Thread: Troubleshooting Kindle 3 freezes/reboots infinitely
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Old 05-05-2013, 07:33 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by Geoffrey View Post
Mine had the original Kindle 3 Cover with the metal tabs that slide and lock into the slots on the left edge of the unit. It has been said that these tabs, since they are metal, can short out the unit. Inside the lower slot is some circuitry that the LIGHTED version of the same cover draws it's power. I have removed this cover, but it hasn't improved the problem.
I'd ask in the Developer's forum. They might be able to tell you how to reflash the Kindle or other stuff that goes over my head to fix it.

It sounds to me like a corrupted file system or bad drive.
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