Thread: PRS-500 Firmware update
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Old 09-18-2010, 06:27 AM   #3
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Originally Posted by jduvall View Post
So I recently received a 3rd hand PRS 500 for free, and I noticed that it is not detected by calibre or my windows 7 computers. I went to their website and I saw that I have to send it in to get it updated to work with both epubs and windows 7. Is it worth it or is rtf going to suffice (I can just upload the books onto a memory card so its not an issue)

Whats the turn around time on the update?
To work with epub - yes you have to send it to Sony, however to work with any Windows you need a special driver that was on the original disk that came with 500.
How do you know that the owners of the reader have no upgraded the f/w before giving it to you?
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