Broken Airport Express base station, What Can I do?

[auadvisor]

I have had my Airport Express Base Station for almost 4 years and last week it just stopped working. No Green/Orange LED, no network, not able to reset, dead as a doornail. It broke before I could reset or reformat it. Now I have no wifi at the house and I decided to sell the unit on Ebay. I have had an overwelhming response to my broken unit and am a little concerned. Do they know something I don't?

Since I did not get to reformat it, I am selling a unit that is still as is. Does this have data on it that can be hacked or should my home Macbook be at risk? I have deleted my home network from my Airport Utility on my Macbook, but not sure what else I can do. I really would like to make some money off it, but not if I am at risk of someone using data stored on the device I cannot wipe off because it is broken. I know my network would still be stored on it and network password.

Any suggestions.

 

[pjarvi]

Question: did you try the reset button on the device? There is a tiny button on the bottom that can be pressed with the end of a paperclip or ball point pen. Check Apple's website for reset instructions.

I wouldn't worry about any data left on when you sell it, other than be sure to change the password you use on your existing devices if they're the same.

 

[Jaro65]

I had the same thing happen to me. Tried resetting, but nothing seemed to work. I ended up purchasing a refurbished one from Apple.