Reviving my dead MP3 player - The NOMAD Jukebox

[@BorderlineOCD]

Huge thank you to Stefano for supporting the community with this project. There is a limited run of 32 BIOS chips now available for purchase directly from Stefano. Chips are €10 each. Shipping to US is €12 and Australia is €13.50. Tracking included. Other countries please inquire. Instructions: Email Stefano at [e-mail] 1. Specify how many BIOS chips you want 2. Provide your name and shipping address Payment via PayPal in Euros (€) to [e-mail]. Please do not send any funds before receiving a reply from Stefano with the exact amount to pay based on your quantity and shipping destination.

[@charlybrown9024]

My DAP was plain dead. It was working just fine and the next day it was dead. I contacted with Stefano (such a nice guy, thanks Stefano) and he sent me a new flash chip. It has been the most difficult soldering job I have ever done. I came to think that I had killed my DAP, but after a lot of patience and going over the welds it finally started. I already have it working with a CF card. Thanks for everything to the maker of this video and Stefano.

[@x1dude]

After literally YEARS of searching and hoping someone would figure out what was wrong with my most prized childhood posession, Stefano delivers. I am hoping to replicate your success to revive my own Nomad Jukebox I have kept all these years. Thank you for putting this content out there; I hope more people find this. Love your work.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Glad to hear it. Wish you success resurrecting your Nomad. I bet you have your own time capsule of songs from your youth. Let me know how it goes.

[@DrBizz]

Believe it or not, a family friend who I still know was a beta tester for Creative when they were in business here in California. When MP3s were talking off in the late 90's, he told me about how Creative was planning to make and release a compact digital MP3 player. He said it would hold 2GB of data and had all this inside info about it. It seemed like they were very ahead of their time with this idea. But Apple won out with the IPOD because of their deep pockets and...well just forcing their way to victory I guess. But there were some genius guys at Creative, they made brilliant audio stuff. He would bring home random recording hardware and try and have me crash it haha. I also tested some advanced 4 channel audio system for PC games at their office, so they would throw on random games for me to play while they checked stuff. I guess a 12 year old kid was cheap labor.

[@nietjoost]

What a small world

[@BorderlineOCD]

Fascinating tale, love it. Your were a lucky kid :) Creative was definitely a big player in the computer audio market in their heyday. I even remember having a Creative graphics card too (Riva TNT) at some point. Good times.

[@DrBizz]

@@BorderlineOCD Definitely! Glad to share the story. So their office at the time at least the one I went to was based out of Scotts Valley, here in California which is maybe 15 miles from where I live. Just south along the coast from the greater Bay Area, "silicon valley" as it's called. All the tech giants are here, especially game devs too. It was an office with cubicles and a shitload of prototype sound hardware, computers, keyboards, etc everywhere. EMU stuff was developed there too, I think they were different divisions of the same group of guys basically. Lots of the audio and sound devices were sold under that brand.

[@Mrcaffinebean]

Cool story and it's a neat device. But apple succeeded just by being better. This thing is huge compared to the iPod which had a better screen and UI. Not to mention Apple had developed iTunes to go with it. Jobs knew that without the content delivery network the mp3 player wouldnt go main stream.

[@DrBizz]

@@Mrcaffinebean For sure. I don't know the details of how it all went down but it's definitely a "Goliath won" type of story in the end. I bought an early gen IPOD back in the day, still can't believe I paid $400 for an MP3 player that worked for maybe 3 years and the hard drive crapped out. You had to bump the whole thing to get the drive spinning again haha. I always bought and collected CDs so once every cheapo android phone had an MP3 player I was good to go. Thank God for flash memory and our modern smartphones.

[@s3vR3x]

thank you thank you thank you thank you! i was able to buy a blank eeprom and use stefano's bin file dump to program and solder in, my player is working again! happy days!!!!!!

[@scouse1967]

That chip replacing was a dream to watch. Top class soldering work and to see that beauty power up was just amazing. Thank you for such a brilliant video :)

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it. It was a very rewarding project.

