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gizmodo.com - 12/31/2008
Official Fix for the Zune 30 Fail [Zune]
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Microsoft's responded to the Zune 30GB failure with this answer as to why it happened. And a fix. Ok guys here is the deal. Early this morning we were alerted by our customers that there was a widespread issue affecting our 2006 model Zune 30GB devices (a large number of which are still ...
forums.zune.net - 12/31/2008
Zune.net
— forums.zune.net — Early this morning we were alerted by our customers that there was a widespread issue affecting our 2006 model Zune 30GB devices (a large number of which are still actively being used). The technical team jumped on the problem immediately and ... (more) Zune.net

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zuneboards.com - 12/31/2008
Zune is Frozen
— zuneboards.com — I was listening to a podcast, and all of a sudden my zune 30 froze. I've had this happen before, so I just pressed the play and let it go through the... (more) Zune is Frozen

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forums.zune.net - 12/31/2008
Zune.net
— forums.zune.net — This just happened to me and I was hoping someone on here besides me had this happen.............. I had my Zune docked on it's iHome ZN9, charging, and all the sudden I hear it start whirring as I'm sitting here at the laptop. I looked up just in ... (more) Zune.net

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