Thread: Older Kobo won't turn on
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Old 01-21-2014, 07:16 PM   #15
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Originally Posted by hodjworld View Post
I've tried the paper clip in the pinhole MANY times and it does nothing.
In this case davfor was suggesting HOLDING the pinhole down WHILE turning the device on. Key to all these resets is to make sure you HOLD the power ON for 15-20 seconds BEFORE trying the reset to make sure the device is truly shut down.

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Originally Posted by hodjworld View Post
When I tried this, the light flashes and it says "updating the software" just like if I were to turn it on the regular way.
... this would suggest this might be a hardware rather than a firmware problem.
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