505 Totally Bricked

revmike · 08-30-2011, 01:07 AM

I should have left well enough alone, but I decided that I liked some of the additons offered by the prs+, well everything went fine until the restart when my reader got stuck on the start-up screen. After trying all the recommendations here I did get the computer to recognize the reader, but it shows 3 drives, but will not allow either or all of them to be formatted. It says that there is no drive there, but they show up. I'm just about ready to throw this brick into a real brick wall. If anyone has any suggestions before I get ready to throw.
Thanks

Mark Nord · 08-30-2011, 02:09 AM

Hello revmike!

I'm sorry to hear from your problems.

But don't panic ....
please read ahead here to not have me type this endlessly.

HTH
Mark

revmike · 08-30-2011, 03:56 PM

Thanks Mark,
The 10 times reset finally worked. I kept getting either the startup screen or the firmware one, but my computer was not recognizing my reader, when it finally did, all was as before I tried to use the prs+.
Thanks again you were a BIG help.
revmike

08-30-2011, 01:07 AM	#1
revmike Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 5282 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: hanford, ca Device: Sony Readers 505 \ T-2, Nook Glowlight Plus 7.8	505 Totally Bricked I should have left well enough alone, but I decided that I liked some of the additons offered by the prs+, well everything went fine until the restart when my reader got stuck on the start-up screen. After trying all the recommendations here I did get the computer to recognize the reader, but it shows 3 drives, but will not allow either or all of them to be formatted. It says that there is no drive there, but they show up. I'm just about ready to throw this brick into a real brick wall. If anyone has any suggestions before I get ready to throw. Thanks

08-30-2011, 02:09 AM	#2
Mark Nord 2B \|\| !2B Posts: 851 Karma: 194010 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Austria Device: Sony PRS505/650/T1/tolino vision 5	Hello revmike! I'm sorry to hear from your problems. But don't panic .... please read ahead here to not have me type this endlessly. HTH Mark Last edited by Mark Nord; 08-30-2011 at 01:40 PM. Reason: typos

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08-30-2011, 03:56 PM	#3
revmike Zealot Posts: 122 Karma: 5282 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: hanford, ca Device: Sony Readers 505 \ T-2, Nook Glowlight Plus 7.8	Thanks Mark, The 10 times reset finally worked. I kept getting either the startup screen or the firmware one, but my computer was not recognizing my reader, when it finally did, all was as before I tried to use the prs+. Thanks again you were a BIG help. revmike

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