Formatted Sony PRS-505 drive from Windows and now always in USB connected mode

supri · 11-21-2010, 07:43 PM

Hi,
I recently purchased PRS-505 and tried to load the book. However, it was always getting in Boot menu with two items "Sony" and "eApplication". I decided to clean the device in Windows 7 and formatted the drive. Now I cannot do anything with my device - it is always in "USB connected" mode and I cannot copy the original files back as the drive is not recognized by Windows.
Please help!
Thanks,
Max

elcreative · 11-21-2010, 07:51 PM

Did you format the drive from W7... it's probably made it NTFS which is bad... what you actually had was a 505 with another OS installed as well, you should have selected either Sony or eApp and it would have worked perfectly... not much help now I know...

Did you try charging for a few hours with an external PSU (barrel connector) as it's also possible that it's got a flat battery... it doesn't use power to display something on an eInk screen and sometimes you end up with a screen like yours simply because that was the last thing displayed when battery went flat... it then looks like it's doing something when it's actually waiting for power

desertgrandma · 11-21-2010, 08:19 PM

Welcome to MobileRead, supri

doreenjoy · 11-22-2010, 02:38 AM

Try a hard reset of the reader?

kartu · 11-22-2010, 08:21 AM

supri, what original files are you talking about?
Simply reset the device, if you have successfully formatted internal memory, it will boot without any problem.

Mark Nord · 11-22-2010, 10:53 AM

And may I add, don't forget to power it on again (slide the power-switch) after pushing the reset-button.
As reset just cold-stopps the OS. Leaving the display in its last state.
(I neary got crazy by reseting my 505 the first time and nothing was happening)

BWT we use this this behavior of E-Ink displays for the standby Wallpapers

11-21-2010, 07:43 PM	#1
supri Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: PRS-505	Formatted Sony PRS-505 drive from Windows and now always in USB connected mode Hi, I recently purchased PRS-505 and tried to load the book. However, it was always getting in Boot menu with two items "Sony" and "eApplication". I decided to clean the device in Windows 7 and formatted the drive. Now I cannot do anything with my device - it is always in "USB connected" mode and I cannot copy the original files back as the drive is not recognized by Windows. Please help! Thanks, Max

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11-21-2010, 07:51 PM	#2
elcreative Wizard Posts: 2,888 Karma: 5875940 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: PRS505, 600, 350, 650, Nexus 7, Note III, iPad 4 etc	Did you format the drive from W7... it's probably made it NTFS which is bad... what you actually had was a 505 with another OS installed as well, you should have selected either Sony or eApp and it would have worked perfectly... not much help now I know... Did you try charging for a few hours with an external PSU (barrel connector) as it's also possible that it's got a flat battery... it doesn't use power to display something on an eInk screen and sometimes you end up with a screen like yours simply because that was the last thing displayed when battery went flat... it then looks like it's doing something when it's actually waiting for power

11-21-2010, 08:19 PM	#3
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, supri

11-22-2010, 02:38 AM	#4
doreenjoy 01000100 01001010 Posts: 1,889 Karma: 2400000 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Polyamorous	Try a hard reset of the reader?

11-22-2010, 08:21 AM	#5
kartu PRS+ author Posts: 1,637 Karma: 2446233 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300, 505, 600, 650, 950	supri, what original files are you talking about? Simply reset the device, if you have successfully formatted internal memory, it will boot without any problem.

11-22-2010, 10:53 AM	#6
Mark Nord 2B \|\| !2B Posts: 851 Karma: 194010 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Device: Sony PRS505/650/T1/tolino vision 5	And may I add, don't forget to power it on again (slide the power-switch) after pushing the reset-button. As reset just cold-stopps the OS. Leaving the display in its last state. (I neary got crazy by reseting my 505 the first time and nothing was happening) BWT we use this this behavior of E-Ink displays for the standby Wallpapers

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