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Nintendo 3DS: Не включается и не заряжается Nintendo 3DS

Mon, 28 Apr 2025 11:13:05 -0700

Пытался подключить напрямую к источнику питания на 3.7 вольт. Не включается. Не заряжается. На плате сгоревших или странно выглядящих элементов нету.

⟐ Answered апреля 28, 2025 at 11:13 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: Dont turn on,dont charge

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 03:29:43 -0700

the console was discharged to 0, charging was not at hand, it was not correctly connected to the power supply up to 5v, attached to the battery at the extreme contacts, and at the same time to the terminals inside the battery compartment, then it turned out to buy external charging, the battery was charged, the indicator on charging shows that the battery is charging, the output shows about 4.10 volts, I measured it with a multimeter, but the console does not turn on, there are no signs, help who knows, thanks.

⟐ Edited by author апреля 24, 2022 at 3:29 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: What would need to be replaced in the described scenario?

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:18:33 -0700

My 2011 3DS has been through a lot, and I want to give her some TLC with some new parts and future proofing.

I over-charged her across a few months and needed to replace the battery because of it expanding. However, now she seems a bit slower/fried, game cards not loading in sometimes, boot-up taking several seconds etc.

I've recently seen videos with replacing the charger port with usb-c, replacing the bottom screen for a glass one etc.

I basically want to know what things i should look into replacing and upgrading to help her run more smoothly and last longer!

I'm happy to answer further questions and resources for further reading on 3DS modding is appreciated as I'm also unsure of what I should be searching for.

Thanks for your time!!
~tea

⟐ Answered июля 26, 2026 at 11:18 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: Nintendo 3ds eshop region locked?

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:15:36 -0700

I was in the middle of modding my ds but quickly stopped for noted reasons and know I reset my 3ds entirely to clear it, removed everything from the sd card and now my ehop has the error 007-2001. I wonder how you could fix this???

⟐ Answered июля 26, 2026 at 11:15 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: How do I reset the parental guide without a pin

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:14:47 -0700

How can I reset my 3ds without a pin or secret answer?

⟐ Commented июля 26, 2026 at 11:14 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: 3DS Won't Turn On

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:10:39 -0700

This is the first edition of the 3DS, flame red.

I was driving in a car playing my charged 3DS and then I closed it and set it down. When I came back to it, the screen was black, so I powered it off. It would not power on after I powered it off so I came home and plugged it in. I tried powering it on, and the blue light, the charging light, the 3D Slider light and the Wifi light were all on, but the screen was black. I tried unplugging it, taking out the battery, taking out the SD card and turning it on and off but none of those worked. I checked for water damage, by listening to see if there was a popping noise.

Finally after repeatedly pressing the power button, it went to the screen that comes up when you press the power button once (Not hold down) while the system is in use, where it prompts you to either power off or to return to home menu. From there, it was able to return to home menu, where it was stuck on the loading screen for home menu. (The one where it says Home Menu and has a white backround.) The sound plays when you press the home button, but it stays there forever, I've left it on that point forever and nothing changes. The result says the same whether I do it with or without the SD card. I can turn 3D mode on and have it work while on that screen and the power off screen.

I've been mostly careful with my device, dropped a few times, but I have a wrist strap that has prevented most falls. No water damage has ever happened. A X and Y buttons slightly cracked from excessive SSB4.

I am wondering if this is either something wrong with the 3DS software or if it is some kind of damage to the actual circuitry. Thanks in advance to all who help.

Edit I: 2 Minutes after posting this, I found something that seems to have worked.

I read on... 3ds xl powers on but won't boot

That if you hold (Not sure if it was D-Pad Up or Circle Pad Up so I did both) and it could solve it. So I tried this and it is currently system updating.

Edit II: An Error Occurs while Updating? Can someone help me with this?

Edit III: 3DS was updated to latest version, but now I am back where I started ;-;

⟐ Answered июля 26, 2026 at 11:10 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: Why my R4 doesn't start? (White Screen) System 11.6

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:45:06 -0700

Hello, I have taken my new R4 Just yesterday, I already put the update firmware (11.5) from the official site... the only thing is that it dose not work!! I want to know if i need the official site to release the update version (the 11.6) or if there are other method to make it work.

⟐ Commented июля 26, 2026 at 10:45 GMT-7

Nintendo 2DS: I can't calibrate the battery

Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:23:22 -0700

I bought a battery for my 2DS here on this website. The battery lasts about five hours, but then it keeps flashing red for an hour. I've calibrated it about three or four times. Should I keep trying to calibrate it, or should I request a replacement? Thank you very much.

⟐ Commented июля 26, 2026 at 6:23 GMT-7

Game Boy Pocket: Why is my game boy pocket not turning on?

Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:53:38 -0700

I cleaned the contacts and have continuity, but there are no signs of life. Zero sound, video, or light appear.

⟐ Commented июля 25, 2026 at 3:53 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: Why does it my console turn on but freezes after a while

Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:36:00 -0700

My console turns on and everything is okay, but after some time it freezes, not necessary on a game just randomly freezes.

⟐ Commented июля 24, 2026 at 0:36 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: 3DS doesn't charge. Powers on with charged battery.

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:22:57 -0700

Hi, I just got two 3DSs to experiment with repairing them.

The one in this question does not charge, but it will power on if the battery has charge.

When plugged into the charger, the battery terminals measure bit under 4V, however the charging light does not turn on (battery or no battery).

When I first tried charging it, the battery went from 2.43V to 3.10V but would not go any higher. During this whole time the charging LED was off. I put the battery in another 3DS, charged it and placed it back and it powered on.

If I try to plug the 3DS in, and then remove the battery, it does not stay on.

Anything I could try to repair this board?

