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when i try to play music on my usb disk drive a message which reads no data even though i`ve music files in it

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so: you have a USB flash drive, it has MP3 files on it, and you're trying to use a program on the computer to play the files, and it gives you a "no data" error? what operating system? what player program? – quack quixote Dec 9 '09 at 15:18
What brand and model of flash drive are you using? What is the flash drive plugged into: a computer's usb port, a car stereo's usb port, an mp3 player's usb port? In any case, what brand/model/operating system, etc? In short, please provide as much detail as possible! – eleven81 Dec 9 '09 at 15:20
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The usual culprit for this is the mode the MP3 player is operating in. In order to browse a USB MP3 player, some require that you enter the configuration settings and turn on something like Mass Storage Mode (names may vary). This will make the device operate as if it was a regular USB thumb drive and you can access data on it as expected.

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In future, please review if questions meet the new FAQ requirements before posting an answer. As a high rep users the wrong impression is given when posting answers on questions that should be closed. – Diago Feb 10 '10 at 6:11
Stang, you're right. – Nathaniel Feb 10 '10 at 6:54