Only lower half buttons working on my 505

wild_Willie2 · 01-31-2009, 05:36 PM

Hi there.

I just copied a few hundred mp3's to my prs-505, but after I started playing them, the buttons on the lower part of my reader stopped responding. (zoon, page turn, mark, menu and pauze)

The buttons on right side of my reader still work and I can still turn it of and on using the top slide.

I tried a soft reset a few times but this didn't help.

The volume buttons also still work....

Is this a hardware failure or can I fix this by resetting somrthing?....

wild_Willie2 · 01-31-2009, 06:35 PM

Hi there.
I just reflashed the 505 and I still have the same problem...

I now think it's hardware related and I have to get it repaired by Sony which is quite a bummer because I live in Europe....

Does anybody have experience with getting sony Europe to repair/replace a PRS-505 ??

Thanks

William

lilac_jive · 01-31-2009, 07:11 PM

A few hundred? It is possible you've just put a lot on. Try deleting a good chunk and see if that helps.

wild_Willie2 · 02-01-2009, 05:02 AM

I already removed the lot including all my books stored on it.
I already formated the internal memory.
I already flashed and re-installed the operating system.
I already tried the 10 times soft reset trick.
I can not hard reset because I need the "MARK" key to work for that, which doesn't work anymore....

Any other ideas?

Aldo · 02-01-2009, 06:16 AM

Hi,
I have a similar problem with my PRS 505. When I boot the system, the Reader starts and on the last page, the screen remains freezed. All the buttons are no operationnal..I must perform a reset. This problem appears once on three time.
Perhaps a new firmware exists...Somebody know the last one ?
Sorry for my poor English...
Best regards
Aldo

HarryT · 02-01-2009, 06:21 AM

Sounds as if you may have a corrupted file system. Try doing a "chkdsk" on it.

wild_Willie2 · 02-01-2009, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

Sounds as if you may have a corrupted file system. Try doing a "chkdsk" on it.

Good Idea

Tried it, but to no avail....

Maybe flashing it again after the diskcheck?

I will try in a minute.

wild_Willie2 · 02-01-2009, 02:44 PM

No, used two disk check utilities on my readers memory and Flashed the drive again, still no joy....

wild_Willie2 · 02-27-2009, 05:01 AM

Hi there.

I FIXED IT!!

I disasembled my reader, removed and cleaned the ZIF connector that was connecting the "keys" to the MOBO and reassembled it again. Now it is fully functional again.....

lilac_jive · 02-27-2009, 08:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wild_Willie2

Hi there.

I FIXED IT!!

I disasembled my reader, removed and cleaned the ZIF connector that was connecting the "keys" to the MOBO and reassembled it again. Now it is fully functional again.....

Congrats!

01-31-2009, 05:36 PM	#1
wild_Willie2 Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: prs 505	Only lower half buttons working on my 505 Hi there. I just copied a few hundred mp3's to my prs-505, but after I started playing them, the buttons on the lower part of my reader stopped responding. (zoon, page turn, mark, menu and pauze) The buttons on right side of my reader still work and I can still turn it of and on using the top slide. I tried a soft reset a few times but this didn't help. The volume buttons also still work.... Is this a hardware failure or can I fix this by resetting somrthing?....

01-31-2009, 06:35 PM	#2
wild_Willie2 Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: prs 505	Tried reflashing the PRS-505 Hi there. I just reflashed the 505 and I still have the same problem... I now think it's hardware related and I have to get it repaired by Sony which is quite a bummer because I live in Europe.... Does anybody have experience with getting sony Europe to repair/replace a PRS-505 ?? Thanks William

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01-31-2009, 07:11 PM	#3
lilac_jive Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,870 Karma: 27376 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Device: PRS-505	A few hundred? It is possible you've just put a lot on. Try deleting a good chunk and see if that helps.

02-01-2009, 05:02 AM	#4
wild_Willie2 Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: prs 505	I already removed the lot including all my books stored on it. I already formated the internal memory. I already flashed and re-installed the operating system. I already tried the 10 times soft reset trick. I can not hard reset because I need the "MARK" key to work for that, which doesn't work anymore.... Any other ideas?

02-01-2009, 06:16 AM	#5
Aldo Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Sony PRS 505	Hi, I have a similar problem with my PRS 505. When I boot the system, the Reader starts and on the last page, the screen remains freezed. All the buttons are no operationnal..I must perform a reset. This problem appears once on three time. Perhaps a new firmware exists...Somebody know the last one ? Sorry for my poor English... Best regards Aldo

02-01-2009, 06:21 AM	#6
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Sounds as if you may have a corrupted file system. Try doing a "chkdsk" on it.

02-01-2009, 02:44 PM	#8
wild_Willie2 Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: prs 505	No, used two disk check utilities on my readers memory and Flashed the drive again, still no joy....

02-27-2009, 05:01 AM	#9
wild_Willie2 Zealot Posts: 125 Karma: 24 Join Date: Jan 2009 Device: prs 505	Hi there. I FIXED IT!! I disasembled my reader, removed and cleaned the ZIF connector that was connecting the "keys" to the MOBO and reassembled it again. Now it is fully functional again.....