Bummer, Broken Power button too!

mandude · 07-19-2012, 14:25

I came to this forum to see if there is a fix or how much it will cost to have fixed. Weird that I am not the only one! Except what happened to me was I dropped it (not even on the side) and it stopped work. Then I was an idiot and tried to remove the power button, and wound up ripping the switch that is on the powerboard off (or maybe it was off anyway).
So I cant turn y mp3 player on (but still works plugged in)

Id rather just buy another one, but don't see any for cheap. On Ebay the 8GB is still going for $189! Forget that, I have the 20gb. Maybe time for a new Cowon. Even though I dont think I've had this for more than 2-3 years as well... no bueno.

mandude · 07-20-2012, 11:45

Is there any way to change a setting, where either another button could become the power button, or at least another button could wake it up from sleep? a tweak of some sort?

briant1234 · 07-21-2012, 16:33

hey i have the same problem! happaned after i put it into a bag, and it came out broken >.> Anyway, i called cowon, and they said it would cost 47 bucks out of warrenty. sucks... unfortunetly, i dont htink you can remap the power button.

news190 · 07-23-2012, 13:20

Hello Mandule,

Are you able to sold the micro power switch ? or the switch is totally broken ?

mandude · 07-23-2012, 19:13

it came off the motherboard. I dont know what im doing to do it myself. I also dont have a screw driver small enough to remove these annoying tiny screws on the back.

07-19-2012, 14:25	#1
mandude Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 18	Bummer, Broken Power button too! I came to this forum to see if there is a fix or how much it will cost to have fixed. Weird that I am not the only one! Except what happened to me was I dropped it (not even on the side) and it stopped work. Then I was an idiot and tried to remove the power button, and wound up ripping the switch that is on the powerboard off (or maybe it was off anyway). So I cant turn y mp3 player on (but still works plugged in) Id rather just buy another one, but don't see any for cheap. On Ebay the 8GB is still going for $189! Forget that, I have the 20gb. Maybe time for a new Cowon. Even though I dont think I've had this for more than 2-3 years as well... no bueno.

07-21-2012, 16:33	#3
briant1234 Kizu Fan #1 :D Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: NJ Posts: 491	hey i have the same problem! happaned after i put it into a bag, and it came out broken >.> Anyway, i called cowon, and they said it would cost 47 bucks out of warrenty. sucks... unfortunetly, i dont htink you can remap the power button. __________________ Dead/retired players: Ipod Shuffle 1GB, Zen Mozaic 2gb Current PMPs: Cowon J3 48gb w/ Leather Case IEMs: Altec Lansing Uhp336, Jbuds J3 Headphones: Audio Technica ATH-M50, Philips Shn9500 Noise Cancelling UCIs: [Mainmenu: -->Cheetah GTX\|Paper\|Cheetah XT] [Music: Sense] [Picture: Vision] [Browser --> Leaf 2 with Coverflow]

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07-20-2012, 11:45	#2
mandude Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 18	Is there any way to change a setting, where either another button could become the power button, or at least another button could wake it up from sleep? a tweak of some sort?

07-23-2012, 13:20	#4
news190 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 3	Hello Mandule, Are you able to sold the micro power switch ? or the switch is totally broken ?

07-23-2012, 19:13	#5
mandude Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 18	it came off the motherboard. I dont know what im doing to do it myself. I also dont have a screw driver small enough to remove these annoying tiny screws on the back.