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kobokaput · 07-19-2021, 04:20 PM

Has anyone fixed a broken power slider on a Kobo Aura (N415)?

The power slider does nothing. Holding it to the side for a few seconds, or even greater than 1 minute, produces no reaction. Accordingly, I cannot turn the Aura on, turn it off, or manually enter or exit sleep mode.

The only way to get the Aura to "wake" from sleep mode is to plug it into a PC. Then I get the "Connecting to a PC" menu. If I select Connect, I can access the Aura's internal storage on the PC (I use Calibre) and it charges. If I select Cancel, the Aura wakes from sleep mode and charges.

I haven't seen mention of this particular problem anywhere.
It's a hassle to wake the Aura using my PC, so I've turned off all power-saving settings. Turning off the backlight makes the battery last long enough, so that's my "sleep" mode.

I haven't tried a factory reset. I'm not sure that would be possible, given that the power slider appears to be physically broken.

Any fix for this problem? More appropriate thread for hardware troubleshooting?

07-19-2021, 04:20 PM	#421
kobokaput e-reader reader Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jul 2021 Location: USA Device: Kobo Aura (N514)	Aura (N415) power slider doesn't work Has anyone fixed a broken power slider on a Kobo Aura (N415)? The power slider does nothing. Holding it to the side for a few seconds, or even greater than 1 minute, produces no reaction. Accordingly, I cannot turn the Aura on, turn it off, or manually enter or exit sleep mode. The only way to get the Aura to "wake" from sleep mode is to plug it into a PC. Then I get the "Connecting to a PC" menu. If I select Connect, I can access the Aura's internal storage on the PC (I use Calibre) and it charges. If I select Cancel, the Aura wakes from sleep mode and charges. I haven't seen mention of this particular problem anywhere. It's a hassle to wake the Aura using my PC, so I've turned off all power-saving settings. Turning off the backlight makes the battery last long enough, so that's my "sleep" mode. I haven't tried a factory reset. I'm not sure that would be possible, given that the power slider appears to be physically broken. Any fix for this problem? More appropriate thread for hardware troubleshooting?