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ArdjanB · 04-15-2011, 08:06 AM

Today I recieved my replacement Kindle DX Int'l. I unpacked it, took off the plastic sheets and did what it said on the screen: (1) Plug it into a wallcharger and (2) slide the power switch. Nothing happened.
So I thought 'OK, that can happen if the battery is really empty, I'll have to charge it for a while'. But now, after 3 hours of charging, I still can't get it working:
* Power switch: nothing
* Power switch for 40 seconds: nothing
I noticed that after a while (>5 minutes), the power light goes off. If I move the power switch, it goes on again.

I than connected the Kindle to a PC, and there I recieved the message that the 'removable media' is not formatted, and if I wanted to format it now? I did not do this...

I have it charged from a USB-charger, because the US charger won't fit in European sockets. I used the same charger and cable for my (old) Kindle DX before, always with success. Full charge in maybe 2 hours...

Am I overseeing something?

04-15-2011, 08:06 AM	#1
ArdjanB Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kindle DX Global3G	New Kindle DX not working: DOA? Today I recieved my replacement Kindle DX Int'l. I unpacked it, took off the plastic sheets and did what it said on the screen: (1) Plug it into a wallcharger and (2) slide the power switch. Nothing happened. So I thought 'OK, that can happen if the battery is really empty, I'll have to charge it for a while'. But now, after 3 hours of charging, I still can't get it working: * Power switch: nothing * Power switch for 40 seconds: nothing I noticed that after a while (>5 minutes), the power light goes off. If I move the power switch, it goes on again. I than connected the Kindle to a PC, and there I recieved the message that the 'removable media' is not formatted, and if I wanted to format it now? I did not do this... I have it charged from a USB-charger, because the US charger won't fit in European sockets. I used the same charger and cable for my (old) Kindle DX before, always with success. Full charge in maybe 2 hours... Am I overseeing something?