[@reggy_h]

When my player stopped quite a long time ago now, I was heartbroken. I thought that the hard drive had got corrupted. That was the 6.4Gb model. I found a 20Gb one and bought that quite cheaply thinking that if that wasn't working, I could try to make one good one out two. It was working but alas it it failed after a few months. Now I've got two faulty players. I was looking for the Jukebox software that would play on Win 7 but found you instead. So one really good thing has come from it. I can change the chip. I've got all of the kit. I used to repair stuff like that for a living. I just hope that the chips are still available. Thanks for this video, you've made my day.😁👍

[@JustinDayIsAnExtraCoolGuy]

I literally stumbled upon this video and have no jukebox or any iPod, but just generally admire this level of focus and will to understand and improve. Bravo!

[@rollerboogie]

My dad is still using my nomad jukebox. I don't know who manufactured the HDD in it, but both my dad and I are engineers in the HDD industry. Blows both of our minds that it still works.

[@erinbuck129]

That soldering work was impressive! Really makes me want to get back to it myself and better hone my skills. Thank you also for giving us the info on the sped up sections (actual time especially!)

[@kenizzard]

Just fired mine up for the first time in about 15 years. Got it working. Very chuffed. Thanks for the inspiration!

[@HellScream107]

Such an awesome video! This was a great repair. I had a few friends in high school who also used Nomads, so it brought back memories of sitting in the cafeteria while being introduced to new songs. I'm glad there's still a community (or even just Stefano) trying to still support these devices.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Glad you enjoyed it. I had one buddy who had one but that was it. We thought we were the coolest kids in school walking around with those Creative wrap-around-back-of-your-neck headphones.

[@larkan511]

I really hope that line about real/KZbin techs was in jest and not directed at yourself. Whether you consider yourself a real tech or not you've got amazing skill and talent that many people would kill to have a fraction of, myself included!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Ha, thanks man. I think it's one thing to reproduce someone's work, it's another to be the guy discovering the fault/solution. Perhaps that's the philosophical end goal. Either way, you are where you are and everyone starts from somewhere. If anything it just motivates me to keep at it and build more experience with this sort of work because I really do enjoy it. I'm just really impressed that this guy casually found the issue, copied a BIOS from a working Nomad, ordered compatible chips that weren't even the ones used in the Nomad, and programmed them to work. Now that's some next level stuff right there.

[@sittingstill3578]

@@BorderlineOCD It’s like the difference between _Adrain Black_ fixing a C64 and the _CuriousMarc_ team resurrecting and reverse engineering the Apollo hardware then integrating it into a real world scenario.

[@ccoder4953]

@@BorderlineOCD Finding the issue is the hard part. Copying the bios is easy with a cheap EEPROM/Flash programmer. Finding a compatible chip is also pretty easy - most of these serial flash chips are pretty standard and can be interchanged with only a little care.

[@No1BRC]

Congrats, great job :) It's kinda moving to see such old hardware coming back to life again. Especially with that kind of music- great taste I must say, I wonder what person was enjoying it before. And yes, get yourself a microscope, even the cheaper ones will be of good help. Your eyes will appreciate it :)

[@BorderlineOCD]

Glad you enjoyed it my man. I’m considering the microscope addition. It was a bit hard to see what I was doing.

[@Darkside1408]

Thank you to both Borderline OCD and Stefano Bassi for their work ! I have revived my Jukebox and it works great! You have to have soldering skills and good equipment as the flash chip is not that easy to replace. Really happy to have this relic of the past brought back to life. I will take it with me alongside my minidisc player.

[@s3vR3x]

oh my gosh! I had one of these long before the ipod and carried it with me everywhere in college and when i was studying in london. It died a few years ago and I wanted to figure out how to fix it! Not a lot of info on the internet about repairing these. this is a GREAT video!

[@joesalgadSF415]

This mp3 and Napster oh man those were the days

[@BorderlineOCD]

Oh man I think about those days more and more as I get older...

[@SinistarPro_Mike]

The Nomad brings back some good memories for me. This was definitely an awesome treat watching you give it new life again.

[@alan16cr]

Master of soldering salutes from Costa Rica 🇨🇷

This was awesome... Thanks to Stefano and thank you.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Glad you enjoyed it buddy.

[@bstar777777]

I just pulled out my Jukebox and it still works fine. Other than the headphone jack needing some deoxit, it's working great. Kind of neat listening to the old recordings I have.

[@vali103]

It will die eventually 😢, mine was fine 5 months ago.

[@olivierauberger]

It's funny that you fixed this Nomad. I was thinking about my old Archos that would shut down. Man I had so much fun with that device.

[@BorderlineOCD]

I remember those, vaguely. Never had or used one but the name sounds very familiar.

