Microsoft zune 80 hard drive replacement ifixit repair guide. Microsoft zune 30 gb hard drive replacement ifixit. How to make a zune behave like an external hard drive. If you put it up as wanted, in the buy and sell forum, you may get something. I recently bought a laptop and want to transfer the software, along with all my music and pictures to my new computer.
The zunes hdd is locked until you run the zune software, and therefore the zune software needs to unlock the hdd for you to be able to transfer files. I know now it was my cable that was bad not the hard drive. Microsoft will begin sales of a new model of the zune the zune hd on september 15. Get the best deals on zune 120gb hard drive when you shop the largest online selection at. However, with a little trick and registry hack, you can enable visibility of zune player in windows system with limited hard disk support. View full zune second generation hard drive specs on cnet. How do you save zune softwareplayer playlists to an. Recuva is the very best free data recovery software tool available, hands down. Hi everyone, i dropped my zune 30gb too many times and the hard drive died, so i bought a replacement hard drive on ebay, opened it up and replaced the hard drive, but the software wont recognize it, so i came here and noticed posters mentioning formatting the drive. The only content youll be able to sync to it is music, pictures, videos, podcasts.
Next, unclip the sides, top, and bottom of the zune. Open up regedit by going to the start menu and selecting run. I think i might just send the hard drive and zune away to the good folks at rapid repair and get my battery replaced and have the hard drive. Zune was a line of digital media products and services marketed by microsoft. For example, if it was formerly pointing to your music folder on your c drive, change it to point to whatever folder you placed it in on the external hard drive. How to use a zune as a hard drive the easy way bright hub.
Unlike most other portable media players, ipods, mp4 players and the like, the zune does not appear as an external hard drive in my computer. Safely disconnect your zune from your computer by rightclicking on it and selecting eject. I moved the files to the external hard drive and deleted them from my computers hard drive. Microsoft zune third generation hard drive specs cnet. Enable copy and transfer of data with zune to use as portable. The zune, microsofts answer to the ipod, has received a lot of criticism in relation to its apple counterpart.
With this free dvd to zune converter, you can view the dvd content in mp4 or wmv format with your zune media player. I dont want my computers hard drive to be bogged down so i have all my music stored to my external hard drive. This video tutorial will show you how to dismantle your microsoft zune digital music player. Log in or register to post comments march 1, 2007 9. Also can you run a game off of any external harddrive. Someones found a way to enable a sort of hard drive support, which although doesnt assign a drive letter to your zune, does allow you to drag and drop files from it. Even pata drives are getting hard to come by these days. I bought it when the large hard drive version came out and it still works just fine. The microsoft zune portable media player contains a miniature hard drive that is used to store your music files, videos and pictures. How do i put my zune library on my external hard drive. Press and hold power button button on top of the device for 10 seconds. Plug your zune into your pc, and it should appear as an external hard drive.
As for the zune software, youll probably just have to change the destination file to point to the new external storage hard drive. The 30 gb hard drive is attached to the logic board. When the usb is connected it will turn to code 2, tell me to open the zune software. How do i easily transfer zune softwaremusicpictures to. How to update the firmware on your zune, without microsoft. How to upgrade hard drives in a microsoft zune mp3 player. When a problem arises that prevents your zune media player from powering on, you could lose an important opportunity share video or audio with a client or coworker. Then i went into the zune program and clicked on settingscollection and changed the monitored folders. Turns out its just a registry value to enable visibility in the shell. How to copy data off a microsoft zune use as a hard drive make. However, you cannot use it as an external hard drive like other players right after.
Recuva can recover files from hard drives, external drives usb drives, etc. This article describes how you can make your zune portable media player appear to. How to update the firmware on your zune, without microsoft, dammit. Solved looking for a ssd replacement for zune 120 hd mk1231gal 14 posts. How to copy data off a microsoft zune use as a hard drive.
Microsoft zune third generation hard drive editors note, august 18, 2009. We offer iphone screen repair, ipad screen repair, device batteries, iphone backups and more. You have to use the zune software to get content on the zune device. You cannot copy files to and from it using windows explorer. One of the biggest complaints from consumers is that the mp3 player cant operate as an external hard drive when connected to a computer. For all of your data, a backup should be done on a external device, hard drive, raid system media or sd card. One of the most ridiculous missing features from microsofts new ipod competitor, the zune, is that outofthebox it doesnt allow you to use the player as an external hard drive a feature. Leawo free dvd to zune converter is a totally free dvd converter that can convert dvd to mp4 and wmv free for zune player with high speed and quality without source limitations. The zune hd 32 is driving me nuts with the random mp3 file corruption that doesnt seem to go away and ruin the podcast or song i really want to listen to most. Zune firmware hacked for usb drive goodness techcrunch. Switching to a new phone or need to save some data. Since the zune software was made in a simpler time a decade ago it doesnt use ssl or do any checking for the cert to confirm the identity of the zune server. Plug in your zune, and make sure the zune software starts up.
