The device manager (start->run, devmgmt.msc ->OK) doesn't show the device.

This started happening after loaning it out to a software developer at another company who needed to get an app ported. He never saw it as a problem, just annoying slow to boot.

The strange thing is that when the device is running normally, it can be connected to the USB port, memory cards accessed, etc.

Maybe this is a very unique case so preserving it isn't interesting. I'll try flasher on it.

Thanks for the help.