How do I get my SanDisk Sansa mp3 player to turn on?

Question

I bought my Sansa mp3 player yesterday and today when i tried to turn it on, it just shows the sign "SanDisk" for a couple of seconds and than it just turns off. I let it charge for a a long time and it still does not turn on. Please help me with this problem.

Answer 1

Wine and dine it.

Answer 2

i have one and you just hold up the little power switch untill it turns on. if its not doing that i would tell you to return it

Answer 3

it might be a problem with it might wanna return it

Answer 4

My sister has one and hers did that twice- where it wouldnt turn on!! she just called and got new ones.

Answer 5

is the hold switch in the on position?

if you see orange on the top of the player you need to slide the switch so that you can no longer see the orange.

Answer 6

return it.  I have a sansa 1gb c200 and it came on fine right out of the  box