Well, i bought an mz-rh910 a little less than a year ago, and it worked great when i got it. One of the primary reasons that i chose this one was a.)hi-MD and b.) you can record w/o a computer. The place i was living at the time had no computer and no access to one at all, so this only made sense. It worked great for what i bought it for, i managed to fill up the hi-md disc it came with, so i was content. However, i moved to texas maybe 3 months after buying it and i accidently left it in my dads car for maybe 3 or 4 months. I wasn't too concerned about it, but when i moved back to kansas city 3 months after that, it was acting very strangely. It would read the first song when you put in a disc, but it seemed like it would queue up the song to the extent of filling up the g-protection memory, but when it finished playing from memory, it just stopped and froze up. It also wouldn't switch song at all, wouldn't go to the next song, jog dial, groups, anything. None of this is my current problem though, you see, for some reason, i picked it up the other day because i didn't have my ipod and i was still kinda sad about it, and i turned it on, and it worked, perfectly actually. It would switch songs, play them all the way through, it was like it never stopped working, and i have no idea why either, i just left it alone for 4 months or so. Anyway, that was just to give you guys some background on this thing. I installed the software (SS 4 screwed up my burner, so i tried 3 and it worked) and my dad gave me a cable (not the original, but it fits and recognizes the player). It SEEMS to work, it recognizes the player in SS, it transfers songs, it formattes, it does everything you would expect it to do, but when you disconnect it, there is nothing on the disc, at all . My hi-md disc is also screwed up, but thats for another day... Please help! I know this is a long comment, but it wanted to give a little background so that the problem could maybe be diagnosed a little better. Thanks in advance for any and all help or ideas, it's much appreciated! And hey! great community!