[@mandc20022]

Damn in 2001 I had a 128megabyte mp3 player the rca lyra

[@gregwhitaker438]

Interesting video, I’m glad people like Mr. Bassi are finding solutions on old bits of kit like this! As others have said a digital microscope will be handy. You might find one secondhand if you need to keep costs low.

[@BorderlineOCD]

As it goes with most of this retro tech, its a labor of love. There's really no other logical reason to do it.

[@PokemonMp3]

I like that you speed up the clip but also put the original time it takes to do the soldering. nice touch!

[@richardsmith4992]

What a great vid, been looking for this fix for years. I've managed to grab about 5 of these over the last few years, even a brand new cellophane sealed one - yep none of them boot! The closest I got was the backlight coming on...I'm definitely going to follow this up and see if I can get any of mine working, I did own one from new back in the early 2000's, be really cool to get one of these working again.

[@designer-garb572]

I bought 2 of these and still have them both, one I used for a couple of years and presumably still works the other is still brand new in its original packaging, good to know they still sell

[@74bobby]

Love seeing you bring this back to life..

[@BorderlineOCD]

Glad you enjoyed it buddy.

[@Yogi8156]

I still have my old creative nomad zen extra and it works great. Just need to get the headjack fixed on it and I will still use it.

[@charlybrown9024]

I have that model, in perfect working condition, and the firmware version it has is: Version 2.98J 7-18-2003. I do not know if there is a more recent one, I updated it more than 15 years ago.

[@LOLMAN9538]

This is an amazing example of how far a proficiency with soldering can get you. Incredible work.

[@kenny9648]

Your soldering work is so relaxing to watch. Thanks for your wonderful work!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Glad you enjoyed it my man.

[@nevets9436]

I guess I better go check if my nomad still works. I guess It's going to die soon if it hasn't already. That's sad, It's a pristine unit in the original box.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Indeed, they will all croak out eventually as that Atmel chip fails. Now you know how to bring it back to life ;)

[@twistedtxb]

I love all your videos, and I'm so glad that you're back after that long hiatus. May I recommend some video mods, like HDMI or RGB mods for retro hardware. I would love to see that!

[@BorderlineOCD]

I'm definitely open to doing some mods. A few that I was interested in a while back seem to always be out of stock so I'm late to the party. I think an upscaler is something I might invest in soon which would probably motivate me to do some RGB mods. Right now I have no good way of using RGB.

[@glassvial]

Borderline OCD: doesn't have half the tools the guide says to fix the thing Also Borderline OCD: fixes it anyway 🤣 I'll be honest, I don't even remember these things being on the market, probably a mental block due to the insane price tag back in the day, or the iPod and Sandisk offerings being more available/popular around here back then. Great job on fixing it!

[@christopherrasmussen8546]

I kept mine alive all these years. It's slow with a bigger hard drive. This and the Zen. The Zen has an SD card upgrade.

[@cpowellfreelance]

How much would you charge to test/repair mine!?? A lot of my high school senior year memory tracks are on there 😮‍💨

[@osgeld]

computer repair side hustle, mmm that brings back good times. A couple a buddies and I had that going and using funds from that I went out and bought a 20 inch Mistubushi LCD monitor ... which in the year 2000 was over a grand after sales tax. Though to be fair it was my main monitor until like 2012 and I still use it today on my Mac G4

[@BorderlineOCD]

Haha nice. Yep it paid dividends to be the tech kid in the group. Computer repair and custom audio CDs. Those were the days.

[@andrewgrant6516]

I'm still using my nomad jukebox, 20 gig of music, awesome build quality. Can't change the music on it any more, but there's so much on it, not a problem.

[@refridgedude1841]

So glad to have found this. I hope Stefano still has chips.. I have 2 of these....my original one crapped out a few years ago...so I bought another one on ebay that worked for awhile but when I went to use it this year it wouldn't boot...would basically just lock up at the creative logo... now it acts like yours...nothing. no backlight or anything. The drive spins up but that's it. The other one won't even spin the drive. Must does nothing. That one died about 5 yrs b4 the ebay one... so I guess some chips do in fact last longer. I wonder why they just fail... Do you have those other 2 chips still and if so would you consider selling one?

[@AleksandarIlijevski]

This was an awesome repair! Really enjoyed it.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks very much!

