Greetings.

I've got one of them Mk2 jobbies; had it for a couple of years now.

For the last several months I've noticed what I perceived was corruption in my MP3s. Symptoms were squeaks, whistles, pops, etc.

These symptoms always appear after the player has been turned on for a little while. From 'cold', there are no symptoms. This clearly rules out problems with the MP3s themselves or with their transfer onto the unit.

I'm wondering whether it could be a RAM problem or HD problem. Syncing occasionally seems to take forever and sometimes the player hangs during transfer.

Is there any way to determine whether it is RAM, HD or something more nefarious that's causing this problem?

Thanks

R