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DiapDealer · 05-30-2011, 09:15 PM

Hold the power switch over for about 30 seconds (or some other similar seemingly ridiculous amount of time) before releasing it. 15 seconds or so will just get you a reboot... but if you hold it for a r e a l l y long time before you release it, you should get prompted if you want to do a factory reset--if it's not already totally borked, that is.

If you can still access the flash drive via USB, I certainly wouldn't give up on it yet. But on the outside chance that you do get it working, the serial number will probably be on Amazon's black list--since they instructed you to dispose of it. So you probably won't be able to register it regardless. Just something to think about.

05-30-2011, 09:15 PM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,553 Karma: 193191846 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	Hold the power switch over for about 30 seconds (or some other similar seemingly ridiculous amount of time) before releasing it. 15 seconds or so will just get you a reboot... but if you hold it for a r e a l l y long time before you release it, you should get prompted if you want to do a factory reset--if it's not already totally borked, that is. If you can still access the flash drive via USB, I certainly wouldn't give up on it yet. But on the outside chance that you do get it working, the serial number will probably be on Amazon's black list--since they instructed you to dispose of it. So you probably won't be able to register it regardless. Just something to think about. Last edited by DiapDealer; 05-30-2011 at 09:19 PM.