[@morebasheder]

I remember having one of these. I had a set of NiMH batteries for it, and after an hour journey to work, and an hour back again, they were pretty much done. Great machine at the time, but then of course along came solid state devices a short time later and it was game over, but I loved mine. Took an absolute age to upload stuff onto the hard drive though

[@deusprogrammer_thekingofspace]

I always wanted one of these back when I worked at Best Buy in the late 90's early 2000's. That and I wanted the one that used that miniature Zip disks. Can't remember the name of them.

[@SummonerArthur]

Also, props for the chip in which the BIOS probably got dumped from. It probably will save lotsa Nomads

[@smithincanton]

I had the same 6G version of the Nomad! Annnd off to eBay!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Good luck. I checked just before posting this video and I didn't see as many listings as earlier this year. But if you really want one a Saved Search wouldn't hurt. I'm sure you can get one for $25 with this fault.

[@exodous02]

My older brother had one of these and I got a iPod. He was so delusional he tried to tell me the iPod was stupid and his was way better. His audio jack broke and mine I used for years after that until I just wanted more than 20GB. I miss my iPod, that wheel was genius. It is really cool you got it to work. -I know there is CF card hacks for older MP3 players so the spinning HDD don't drain the battery, you should try one on this player!- Looks like I spoke too soon!

[@fgmenth]

I had a Jukebox 3 when I was young, but it got unfortunately stolen. Does anyone remember the classic music library that came preloaded with it? I used to listen to it every night. Is there a way I can find it somehow?

[@xpavpushka]

8 gigs for mp3 player in 2000? That's HUGE! My first flash drive was 256mb back in 2004 or so

[@MrAlan1828]

I had a Diamond Rio when it first came out with 32mb Media Card....in 1998 I think

[@Eyetrauma]

Congratulations on that solder work. I do hobby electronics but don’t feel like i have the dexterity to pull it off, nice job!

[@morebasheder]

Haha for me it's not the dexterity, it's just that at my age I have 0.3 megapixel eyeballs and everything is too near or too far to see properly 😂

[@fatedghostgaming2267]

I love your vids they are so relaxing

[@lesliew.2333]

Same for me…how much would you charge to check my nomad which is not powering up.

[@usdms13]

Good shit my Guy! Keep it up man

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks man. Cheers.

[@ianwalker2259]

Keep up the good work!

[@AB-wi2mh]

You have mad skills my freind 👏

[@briancoulomb]

Excellent repair. I love your style.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks very much!

[@djahyeahh]

You mad lad, you did it! Happy for you man.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Haha thanks man.

[@Jagernaughty]

I remember my office back in the day banning personal cd players at your desk. It was about a week before "whatever the blue thing is" got banned too.

[@SpartanX360]

Back then they where the shizzles!! Way before iPod was born. If you had one everyone knows you’re a baller and bring it to parties. Perfect jukebox player ever.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Haha totally. Those were the days…

[@taltechchip5827]

Proud at you, your skills are definitely improving 👌 next step is a stereo microscoop and dive intro the micro soldering world.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Haha thanks man. I still remember your comment on one of my earliest videos a few years ago when I was using a $10 Weller soldering iron to fix a PSOne. It ran at a constant 450C with no temperature control LOL and you were one of the folks encouraging me to get a better iron. I ended up pulling the trigger on the TS100 the same day or the next day. Needless to say I'm a lot deeper in this hobby now but encouraging comments from folks like you meant a lot back then especially since I was just starting out and had no clue what the heck I was doing. So thank you for the continued support over the years. It's positive comments from people like you that encourage new electronics hobbyists and small creators to keep going.

[@taltechchip5827]

@@BorderlineOCD Nice to hear I made a difference, Means alot to me as well. I guess Life is all about that. Help to improve each others skills. I used to train repair technicians in a company. You are definitely one of the better ones. Eager to learn and to improve. Very nice to see that. Keep up the nice videos. You have made a difference to alot of people by now :)

[@StefanoBassi-iy7kl]

A new update for nomad jukebox DAP6G02 the Bluetooth interface! 21:28

[@ftlbaby]

I had one if these in college!!! So good with 6gb spinning hdd.

[@jensmaa]

Little tip from my side: Use Rose's Metal instead of Chipquik. Costs only a fraction but does exactly the same.

