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cjp · 10-12-2008, 06:31 PM

Oh no - my new DR1000S is completely dead. If you see my above posts regarding the battery, I let it run down today, which only took 3 hours after charging all night.

I then plugged it in and restarted it about 1pm this afternoon. For quite some time, the battery box icon was empty, but it had a ligtening bolt over it. The blinking green light was gone and was orange as it should be to recharge. It looked promising!

I then shut it down and waited for more than 4 1/2 hours to check on the charge.

A little while ago, I press on the Menu/Open Sensor. Nothing! It does not start at all. NOT AT ALL. Now when it is plugged into my computer, nothing shows that the DR1000S exists. (That is the first time it hasn't shown up.)

I switched computers, twice, once to my husbands desktop, and then to my Toshiba laptop. Nothing. And I notice now too that when I plugged it in to the different computers, normally the green light above the Menu sensor would come on - but now it doesn't.

I unplugged it. Since it has been fully charging since 1pm this afternoon (it is now 5:20pm), it should easily turn on. But it doesn't. It is completely dead.

I am so very discouraged.
CJP

UPDATE!
Ok - it is 40" later, I unplugged it again. Pressed the Reset button, and it came on! Moreover, all 4 bars are finally there in the battery icon. I am going to let it stay on until the battery is gone again, (but it will probably not be used because I've gotten a bit behind on my work). I am hoping that it will hold a charge for more than 3 or 4 hours this time.

10-12-2008, 06:31 PM	#16
cjp Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Saint Louis, Missouri USA Device: HP Slate 500, Sony PRS-505, Kindle 3G+Wi-Fi, Droid	My new DR1000S is completely dead! Oh no - my new DR1000S is completely dead. If you see my above posts regarding the battery, I let it run down today, which only took 3 hours after charging all night. I then plugged it in and restarted it about 1pm this afternoon. For quite some time, the battery box icon was empty, but it had a ligtening bolt over it. The blinking green light was gone and was orange as it should be to recharge. It looked promising! I then shut it down and waited for more than 4 1/2 hours to check on the charge. A little while ago, I press on the Menu/Open Sensor. Nothing! It does not start at all. NOT AT ALL. Now when it is plugged into my computer, nothing shows that the DR1000S exists. (That is the first time it hasn't shown up.) I switched computers, twice, once to my husbands desktop, and then to my Toshiba laptop. Nothing. And I notice now too that when I plugged it in to the different computers, normally the green light above the Menu sensor would come on - but now it doesn't. I unplugged it. Since it has been fully charging since 1pm this afternoon (it is now 5:20pm), it should easily turn on. But it doesn't. It is completely dead. I am so very discouraged. CJP UPDATE! Ok - it is 40" later, I unplugged it again. Pressed the Reset button, and it came on! Moreover, all 4 bars are finally there in the battery icon. I am going to let it stay on until the battery is gone again, (but it will probably not be used because I've gotten a bit behind on my work). I am hoping that it will hold a charge for more than 3 or 4 hours this time. Last edited by cjp; 10-12-2008 at 07:19 PM. Reason: UPDATE-The Reader came back on!