Background:
A friend of mine got this player from an eBay scam (Thought she was getting an 8GB Nano, but got this instead. A real iPod box, with a fake inside.) She settled it through eBay, got her money back and everything, and was about to throw it away before I rescued it.
Problem:
So now what? I finally figured out how to set the UI Language to English. I haven't taken a photo yet, but here's a physical description:
The player is Black, styled after the new generation Nano, so the casing feels metallic, and it's rounded on the edges. It's a single-channeled construction, with plastic end caps screwed on each side, so I haven't been able to take it apart without fear of breaking it. (I can remove the ends, but can't slide the PCB assembly out from inside.)
The front has a color screen, tall and rectangular, measured about 1.8". Below it is an Apple logo and the word "iPod" in silver-holographic print. The control "wheel" is white, with "MENU" at the top, "VOL" at the bottom, with the Next/Prev arrow symbols on either side. The center button is black with no label or printing.
The end caps are also white. The top has an OFF/ON slider and a MIC hole. The bottom has a headphone jack and mini-USB.
The back of the unit has a large Apple iPod logo, and below it is another logo for MP3/MP4. There is also a speaker. It also came with a nifty silicone case, poorly-translated manual, and a Chinese power adapter.
According to the UI, the Firmware version reads:
Quote:
MP3 PLAYER
TJD_138
2007-04-12
9.1.50
2005-01-09
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The memory info initially read somewhere around "8000M". When plugging it into my laptop, Windows initially read the same amount, 8 GB.
The mini-CD contained software called "MP3 Player Update Tool" and "MP3 Player Disk Tool." The Update tool shows the following:
Quote:
Device name: LISONG MP3 Player
Productor: Wilson Co. Ltd.
Version: 9.1.50
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I tried following the guide to remove the memory hack, but now my player only reports 20MB total. This can't be true, because the player came with a Tom & Jerry FMV movie that was 24MB, larger than the capacity it thinks it has now. See pictures below:
Before Formatting:
The Hardware Properties:
Formatting the Drive:
The End Result:
Do I have an S1MP3 player? Is there any other way I can figure this out without opening it? If not, then does anyone have any experience cracking one open? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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