[scotteggshell]

Hi I have a sick 505.
It is about 4 mos old.
Recently it has been "locking up " during reading, requiring a reset (pinhole). This was happening approx every 200 - 300 pages (estimated)
The last couple days the problem has accelerated so I couldn"t read 10 pages without a reset.
I tried removing SD card. NoJoy
I tried Formatting internal memory.NoJoy
As a last ditch I attempted the Russify hack to try to replace the O/S etc.
The flash seemed to work until the reboot , when it rebooted a dozen or so times then displayed " Firmware Upgrade did not complete succesfully , please try again"
When I attach USB, the message changes to: Updating firmware Now.
The connect software simply says "Error"
The mass storage drive displays one file "Protected !!" and the drive only appears to be 44kb in size. Other drives not displayed.

I know there are some very clever, experienced people on this forum...

Please Help

Thanx
Scott