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					Originally Posted by Server  p.s.  DO NOT SUBSTITUTE THE OEM USB CABLE that sony provides. | 
	
 
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					Originally Posted by JSWolf  Why not? I know I'm not using the cable that came with my 505. There is nothing special about that cable. It's just a standard USB cable with a nin-USB plug on the other end. | 
	
 I've used a substitute cable to transfer books to my Sony.  But I don't have the Sony software loaded and I don't rely on the USB to charge the device.  The USB cable that came with my Sony has a filter block (balun?) on it.