I have the 30gb zune.. and its telling me that i need to update the zune firmware.. but the problem is that i dont have a cd drive on my computer and i have the cd.. i tried installing others but it says that my zune is connected soo idont know whats the problem and before it started acting up i had it on 3.0 firmware soo and it wasnt working
yea my zune80 dose the samething after updatng, the computer says its still updating.
But my zune120 that i just bought came with the old dock/craddle, but the remote doesnt work, neither does the AV output. when i plug in the jack to the back of the dock/craddle & plug the other ends to my tv/stereo it dosent play the video & it dosent play the audio/music either.
So i dnt knw what to do now, im conffused, or maybe im not doing somethin right, idk, but i need some help b4 i go F Crazy!. PLZ!
I was experiencing a black screen for my Zune 80GB. I’ve had this device less than 2 years. I read that you should try to reset your firmware by pressing back and up, followed by back, pad, and play. I did so and I now have step 1 that says connect your player, step 2 says update the firmware. I called Zune help and they walked me through the process. To no avail, they informed me that we have exhausted our troubleshooting processes and that it was a harddrive issue.
They proceeding to inform me of my options for service ($159 for a refurbished Zune 80GB with a 90 day warranty.) I think this is bogus. The hard drive fails in less than 2 years? Not to mention I haven’t used my Zune in a week and I turn it on this morning to a black screen. I’m considering buying an iPod. No wonder Zune are so cheap.
for anyone who has an older zune do not download the newest firmware! its a death trap! its microsofts way of saying “buy a new zune now!”but if u already have u can fix it without taking it apart but u might end up loosing all ur music…u aft to have an older version of the zune player and update it with that…
the only way i can think to get an older version of zune would be torrent sites…i didnt aft to wrry cuse i had an older version on my laptop that i never updated. but thats a way to fix ur zune
I hate zune players cuz one day i update it and all my music was damaged and not playable or downloadable on my comp! I spent about 300 dollars on music and im sitting here looking at an error and a bunch of damaged song that i cant get back. i called them and they said that they cant refund me any of the money that i spent on all the song that i no longer am able to listen to! WTF! I currently use a sony walkman for a player and i have about 20 dollars of the songs back. Any advice or help!?!?
@thepsycoticman hold the up and back and it will reset. ither that or up and play. i forgot.
take it and smash it. i did that cuz mine broke and cuz they wont refund me for my 300 dollars of songs that got damaged cuz of a zune update. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
did you have issues before this happened? i this happen to me as well, right before the most recent update. But i was having problems before with and error on some songs “item cannot be played” and i was unable to download new songs to the zune. i finally did get it to work but when after i reloaded all of my songs i am still finding “item cannot be played” errors…know anything about this??
i did it. i was happy for a second until it told me that i didnt have enough space on the zune for the update, , ,wat do i do. please help. i need my zune…thank you
yeah i love my zune theyre more durable than ipods. are you a member of the social? if you are, we could talk and stuff about music!
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25 Responses to “Zune v2: Zune 80 Firmware Update Problem”
By lizbiz947 on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
i have the same problem! did you ever fix it??
By Ktayr on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
I agree, NOTHING will ever last forever. Great phrase
– Ashley
By bryanjoelb on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
hey i have the 30gb zune..it tells me
*open your pc, open zune sofware and restore the zune device firmware *
what do i have to do? help me! lol
By ThoughtsMedia on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
@foryouiwill90 Go to the Zune Web site, download the latest version of the desktop software, and connect your Zune…
- Jason
By ThoughtsMedia on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
@MidgetMan14xxEClipse If you don’t have a backup of your music, I think you’re probably screwed…backups are CRITICAL for digital content.
- Jason
By foryouiwill90 on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
I have the 30gb zune.. and its telling me that i need to update the zune firmware.. but the problem is that i dont have a cd drive on my computer and i have the cd.. i tried installing others but it says that my zune is connected soo idont know whats the problem and before it started acting up i had it on 3.0 firmware soo and it wasnt working
By phigo4kins on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
yea my zune80 dose the samething after updatng, the computer says its still updating.
