AboutCleggsan Expertise Audio Design Engineer; systems, loudspeakers, cd/dvd players, etc. I am knowledgeable in all high end audio equipment and installations. MAKE SURE YOU GIVE A MAKE AND MODEL NUMBER AND CAR IF IT IS AN AUTO QUESTION.
Experience Have been associated with audio design, standards, testing and component systems for over 40 years.
Organizations Life Fellow Member of Audio Engineering Society
Life Senior Member of Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineers
Publications Review technical manuscripts for IEEE Spectrum
Write occasionally for high-end audio publications
Education/Credentials BSEE/MSCS/MBA
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Question QUESTION: hi my mp3 was working fine, until by accident I deleted what I think is the driver. The mp3 stopped working, and it displayed no item. I tried formatting it, but later got format error. Tried to reset the mp3, but did not work, until I did format it in the device main menu. I later went to Sony website and downloaded the driver and other stuff, and it finally worked, but only 1 song would play. later did it begin to display a "memory message". Now even my computer is not recognizing it when i connect it to my laptop.
Not sure what to do. Help is appreciated
ANSWER: For format error, see these discussions. The last one on the page should be helpful for you:
Thus: If you reformat and remove the old driver and reload/update from Sony it should restore to normal operation. Hope this helps.
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QUESTION: thank you for replying. I have tried downloading the drives, but the promblem is my laptop is not recognizing my mp3 anymore. When iconnect it via the usb, and i click removable disk it does not detect it. On the mp3 all it says is usb connect, and when i disconnect it the message "memory error" appears.
Answer Have you tried another usb cable?
If your pc is not recognizing the presence of the connection to the player via the usb cable something is wrong for sure; either the cable or the player is defective thus preventing the pc from recognizing it.
Of course it is also possible the PC needs a reboot or checking out of the USB port. Have you tried a flash drive in the same USB port to see if the pc is doing its job?
