https://community.sony.se/t5/portable-audio/dead-walkman-please-help/m-p/2170241#M2953 <P>I purchased a Sony NWZ A-867 a few years ago when it was first released&nbsp;but sadly it stopped working&nbsp;last autumn .&nbsp; I decided to purchase a new one (NWZ- A15) because the touch screen on the A-867&nbsp;was annoying me&nbsp;but I have since been trying to get the music off&nbsp;the dead one&nbsp;(I had a lot of music on there).&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I went to a few repair shops but they say it cannot be fixed without a new board.&nbsp; I have checked the sony spare parts website and they say this will cost £353 (excl VAT)!&nbsp; This is the second walkman where this issue has happened.&nbsp; The first time I accepted&nbsp;the music was lost&nbsp;because I only had circa 12gb of music on it but in the A-867 there must be at least 50gb.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Does anyone have any tips as to how I can recover the music in a more cost effective way or has anyone suffered a similar issue?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>i just think there must be a way to get the music from the hard drive?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Any help would be greatly appreciated</P> Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:50:54 GMT dermotheron 2016-04-21T16:50:54Z https://community.sony.se/t5/portable-audio/dead-walkman-please-help/m-p/2170241#M2953 <P>I purchased a Sony NWZ A-867 a few years ago when it was first released&nbsp;but sadly it stopped working&nbsp;last autumn .&nbsp; I decided to purchase a new one (NWZ- A15) because the touch screen on the A-867&nbsp;was annoying me&nbsp;but I have since been trying to get the music off&nbsp;the dead one&nbsp;(I had a lot of music on there).&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>I went to a few repair shops but they say it cannot be fixed without a new board.&nbsp; I have checked the sony spare parts website and they say this will cost £353 (excl VAT)!&nbsp; This is the second walkman where this issue has happened.&nbsp; The first time I accepted&nbsp;the music was lost&nbsp;because I only had circa 12gb of music on it but in the A-867 there must be at least 50gb.&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Does anyone have any tips as to how I can recover the music in a more cost effective way or has anyone suffered a similar issue?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>i just think there must be a way to get the music from the hard drive?</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Any help would be greatly appreciated</P> Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:50:54 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/portable-audio/dead-walkman-please-help/m-p/2170241#M2953 dermotheron 2016-04-21T16:50:54Z