I truly hope that I am wrong, but I'm gonna guess that your MP3 player was fried and pronounced dead on arrival. The only thing I can suggest is trying a new battery....perhaps it will still work. Other than that, I hope that it either wasn't that expensive your friend isn't the type to become upset if/when you ask him to replace it.

Hope this helps,
John


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