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Originally Posted by anacreon
But nothing doing now : I have a blank screen.
Red button alone = zilch; paperclip = 1" white light; paperclip + red button = white light and blank / grey / back to fixed blank screen. Occasionally the white light stays on - but I turn it off with my trusty paperclip to avoid the battery dying on me.
Anybody has an idea how to salvage the HD?
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Have you tried the full hardware factory reset procedure? Hold the power switch for 20 seconds to ensure your Aura HD is powered off, release the power button, press and hold the light button, use the power switch to turn it on, continue holding the light button until the LED starts to rapidly flash, at which time the screen should display a restoring message.
While it is restoring, connect your computer to Kobo's website, log in and move the trouble book to your trash (this does not delete it permanently, it just keeps it from syncing). Bring up the Kobo desktop and wait for your Aura HD to finish restoring.
Connect and do the setup as usual.
If this doesn't work, then try the magic chant. Check Ken Maltby's early posts on opening his Aura HD for advice -- it's a bit more involved than the Glo due to sticky tape being used.
Good luck!
David