[@PaulTheFox1988]

That's a great tip, I just looked it up and 400g (~1lb) is £25, whereas chipquik is not far off that for only maybe 30g

[@jensmaa]

@@PaulTheFox1988 You're welcome! Just don't skimp on the amount of flux and always have proper ventilation =)

[@BorderlineOCD]

Haven’t heard of it, I’ll have to check it out.

[@vali103]

Mine just died. On the screen apears "Corruted code", i think the flash memory is not completely dead, but no longer hold various bits of data. Already contacted Stefano and is willing to help me.

[@ikerrodriguez9465]

Many thanks for the video! I also have a 2000 DAP Jukebox that does not start, but I thought it was because of the dead 3V lithium cell soldered to the PCB. Why you didn't change that cell (CR1220)?

[@Amm1ttai]

this was my first ever mp3. I wish I still had it.

[@Saberwaisen]

You should set a reminder for 2042 so you don't forget to change that chip.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Lol

[@repukiro]

Great job! I allways wanted an upgrade to my muvo 128mb.. amazing design powered with a AAA battery...

[@MrAlan1828]

Mini Discs were also powered by a single 2AA too

[@BrainSlugs83]

Slick repair, I know those pins are much smaller than they look on video... but one thing was kind of bugging me: the brand of the old EEPROM chip is "Atmel", not "Amtel". (Atmel is the same company that makes the AVR microcontrollers used in the older 8-bit Arduinos; versus Amtel which is apparently some sort of phone company that is used by the prison system? I didn't look too close. 😅)

[@chbuddah86]

Ah man. I had the ZEN Xtra and STILL think it's the best mobile audio device I've owned. Had a 2.5" drive that you could just swap with a larger one...I had an 80GB jukebox you could just use Windows File Explorer to drag and drop .mp3 over to in like 2004...Good..ol..days.

[@TheJackal483]

I really enjoyed this video. Gutsy move not using the paste to solder the chip.I would of chickened out and used the paste. You have mad skills.

[@GoWstingray]

Great work and another step of learning, sorry to be tip guy, and as long as you get the desired result who really cares but, no need to tin the pads once braided, better to tack one of the end legs then align the opposite set of legs and tack, you can then jump straight to adding flux an flowing out the legs, add a blob of solder to one end and draw the iron across, spreading the solder evenly the flux does the work. Best iron tips for flowing the legs would be one with a hoof, as it provides a well of solder when flowing out, and when clean can be used to draw off excess solder from the side you flowed to using capillary action, make sure it’s in good condition as it can easily catch a leg and bend which is annoying. Well done again.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks buddy. I'm not allergic to tips and feedback, they are always appreciated here. I guess I've evolved and mellowed out a bit as I get older. If only I could kick my know-it-all younger self in the ass, he sure deserved it.

[@greenmove]

Today I saw this video because of my Nomad (DAP) not working anymore. Hope Stefano still working on that

[@shady0808]

Never noticed before but there is a subtle reverb in this video, sounds like a faint but deep second voice. Maybe check your audio setup, haven't checked your other videos

[@fergusmd]

Great content! Keep it up Hope to see Sega Saturn repair in bright future

[@wal]

Great video! I think Colin over at TDNC may have the same chip issue with his Nomad Jukebox. I have one of these and haven't powered it up in a few years and going to try it now....fingers crossed 🤞 Edit: Mine won't power up. I've had it since new and it's always been in climate controlled environment. Guess this chip's life expectancy will be a problem for most/many with these units.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Oh damn, that's too bad about your unit. At least you know what the issue is and can have it repaired, whether you do it yourself or someone bios swaps it for you. I actually reached out to Colin before releasing this video to ask about some of the magazine images he used in his video and informed him that I thought his unit was suffering from the same symptoms as the one I repair here. Super friendly guy and he was very helpful.

[@wal]

@@BorderlineOCD very cool and I’m glad you did this video. Thanks for the excellent info and detailed video!

[@wilsondavenport6939]

I like the idea of putting an ssd in there maybe upgrading the storage. Would be cool seen it done on old laptops and iPods

[@MrAlan1828]

you can use a 16gb sd card but woud need the software boot loader cannot find anywhere

[@jeffgoodnough9704]

You're the Bob Ross of soldering. I can't believe Creative put the BIOS on a 20-year ROM chip but then used all tantalum and ceramic caps... I bet the signal noise across that board is negligible, though, and as soon as I saw the quality of the components, I understood why Mr. Bassi took on the project of reanimating the Nomad.

