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sidewaydriver
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So I wake up this morning to go to work and notice my Zune wasn't working. It started up and froze when it was at 100 percent. I've had it for 2 years and thought the thing crapped out on me but it turns out it's happening to all 30 GB Zunes.
http://tech.yahoo.com/news/nf/20081231/tc_nf/63809
Apparently the epidemic happened at exactly midnight last night. So am I the only one here with a 30 GB Zune having this problem?
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Optimist With Doubts
Title: Titlating
Joined: Dec 17 2007
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Not sure I can't find my zune charger.
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Hacker
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Joined: Sep 13 2008
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ha, microsoft screwed up this time
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FNJ
2010 SLF Tag Champ
Joined: Jun 07 2006
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alright guys, now's our chance! lets say smarmy things about Microsoft screwing up while they're busy dealing with this problem!
viva la revolution!
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sidewaydriver
2010 SLF Tag Champ
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Well it's working now. Seems the problem was due to the leap year. The fix was just waiting for Jan 1. At least I don't have to worry about that for another 4 years.
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Tyop
Title: Grammar Nazi
Joined: May 04 2008
Location: Sauerkrautland
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For those who are interested in this sort of thing, there's a post on the Zune boards which explains the cause of the problem. Basically the firmware was stuck in a loop because of sloppy coding.
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sidewaydriver
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Interesting. No big deal though, I thought it was going to be a huge pain in the ass to resolve. It's nothing that would make me run out and buy something else.
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Shut up, Dorn
Title: White Chocolate
Joined: Jan 04 2008
Location: Grate Whyte Norf
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This was actually the word of the day on Urban Dictionary: Y2K9.
Defined as:
The simultaneous worldwide crash of every 30GB Zune worldwide during the early hours of the morning on Dec 31, 2008.
Y2K9 - oh noes!
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sidewaydriver
2010 SLF Tag Champ
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Well, at least I was part of history.
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