[Infowarrior] - 30GB Zunes failing globally due to software glitch

[Richard Forno]

30GB Zunes failing due to software glitch

Tom Warren   58 minutes ago · 28 comments & 618 views

http://www.neowin.net/news/main/08/12/31/30gb-zunes-failing-due-to-software-glitch

According to hundreds of reports from users worldwide, 30GB Zunes are  
freezing and locking up due to what appears to be a new years date bug.

One poster summarized the issue on Microsoft's support forums, "At  
exactly 2am CDT (12am PDT), the docked Zune made the "unplugged from  
USB port" bong-noise and went to the boot-up screen with the 100%  
loading bar...and froze. At 2:30am CDT, I decided to check the other  
Zune. Turned it on and...frozen at the 100% loading screen."

It appears as though only 30GB Zunes are currently affected and some  
reports indicate that only Zunes with the latest firmware are  
affected, but this hasn't yet been confirmed.

Microsoft has not yet commented on the matter and is currently  
unavailable for comment due to time zone differences.