Hey, Yes, I've tried all my usb ports and it doesn't change anything to the problem. I don't know what I can do. Maybe a reïnstall of the software would help? Is it normal that the A1000 keeps saying Connecting - Do not disconnect? I really would like to be able to get my music on the player through CONNECT, because I wan't the special features like artist link etc, thats also why I bought it. I've tried more than 30 times now, and it doesn't work. Does anyone know if it's normal that on the right side of the screen in CONNECT, the A1000 (under Library etc) is written in light gray? When I click on it I see alot of albums and songs with the text 'Ready To Export'... In CONNECT it says Reading Data 0 % and it changes to Do not Disconnect every ten seconds or so. I don't know if it would be usefull to try to install everything on my brothers pc? I never had problems with usb ports or software before. Does anyone know some forum for this player of serie? Maybe theres a sony forum where people have asked these questions before? Coz I didn't find any and all the FAQ didn't resolve the problem. Kind regards, Sammy UPDATE: When I go to Preferences in Connect ---> Advanced it says Device not connected while it is connected..Could it be a problem with the usb ports? If so, is there any way to solve it? Some settings that I can change or some patch or anything?