⟐ Commented июля 23, 2026 at 18:22 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: Please help me find why my motherboard is dead!?

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:11:57 -0700

Help with this new 3ds xl motherboard, I bought this console that seems DEAD, I took out the ABXY daughter board and put it in another console and it worked fine, so the issue it's in the motherboard but I don't know where? I checked the fuse under the charge connector and it took a couple of seconds but it beep, also checked some pins in the square black chips and some beep some stayed in 1, idk if im doing things right please help!!

I suspect the issue is in the conector for the powerboard but i'm not sure. I have another motherboard to compare this dead one btw

Also charging seems fine, the charge led doesnt turn off with the battery on.

⟐ Commented июля 22, 2026 at 22:11 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: How to transfer EVERYTHING with one 3DS?

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:49:30 -0700

Hi :) So I'm trying to get my data back from my 3DS.. I had it since 2017 and I modded it this year, and I have the NAND backup, but I can't seem to find the button to restore it.. I don't rlly know if I need to change my movable.sed in order to transfer my main NAND, but when I go to the opinons for the NAND in GodMode9, I don't see it.. I tried everything nothing works D: maybe its corrupted but I can't seem to find out.. Do I need another 3DS in order to transfer it in gm9 only? Thanks

I CAN'T DELETE THIS OLD THREAD😭✌💔

(READ POST FROM 2/1/25]

⟐ Answered июля 22, 2026 at 12:49 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi: My Game Card Slot 1 isn't working properly,even tho I hear the click.

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 01:17:01 -0700

l still heard the click of the Game Card Slot 1, but there's no game appearing on the screen. How this happened is l got my DS-i and my little brother was impatient at the time. Very impatient to the point where he put the game card in REVERSE, causing the Slot 1 to not work.

⟐ Answered июля 22, 2026 at 1:17 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: 3ds can only charge to extremely low percentage?

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 00:16:48 -0700

I just recently replaced my Original 3DS' battery with an Ifixit battery, but now it cannot hold a charge longer than 1 bar (even to the point where the red light is flashing.)

I've charged it for nearly over a day and still it won't charge higher than a bar.
Something I noticed is that the charger won't fully go in, but aside from that, I don't really see other issues. Probably because I'm not too tech-savvy.

⟐ Answered июля 22, 2026 at 0:16 GMT-7

Nintendo 2DS: 2DS Black Screen while power on

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:19:24 -0700

So a few days ago, I left my 2DS on the sleep mode for a while and I might or might not drop it accidentally. I don't remember and found out later that when i push the power button to turn it on, the blue led lights and the screen is black,

not black like it was turn off but black we definitely see that it is turn on but won't show anything. (backlight working probably?)

I tried to hold the power 10 seconds and wait but the only image i can see is when I push the power button when it's on and it asks you if you are sure if you want to turn it off. From there, and from there only, I can push the home button and it shows the white screen telling you you're going to the home screen. but it is stuck there and won't go to the actual home screen.

I want to know what exactly is the problem here and if you know how to fix it i would be grateful.

thank you

⟐ Commented июля 21, 2026 at 18:19 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: Faulty power button? Not responding at all.

Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:10:29 -0700

So after getting back on my new 3ds xl after a few months, I found it would not boot. The charging light did appear, and I gave it a while, but still no boot. Somehow, after removing battery, holding the power button, reinserting battery and pressing power button again, I managed to get the console to boot into a Luma menu.

When the console was on, it operated as normal, but I couldn’t open the shut down menu, as the power button wouldn’t respond. After shutting down the console via Rosalina, I am unable to repeat the same method of booting the console.

Any advice?

⟐ Answered июля 19, 2026 at 10:10 GMT-7

Nintendo 3DS: 3DS old, Start button not working (Select and Home working)

Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:34:24 -0700

I opened up my 3DS to clean the L and R buttons.

When I closed it back up, the Start button stopped working later that day, but the Home and Select buttons are still working.

⟐ Answered июля 18, 2026 at 10:34 GMT-7

Nintendo DSi: How do I fix unresponsive shoulder buttons?

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:56:36 -0700

Very simply, the L and R buttons on my DSi don't work anymore. I tried going to Nintendo about the problem, but they said it'd cost at least $50 to repair...and my system is long past its warranty. Will I have to take apart my DS to fix it?

⟐ Commented июля 17, 2026 at 19:56 GMT-7

New Nintendo 2DS XL: New 2DS XL - Blue Light turns on for a second, pops, and shuts off.

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:49:07 -0700

Hi everyone,

I'm troubleshooting a New 2DS XL board with the "blue light on for 1-2s, pops, and shuts down" issue. I’ve done some diagnostics but hit a wall.

What's done/found so far:

Fixed Volume Slider Short: Previously, no light at all. Now it attempts to boot, pops, and dies. It also has a broken sholder button.

Capacitor Swap: Replaced an SMD cap on the backlight/screen rail with a similar-sized one from a donor board. Multimeter shows good continuity on both pads to nearby components.

41-Pin FPC Connector: Two pins are collapsed/bent. They might not be backlight-specific, but they aren't making contact.

Continuity: Followed front-to-back trace diagrams. Two test-point pairs beep fine front-to-back. One pair does NOT beep (suspecting a broken internal via).

My Questions:

The FPC Connector: Could those two collapsed pins (even if non-backlight) fail the POST and trigger the shutdown pop? Should I replace the 41-pin connector next?

Hinge Ribbon Cable: Can I test if the top screen cable is torn inside the hinge without a full teardown? Could a micro-tear cause this exact behavior?

Swapped Capacitor: Could an incorrect rating on my swapped cap trigger over-voltage protection when the backlight booster kicks in?

Any advice on what to prioritize next is highly appreciated!

⟐ Commented июля 17, 2026 at 6:49 GMT-7