Kobo screen with Black Bar of Death!

ezryder · 01-08-2012, 03:40 PM

After a couple of years use all over the world, my beloved Kobo has now got the dreaded black bar of death on the screen.

I have tried the reset, charging the battery and reseating the screen connector cable but it still will not fix the display. I have googled for hours on end and found no fixes yet. I have came across several pics on various forums of this exact same issue, but I have not seen anyone who has fixed or has identified the exact problem.

When it is connected to my pc, my pc see it as normal and I can add and delete files at will. This makes me belive that everything internally is running fine and that it's just unable to display it. It has not been dropped or damaged to cause this.

Can anyone point me in the right direction to help fix this?

The Terminator · 01-08-2012, 10:20 PM

This happened to my original Kobo a few months ago as well. I've been told that when the screen does that one of the connectors has come loose, mine was a bit more isolated than the pictures you attached, I was in the warranty so Kobo did replace it free of charge.

Lordvic · 01-09-2012, 10:43 AM

Broken screen. you will have to contact Kobo support (good luck)

01-08-2012, 03:40 PM	#1
ezryder Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kobo wifi	Kobo screen with Black Bar of Death! After a couple of years use all over the world, my beloved Kobo has now got the dreaded black bar of death on the screen. I have tried the reset, charging the battery and reseating the screen connector cable but it still will not fix the display. I have googled for hours on end and found no fixes yet. I have came across several pics on various forums of this exact same issue, but I have not seen anyone who has fixed or has identified the exact problem. When it is connected to my pc, my pc see it as normal and I can add and delete files at will. This makes me belive that everything internally is running fine and that it's just unable to display it. It has not been dropped or damaged to cause this. Can anyone point me in the right direction to help fix this? Attached Thumbnails Attached Images

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01-08-2012, 10:20 PM	#2
The Terminator Retired Posts: 2,552 Karma: 37638420 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Vancouver Island Canada Device: Kobo Touch, Optimus One (2.3), Nexus 7 (4.2)	This happened to my original Kobo a few months ago as well. I've been told that when the screen does that one of the connectors has come loose, mine was a bit more isolated than the pictures you attached, I was in the warranty so Kobo did replace it free of charge.

01-09-2012, 10:43 AM	#3
Lordvic Connoisseur Posts: 87 Karma: 19104 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Toronto / Ontario Device: Blackberry Playbook	Broken screen. you will have to contact Kobo support (good luck)

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