But my zune120 that i just bought came with the old dock/craddle, but the remote doesnt work, neither does the AV output. when i plug in the jack to the back of the dock/craddle & plug the other ends to my tv/stereo it dosent play the video & it dosent play the audio/music either.
So i dnt knw what to do now, im conffused, or maybe im not doing somethin right, idk, but i need some help b4 i go F Crazy!. PLZ!
By ThoughtsMedia on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
Get an AC power brick with a USB port connector on it, then you can charge any USB device.
- Jason
By adriandwayneacuna on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
what if we wanna charge our zune but it wont let me connect on my laptop?thats my problem
By curtismundy on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
ive been having that problem with my 4 gig but i tried it on my moms laptop and it worked…idk why it didnt work on my desktop
By oreokooke24 on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
I was experiencing a black screen for my Zune 80GB. I’ve had this device less than 2 years. I read that you should try to reset your firmware by pressing back and up, followed by back, pad, and play. I did so and I now have step 1 that says connect your player, step 2 says update the firmware. I called Zune help and they walked me through the process. To no avail, they informed me that we have exhausted our troubleshooting processes and that it was a harddrive issue.
By ThoughtsMedia on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
I can understand why you’re frustrated, but things do break – even iPods. Nothing lasts forever.
- Jason
By oreokooke24 on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
They proceeding to inform me of my options for service ($159 for a refurbished Zune 80GB with a 90 day warranty.) I think this is bogus. The hard drive fails in less than 2 years? Not to mention I haven’t used my Zune in a week and I turn it on this morning to a black screen. I’m considering buying an iPod. No wonder Zune are so cheap.
By mrgigglebutts on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
for anyone who has an older zune do not download the newest firmware! its a death trap! its microsofts way of saying “buy a new zune now!”but if u already have u can fix it without taking it apart but u might end up loosing all ur music…u aft to have an older version of the zune player and update it with that…
By thepsycoticman on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
anyone know how to fix the back button suddenly mines stopped working and i need to know if thers a way to fix
By mrgigglebutts on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
the only way i can think to get an older version of zune would be torrent sites…i didnt aft to wrry cuse i had an older version on my laptop that i never updated. but thats a way to fix ur zune
By MidgetMan14xxEClipse on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
I hate zune players cuz one day i update it and all my music was damaged and not playable or downloadable on my comp! I spent about 300 dollars on music and im sitting here looking at an error and a bunch of damaged song that i cant get back. i called them and they said that they cant refund me any of the money that i spent on all the song that i no longer am able to listen to! WTF! I currently use a sony walkman for a player and i have about 20 dollars of the songs back. Any advice or help!?!?
By MidgetMan14xxEClipse on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
@thepsycoticman hold the up and back and it will reset. ither that or up and play. i forgot.
take it and smash it. i did that cuz mine broke and cuz they wont refund me for my 300 dollars of songs that got damaged cuz of a zune update. WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By JLaw012 on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
did you have issues before this happened? i this happen to me as well, right before the most recent update. But i was having problems before with and error on some songs “item cannot be played” and i was unable to download new songs to the zune. i finally did get it to work but when after i reloaded all of my songs i am still finding “item cannot be played” errors…know anything about this??
By magana415 on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
yeah i updated the software, restarted my computer and disconnected my Zune and it began to work.
By sportey7511 on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
Hey my Zune says the same thing. Did you ever get that fixed. If you did please let me know..Thanks.
By sportey7511 on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
Hey mine zune says the same thing. Did you every get that fixed, if you did, Please let me know, Thanks..
By ANTICHIVACA on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
i did it. i was happy for a second until it told me that i didnt have enough space on the zune for the update, , ,wat do i do. please help. i need my zune…thank you
By Trussel92 on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
mine says i have too much things and i must delete stuff but there nothing on it
By rihoshi on Nov 22, 2010 | Reply
yeah i love my zune theyre more durable than ipods. are you a member of the social? if you are, we could talk and stuff about music!