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Old 10-11-2016, 06:01 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by naltar View Post
I have several questions:
1. is this a well-known issue?
2. Is it likely to be mechanical (hardware) rather than software issue?
3. can it be fixed by updating firmware? (presumably not). Reset done several times, no effect
4. if hardware issue, can it be circumvented by re-programming physical buttons, i.e. switching the forward / back function? Not a perfect solution, but if he can't fix the hardware and if repair is not worth it, costwise, it's better to have a limping reader than none.
Not a well known issue, but I'm not surprised by it assuming they have been using it since it was new. It really does sound like a hardware problem, not sure you're going to be able to fix it, or at least for a reasonable cost. You could try opening it and seeing if there is something obvious with the switch but you might break the screen in doing so (it can be opened safely, but there is always a risk of cracking the glass substrate of the screen).
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