My M3 seems to have a major malfunction..

beatchef · 04-23-2005, 13:53

Only just got my M3.
The battery ran down.
I charged it for the first time, with the official charger.
All the lights turned on instead of the usual green and white ones.
The middle light cycles through orange, green and blue as if it was hooked up to the USB.
The harddrive seems to be seeking all the time and the remote says 'Do not disconnect, USB' as it does when its connected to the USB.
It will not turn off at all.
It does not affect it if you reset it.
It gets hot with all the trying to boot up and at the moment i've hooked it back into the USB so it doesn't wear itself out.
Now it's connected to the USB on my pc it's totally calmed down and reads as a harddrive. It's going to have to stay there for now, for its own safety.

What do I do?

Someone reporting similar symptoms:
http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/viewtopic.php?id=1559

Any ideas?

Phil459 · 04-25-2005, 21:50

Call Cowon. After talking to a tech, they replaced my main unit.

SoN of ChrisTTT · 04-25-2005, 22:03

wow, these are the exact things that were happening to mine when I first oredred it around 4 months ago, I came to conclusion it was a defect and got full refund back from iaudio, I just assumed the co. was to flaky to make a decent audio player, lol.. man I hope the m5L doesnt do this shit..

beatchef · 04-26-2005, 04:42

In an email, iAudio tech support told me to flash the machine. They obviously didn't listen to a word I said as I told them it will not turn off, which is an integral part of flashing it. I'll have to mail them again. Can't call Cowon cause i'm not in the USA

tokens · 04-27-2005, 00:23

hmm, have you tried resetting it? it might just help to turn off the player. and maybe try holding down the reset button. most electronics work the same way, esp. when resetting. works for both computers, pdas and some others more.

so far i'm one happy customer and i have no major gripes about anything. 15gb of songs and counting.. average 4 hours a day

beatchef · 04-27-2005, 08:08

Yes, the reset button doesn't do anything except reset it more. Thanks for the idea though.

I'm very happy for you that yours is working while mine is a 370 dollar paperweight

edbanky · 04-28-2005, 02:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by beatchef

Yes, the reset button doesn't do anything except reset it more. Thanks for the idea though.

I'm very happy for you that yours is working while mine is a 370 dollar paperweight

AND

Quote:

Originally Posted by SoN . . .

wow, these are the exact things that were happening to mine when I first oredred it around 4 months ago, I came to conclusion it was a defect and got full refund back from iaudio, I just assumed the co. was to flaky to make a decent audio player, lol.. man I hope the m5L doesnt do this shit..

AND

Quote:

Originally Posted by Phil459

Call Cowon. After talking to a tech, they replaced my main unit.

Could you guys please add to the tally of M3 experiences, by visiting this thread?

http://iaudiophile.net/forums/viewtopic.php?id=1646

04-25-2005, 21:50	#2
Phil459 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Northwest Indiana Posts: 26	Call Cowon. After talking to a tech, they replaced my main unit. __________________ We deal with idiots so you don\'t have to.

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04-23-2005, 13:53	#1
beatchef Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 44	Only just got my M3. The battery ran down. I charged it for the first time, with the official charger. All the lights turned on instead of the usual green and white ones. The middle light cycles through orange, green and blue as if it was hooked up to the USB. The harddrive seems to be seeking all the time and the remote says 'Do not disconnect, USB' as it does when its connected to the USB. It will not turn off at all. It does not affect it if you reset it. It gets hot with all the trying to boot up and at the moment i've hooked it back into the USB so it doesn't wear itself out. Now it's connected to the USB on my pc it's totally calmed down and reads as a harddrive. It's going to have to stay there for now, for its own safety. What do I do? Someone reporting similar symptoms: http://www.iaudiophile.net/forums/viewtopic.php?id=1559 Any ideas?

04-25-2005, 22:03	#3
SoN of ChrisTTT Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 15	wow, these are the exact things that were happening to mine when I first oredred it around 4 months ago, I came to conclusion it was a defect and got full refund back from iaudio, I just assumed the co. was to flaky to make a decent audio player, lol.. man I hope the m5L doesnt do this shit..

04-26-2005, 04:42	#4
beatchef Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 44	In an email, iAudio tech support told me to flash the machine. They obviously didn't listen to a word I said as I told them it will not turn off, which is an integral part of flashing it. I'll have to mail them again. Can't call Cowon cause i'm not in the USA

04-27-2005, 00:23	#5
tokens Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 33	hmm, have you tried resetting it? it might just help to turn off the player. and maybe try holding down the reset button. most electronics work the same way, esp. when resetting. works for both computers, pdas and some others more. so far i'm one happy customer and i have no major gripes about anything. 15gb of songs and counting.. average 4 hours a day

04-27-2005, 08:08	#6
beatchef Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 44	Yes, the reset button doesn't do anything except reset it more. Thanks for the idea though. I'm very happy for you that yours is working while mine is a 370 dollar paperweight