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Fix uncovered for mass Zunecide
At 2am on 31 December 2008 30GB Zune's around the world committed mass suicide when the internal clock software that deals with leap year crapped the proverbial bed.Despite screams of panic heard from a small minority of worldwide music player owners due to the "Y2K9 bug," a solution has been found: Unplug your Zune, drain the battery, let the day of reckoning (12/31/08) pass, then plug in and charge your Zune again.
At 2am on 31 December 2008 30GB Zune's around the world committed mass suicide when the internal clock software that deals with leap year crapped the proverbial bed.
Despite screams of panic heard from a small minority of worldwide music player owners due to the "Y2K9 bug," a solution has been found: Unplug your Zune, drain the battery, let the day of reckoning (12/31/08) pass, then plug in and charge your Zune again.
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