Formated player, not from 8GB to 17MB!

birdie · #1 (**permalink**) 17th Jul 2007, 7:03 pm

DH got a cheapie mp3/4 player and asked me to load music onto it, as he is computer illiterate. I found this site listed on a piece of paper inside the box. From skimming here, I thought there was a good chance the thing is hacked. So I tried the reformat thing, per instructions here. Only problem is we had a power failure while it was running, and now the '8GB' player says it has 17MB! This is such a weird number, I figure it can't be right. I don't know how to fix it. I know the player probably isn't 8GB, but it HAS to be something other than 17MB. What can I do?

tadad1 · #2 (**permalink**) 17th Jul 2007, 7:16 pm

Did you use the Memory Hack removal process using the MP3 Player Disk Tool?

http://www.mympxplayer.org/how-to-re...ck-vt2400.html

If so have you tried repeating the process?

birdie · #3 (**permalink**) 17th Jul 2007, 8:13 pm

Yes, that is what I was doing, so I could see what the actual capacity was. When I try again, the box in the first step defaults to 17MB, and I don't know how to change that. So, any subsequent attempts still give me 17MB.

I think he ordered it from that halitele person on ebay. I've already filed a paypal dispute, so given the 'conditions' for purchase, I'll probably be out the money and get a negative on ebay. The neg I can live with, as I only have a score of 6 in feedback; I'll just open another account. But the money part pi$$es me off. That's what I get for letting DH shop for his own b-day gift, I guess.

Anyway, instead of the 8MB he thought he was getting, he'll be lucky to have 1MB, which I could have bought legit for half the price!

tadad1 · #4 (**permalink**) 17th Jul 2007, 8:36 pm

Most halitele players turn out to be 1GB. When you go to the Partition tab in the disk tool can you move the slider?

ashley_rb · #5 (**permalink**) 17th Jul 2007, 9:15 pm

If you are going to leave feedback for hailite, don't use a negative. the negative you willl get will be really bad.

instead leave a neutral. you can still get the word out about the hack but hailite doesn't respond to a neutral. he'll only say something like "there are 2 drives, one .7mb and the other is 7.99GB. Its a load of crap but it will save from getting a neg.

About the 17mb - be sure to do the last part on the reformat instructions - use windows to reformat the player then check. it should take you up to 512mb or 1GB.