Causes range from the easily resolved, such as common battery issues, to critical failures, such as malfunctioning hardware. The zune pc software also includes a new podcast tab that allows users to browse through a growing library. I have about 1600 songs and about 1500 pictures on my zune and in my collection, and im wondering what is the easiest way to transfer everything to the laptop. If you have a zune, or know someone who does, youre likely disappointed that its pretty much the only music player that doesnt let you access the hard drive on it, all 30 gb are hidden because its confusing and were all pirates or something but dan seems to have figured out a way around, heres how 1. In this howto video, you will learn how to dismantle an 80gb microsoft zune and remove the hard drive. Zune consisted of a line of portable media players, digital media player software for. The battery should be removed before any more disassembling of the zune is to take place. If your hard drive in your microsoft zune mp3 player is acting up, maybe its time you had it replaced. Solved looking for a ssd replacement for zune 120 hd. Zune hard drives portable applications top one of the most ridiculous missing features from microsofts new ipod competitor, the zune, is that outofthebox it doesnt allow you to use the player. Its our opinion that every portable media device should double as an external hard drive though the trend with zunes, iphones, and the like is to disable disk modes, so if youre bummed about this deficiency on your zune, this simple hack should do the trick. You have to use the somewhat clunky zune software to add and remove files.
Once you can remove the back cover, you will have access to the. Fantastic news for the handful of people who actually own a zune. How do you save zune softwareplayer playlists to an external hard drive. So i just got a zune hd out of a stroke of luck allowing me to replace my baby that was my halo 3 military 30gb that i had put a larger ssd into, now my question is is there anything i can do like that on the zune hd to have a larger hard drive, or am i. Use your zune as an external hard drive lifehacker australia. However, the zune software saves my playlists to my computers hard drive and i want to save it to my external hard drive. Weve already told you how to use your zune as a portable hard drive so your zune can double as an external drive, but if youve tried the hack and had some trouble dragging files to your zune, the.
Getting it to reload the firmware after install is a bit more of a challenge but we. Check to make sure the hard drive cable is in good condition and then connect the new hard drive in the same place, following the steps in reverse order. Youll need to add the external hard drive to the zune library click settings click software click collection click manage button here you can add the external hard drive music folder to the zune library system. Almost everthing that is on my zune is on my external hard drive. View full microsoft zune third generation hard drive specs on cnet. Exit out of any zune software that you may be running. After doing hard reset not possible to recover your data, so online backup is always important. To copy files, make sure the zune software is running and set to syncing.
Use your zune as an external hard drive lifehacker. Dont waste money taking it to a repair shop though, learn how to do it yourself. You must remember that its necessary to run your zune software every time you use the device as an external hard disk. Its very easy to use but has many optional advanced features as well. Zune software in a portable hard drive microsoft community. The zune software is not a driver, but it is a media player, such as windows media player. The new ssd will go to code 1 telling me to connect to the pc. Also i also was wondering if itd be hard on my zune to store big files on it.
Did you ever want to transfer music and pictures from zune to your hard drive. Weve already told you how to use your zune as a portable hard drive so your zune can double as an external drive, but if youve tried the. How do i put all my music from my zune software onto my. You can also back up the dvd to your hard drive or. You should close any software in your zune player and disconnect it from the. To avoid this, do the storage trick previous, then change the song files.
Zune firmware hacked for usb drive goodness 12 years i was unaware that you couldnt use the firstgen zune as an external drive via usb without hacking it. We are upgrading the old hard drive on a zune 120 to a brand spankin new ssd. We service device repairs nationally from our diagnostics from our website. Zune 80gb hard drive rapid repair serves portage and kalamazoo for all ipod repair, iphone repair, ipad repair, zune repair. Enable copy and transfer of data with zune to use as. How to fix a broken hard drive beeping noise or clicking recover get data back for free. I have a 30gb zune and the software installed on my desktop computer. Make sure your zune is not plugged in and your zune software isnt running. There is a way to hack your zune and make it operate as an external harddrive, but i was wondering if you could run games off of it ex. The zune 30, the original zune music player, has a 30 gb hard drive, 3 inch. Now gently pull the orange hard drive cable to remove it from the hard drive.
The zune software will phone home to microsoft at resources. How to hack a zune and make it a storage device youtube. Hopefully at this point you can open up my computer and browse your device, though it does not show up as a drive letter. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands affordable prices. Someones found a way to enable a sort of hard drive support, which.
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