egl88

Tried NW-E003F on the USB ports on my Dell desktop and still wouldn't turn on, so I returned it for an exchange at Staples (only $49 after rebates). Turns out it was a bad unit, as the new one works fine on laptop or desktop. Now have about 180 songs on it, and it's working great. Nice little unit overall. This will be my "grab and go" mp3 player when I don't want to lug my iPod mini around. Thanks again for suggestions.

Thanks Pata2001, that's going to be my next try. I'm going to plug it into my Dell Desktop PC at work.

Pata2001, Thanks for your suggestions Pata2001. It still doesn't charge even when the laptop is plugged into its AC adapter. I can't change the USB power setting on the E003F because it never turns on when I hold the folder button (probably because it's not charged?) when it's not connected to the laptop. Catch22: can't charge it on a PC without changing the USB setting, but can't change the USB power setting unless the E003F is charged. It's a shame, I really wanted to like this little music player. Egl88

Hi Folks, I just bought a Sony NW-E003F, and I'm not sure if it is working correctly. When I plug it into a USB port on a Dell laptop (running XP Pro), the display lights up briefly, with "access", then goes dark. I've left it plugged in for over an hour, and the display never comes back on. It is not recognized by the Dell at all. Also, when I unplug it, it does not turn on at all, indicating, I think, that it was never charged in the first place. I've loaded the sony software successfully, bit it does not recognize the player when it it plugged in. Am I doing something wrong, or is this a faulty player? Is there an "ON" button? How can you tell if it is charged? Thanks for any advice you can provide to this newbie.