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Gregg Bell · 12-19-2014, 01:12 AM

My Sony PRC300 is stuck on continuously loading. I've tried everything (soft re-set, hard re-set etc etc). Now a Sony tech said to format it with FAT32. I haven't come across any such thing Googling around. Is that the sort of thing that will restore the Ereader or will it mess it up even more (and maybe nix my chance of returning it for a refund)? Thanks.

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12-19-2014, 01:12 AM	#1
Gregg Bell Gregg Bell Posts: 2,266 Karma: 3917598 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Itasca, Illinois Device: Kindle Touch 7, Sony PRS300, Fire HD8 Tablet	Will reformatting restore a malfunctioning eReader? My Sony PRC300 is stuck on continuously loading. I've tried everything (soft re-set, hard re-set etc etc). Now a Sony tech said to format it with FAT32. I haven't come across any such thing Googling around. Is that the sort of thing that will restore the Ereader or will it mess it up even more (and maybe nix my chance of returning it for a refund)? Thanks. Moderator Notice I'm locking this thread as it effectively duplicates this thread [B]does sideloading to an ereader with Calibre work well with Linux? Last edited by BetterRed; 12-19-2014 at 01:39 AM.