I own my PRS 505 for 2 weeks and i was very happy since yesterday..

I connect the Reader via USB with my PC and transfered 1 Ebook.
After finishing the transfer i disconnect the PRS505.

This was a bad idea because on screen of the Reader Stand " do not diconnect".

The screen freeze in this picture ....

the only solution is in this case because no button works or react, to make a hard reset.

The "do not diconnect" screen disappear and the "Reader starting up" screen appear an freeze.

I try several times the hard reset .... and i can find out that the LED beginn to flash orange constantly then it beginns to flashing 12 times and then the LED was off....

I wait 40 Minutes.. the "Reader starting up" screen stands.
i made a Hard reset

Then i wait 2 Hours the "Reader starting up" screen stands.
i made a Hard reset

I went to bed on 23:55 and made a Hard reset,
at 04:00 the "Reader starting up" screen was already there
and then at 06:30 the book works normaly the MENU Screen was there.

How is this possible that a Start up need 6 Hours ??

However i am very happy now because i am from austria and there is no support for me..... :)

You may experience the described symptom if your Reader is low on battery. Battery indicator is not correct at first and it seems to need several (or more) charging cycles to calibrate the indicator correctly.

Please try charging PRS 505 overnight and then do a reset and see what happens. If it does not work, you can try charging the machine using AC charger. You can get any Sony PSP compatible charger for that.

I suggest going out and purchasing a PSP AC adapter. The type with the barrel plug (not a USB type) and charging via A/C give that your 505 is so low on power. And it will take less time for a full charge as well.

I've noticed this lockup when I would just pull the USB cable when I wanted to disconnect from the computer, now I click on the USB icon on my task bar and choose to safely remove hardware, then pull the cable. Since I started doing this I've not had my 505 lock up

You may experience the described symptom if your Reader is low on battery. Battery indicator is not correct at first and it seems to need several (or more) charging cycles to calibrate the indicator correctly.

Please try charging PRS 505 overnight and then do a reset and see what happens. If it does not work, you can try charging the machine using AC charger. You can get any Sony PSP compatible charger for that.

Your a GOD Send, my book had been down two days. Uggg, I just realized I said, "My Book had been down two days", who would ever had thought. Anyway, Thanks a million.