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JuniperPearl · 06-23-2009, 03:37 PM

Help!

I dropped my PRS-505, and the top strip, where the power button and SD slots are, partially separated from the rest of the Reader at the point where the cover clips in (it can be lifted up to the first SD slot, but the rest is still connected.) It was off when I dropped it, and when I tried to turn it on it was obvious that the power button was broken - it slides with no give like it usually has. When I connected it to my computer it worked just fine - but now I can't turn it off. I think part of the power button, where it connects to the inside of the Reader, broke off, but I'm not positive. I don't want to pull off the rest of the top in case it makes everything worse, which is why I'm not completely sure if a piece has broken off. I can't get the top to click back into the Reader, either, so it's kind of hanging off on that edge.

I'm not particularly technical or handy, and will be asking my father to look at it when I see him later, but thought I would ask here first with the people who have more experience with Readers to see if this has happened to anyone before. If so, was it easy to fix? I'm pretty sure my warrenty has expired (was purchased December 2007) so I wanted to check here before sending it in and paying for a fix.

06-23-2009, 03:37 PM	#1
JuniperPearl Enthusiast Posts: 38 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York Device: Sony PRS-505, Kindle 2, Kindle Fire, iPhone 5, Kindle Voyage	Dropped 505, Now Power Switch Broken Help! I dropped my PRS-505, and the top strip, where the power button and SD slots are, partially separated from the rest of the Reader at the point where the cover clips in (it can be lifted up to the first SD slot, but the rest is still connected.) It was off when I dropped it, and when I tried to turn it on it was obvious that the power button was broken - it slides with no give like it usually has. When I connected it to my computer it worked just fine - but now I can't turn it off. I think part of the power button, where it connects to the inside of the Reader, broke off, but I'm not positive. I don't want to pull off the rest of the top in case it makes everything worse, which is why I'm not completely sure if a piece has broken off. I can't get the top to click back into the Reader, either, so it's kind of hanging off on that edge. I'm not particularly technical or handy, and will be asking my father to look at it when I see him later, but thought I would ask here first with the people who have more experience with Readers to see if this has happened to anyone before. If so, was it easy to fix? I'm pretty sure my warrenty has expired (was purchased December 2007) so I wanted to check here before sending it in and paying for a fix.