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Posted on Dec 28, 2010

I have a Kindle DX. I turned it on today and it has a black page. How do I get it back to normal?

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Make sure that the kindle is fully charged. Plug your kindle into the wall charger, a yellow light will light up. When the yellow light turns green, your kindle is fully charged. Then try turning on your device. If the device still does not turn on, hold the power switch for 15 seconds, this will reboot the device.

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