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2 3ds xl powers on but won't boot
Its 2 in the morning and I have been trying to repair a 3ds xl for hours. I am at my wits end here, so bear with me. I bought a broken 3ds xl off ebay thinking I could repair it. I do Ds lites all the time, and stupid me thought I could handle the complexities of a 3ds xl. First mistake. Second mistake was that i bought more than one. 3 (already broken) motherboards, 3 top screens, 1 stripped screw and various other swapping of parts later, I still don't have a fully functional 3ds xl. Here's my problem. When put completely together (minus a few screws for the sake of time), The 3ds powers on, the screens turn on (as in the backlight turns on) but the screens remain black. Things I've tried: Reseating all of the ribbon cables. Checking the wifi module to see if it's connected. Swapping the wifi module. Swapping the battery. Holding the power button down for 10 seconds while holding the wifi button simultaneously. I am already looking into buying a (functional) 3ds xl, so before you give me the Very Helpful (insert sarcasm here) suggestion of buying a new one (or a "New" 3ds xl), Please do me a favor and Don't.
TL;DR: I'm hungry, tired, and desperate. Please help me.
Edit: I forgot to mention that I have one more motherboard that I haven't yet tried. Should I try swapping that one out, or am I screwed?
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I also feel your pain. I bought 2 off eBay as well with this exact problem. So far, all of my research is pointing to sleep issues with a bad update installation. If this is the case then I doubt there is much we can do to fix this (commonly referred to as the BSoD - black screen of death).
Have you tried holding the 'L,' 'R,' 'Up' & 'A' buttons before powering the system on? I haven't had a moment to test that out but I've heard some have had some success with that, along with reseating the WiFi module, etc.
Due to the age of this post, if you've found an answer/fix, please let us know what you did to correct this issue.
Andrew Fillhart tarafından
I've been having this problem as well with an XL I got recently, but I can shed a bit more light on how it started with mine.
I had bought an XL for cheap because the original owner has damaged the headphone jack. The rest of it was functional. Shortly after I was asked by a friend to fix his system, which would 'pop' and turn off when turned on. My idea for a quick fix at the time was just to switch the motherboards and the shells, and deal with the busted ribbon cable later. However before I could get to doing the swap, the container that both systems were in was dropped. After that point I had the same symptom in the good system, regardless of which board was being used.
My suspicion is that the boards are healthy, but it could be something wrong with the upper half of the shell (possibly the magnet which triggers sleep mode).
Also I tried the L + R + Up + A method, but all this did was cause the wireless light to flash. Reseating and swapping the wireless cards had no effect either.
Jill tarafından
Haven't found a solution yet. I just recently moved so I haven't gotten a chance to tinker with it as much as I'd like.
megarie lang tarafından
@redterror117 I didn't realise there was a magnet that triggered the sleep mode. If this is the case it will certainly help track down the problem these 3DS' are having. When I get around to opening one up (again) I'll look around for what you suggested.
Andrew Fillhart tarafından
From what I recall, the long term exposure of a strong magnet can cause the 3ds to be stuck in sleep mode. Further research on this website states that there's a magnet in the speaker, which when comes close enough to the motherboard will trigger sleep mode.
Anyway I need to get a hold of another XL to work with, but I'm still thinking that the problem lies in the upper screen components. I'll update with confirmation once I get the parts to fix the other XL
Jill tarafından
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