When its really hot out the player wont turn on, or it shuts off a few minutes after its on. If its really cold out, when it powers up the display is very dim. Sometimes, if its really cold, I will get some type of strange ticking noise when the drive spins up.

These are Bad Things. Do you have your MP3s backed up somewhere? 'Cause you might be shopping for a new disk drive soon.
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Tony Fabris