[@BorderlineOCD]

Ha, thanks, that's high praise indeed. It's apparently a real audiophile unit, and some of it's unique features are lost on someone like me. But, it was a fun project and I'm glad I have a working one to mess around with.

[@jeffgoodnough9704]

@@BorderlineOCD High praise is in order; thanks to your videos, I have attempted my most intense projects and achieved my greatest successes with soldering. I've developed a deeper enjoyment of electronics hobbies and built skills and confidence that I didn't have before- and it's all because I really connect with the way you detail your process. I have learned a great deal just because you equipped me to engage with the information; your channel is a boon to electronics hobbies!

[@thesickness1992]

I would love to see a DosDude IDE SSD upgrade on this to replace the mechanical drive

[@pedromimoso8804]

Great work! 👍👍👍

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks buddy. Cheers.

[@mr.flex3017]

Nice 🙏 work step bye step is key 😊

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks!

[@Heymrk]

Please revisit this for modding.

[@sheerkhanful]

I owned one of these and used the hell out of it playing music at work. Can't say that I miss it though. It took forever to load via USB. There was an even more ambitious one released by Rio called the Karma. I had one and it was cooler than the Nomad but also had super flaky software. You had to put it into a cradle and load it via ethernet.

[@jampots1202]

Very interesting and well done

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thank you! Cheers.

[@Helladamnleet]

Watching you solder that chip in with no microscope gave me confidence.

[@BorderlineOCD]

It can be done. Tricky but very doable.

[@XMguy]

Why not melt the solder with the hot air station, without adding more solder?

[@BorderlineOCD]

While removing the old chip or attaching the new one? I'm assuming you mean the latter. This would work very well with solder paste and the paste would fuse around the legs of the chip as everything is heated. With regular tinned pads the legs tend to fuse sitting on top unless more solder is added. It might make a connection but could probably benefit from a stronger mechanical bond so if the unit is dropped or something the chip is a bit more resilient.

[@clivekapijimpanga7990]

The robot voice, Hahahahaha! Great work! I actually shelved mine because of a similar issue

[@Mrcaffinebean]

impressive repair! pretty amazing that their is still support out their for these things!

[@momo1975]

Great video, i have the same model. Did you figure out how to install the drivers for windows 10? I can't find them anywhere

[@vali103]

Check the cloud drive link in description.

[@taskanawa9604]

well done

[@Fyshtako]

Brilliant job on that chip!

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks! Cheers.

[@jeremiefaucher-goulet3365]

I'm surprised to hear the flash is an issue on these devices. Granted they only guarantee 20 years, but usually they last much longer than this.

[@bobmcbob4399]

Well, pretty much every product has a "planned obsolecence part" in it, designed specifically to breakdown after a reasonable period. Perhaps this is that part. Would not surprise me at all.

[@thenoid5131]

Ok this episode got you a new subscriber, no microscope and not afraid to take a chance 🤓👍

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks for the sub!

[@aliasdjavanguard]

Great resurrection

[@Ragesauce]

Does the new BIOS chip have the same 20 year lifespan or has it been improved to last longer? Curious to know!

[@Dorff_Meister]

I like your poor mans variable DC power supply. I have a couple of those and will put one to that use.

[@BorderlineOCD]

I'm about to pony up for a proper bench PSU but that little buck converter has served me flawlessly for 2 years now.

[@MatijaErceg]

I'm not crying, you're crying

[@BorderlineOCD]

I'm here for you brother. It's going to be okay.

[@charlybrown9024]

I tried upgrading the HDD to a CF but I think I screwed It. Now the DAP freezes on "Loading" even if I put the original HDD back. Sometimes it spits "corrupted code". 😢

[@mercster]

Hah... Amazing how big that thing is. I had an MP3 player pretty early, I don't remember any being that size. Maybe it was for kind of, sitting on a desk or something.

[@mercster]

At first I thought maybe it held a CD you could rip to the hard drive. But then, yeah... this is hard drive based, forgot that.

[@LadyhawksLairDotCom]

Mine is working, last I checked. Are these collector's items now? Because I need money more than an old MP3 player. :)

[@gehx]

Nice work!! :)

[@BorderlineOCD]

Thanks!

[@retropixelshow]

Could this be upgraded with an IDE SSD? should save a considerable amount of power.