 Utilities Disk Tool, next go to the Partition & Encrypt tab and ensure the slider is slide all the way to the Left, then click on Start to format the player.

The reason would most likely due to the 450MB being encrypted memory.

[suicidal-glitter]

hey thanksss i tried that ^ and it worksss i just have 1 folder noww
thankyou so muchhhh ure great!!!

[lattesurf]

suicidal-glitter , no worries, glad your player turned out fine..