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The unit sat for a few months while I had my stuff in storage


Is it possible that the unit was exposed to extreme temperatures while in storage?

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If the hard drive is, in fact, damaged, any chance that my music may be salvageable?


Sure, after you replace the empeg's hard disk, just upload your tunes again from your PC. You did keep a backup of the files on your PC, right? If not, then just re-rip from the original CDs (the ultimate backup).
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Tony Fabris