It died. Can someone help? It is unresponsive except for a red light that flashes when I plug it into the computer.
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I tried LFJ's suggestion. It worked right away!!! My husband couldn't believe it, especially when he was ready to invest in the sony bloggie (I wasn't keen about the latter). It was a challenge getting the battery pack out (for those of you who are unaware, there is an unlock button on the bottom, then you slide the front bottom part out). After that, plugged it in the computer, and followed the 4 steps. Thanks!
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It has been suggested, and demonstrated to work, by many that you should perform the following steps, which may help you too:1- Remove battery pack from device.2- Insert device into USB port on computer.3- After computer recognizes device, insert battery pack and [safely remove] device.4- Reinsert the device into the USB port with battery pack intact.It should then begin to charge and should respond as usual.Hope that helps!
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I realize this was posted several month ago. My flip camcorder (same model) stopped responding at the same time yours did. The last video it recorded was on April 26th. I tried what LFJ suggested, but it did not work. I tried plugging the camcera into the USB port today (6/28/11) and, suddenly, it works again. Felt like Christmas. So if you have given up, ...give it one last shot and see if it works. Not sure if I can trust it, though.... Maybe it needed an update (which it did). Good luck.
1681527
Mine was dead out of the box too. Extremely frustrating! I wouldn't chance it.
1522893
Almost sounds like a faulty drive. I would try plugging it into a different computer. If it still doesn't work you'll want to return it.
1832425
I think you may have defective product. I just plugged mine in and worked right away. Just contact amazon and get replacement sent
1607641
Most likely a power cord issue. Usually a dying battery would have signs of low storage, instead of suddenly not working, though the port itself may be warped. Try leaving it on the chage an hour then try turning it back on.
1562609
I had mine in my office and it died. Not sure if it was opperator error or if it was the environment
775858
I too just had this start up this past week. I've had to jiggle and reinsert the plug to see if the connection will take. My laptop is only a couple months old, so I'll be calling to see what my options are for fix or repair.
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Mine doesn't work at all anymore. It died 1 month after the warranty was up.
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When you plug something into it and it does not work try resetting it. If that does not work try replacing it.
1531683
The same thing happened to me when I first ordered this computer. I sent it back to Amazon and had them send me a new one right away, and the new one worked fine.
981827
Did you try turning the power off first? If that doesn't help after turning the power back on then I would assume it's dead.
56134
The same thing happened to me. I think the computer shorted out. I ended up returning the item. Make sure you put the batteries in correctly and then turn it on and off two or three times. That worked for me but it crapped out about three days later.
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With only the info you provided, I believe the battery in the laptop dead, very dead. An external power source cannot fix that!
1179437
Did you plug the unit in? Mine works fine. Perhaps you should contact the a Seller for a new one.
470576
That was the same issue I seem to have. Nothing worked when I plugged in to it.
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Mine used to work then died after less than a year... seems to be a common problem. You can try the other solutions posted but it's possible that it just stopped working like mine and so many others.
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If you've recently bought it, send it back for a refund (the whole unit). Otherwise you may have to contact Amazon. It's pretty common that this unit fails in some way. I had two arrive "dead on arrival" before finally getting one that worked.