Blue Light Fades, system does not power on (yes I read the FAQ on the issue) | /r/3DS | Page 1

rotund sequoia Feb 12, 2023, 9:42 PM

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I read the FAQ on this exact problem and I followed it, but the problem persists. This is an old New Nintendo 3DS system and the issue actually started around 3 to 4 years ago. At the time I thought it was a faulty motherboard. Yes it had CFW at the time, however I wiped its SD card from all its content back when I thought the system wasn't salvageable. I do however have backups of the SD card just before installing CFW and I have a backup of it from just before the problem first showed up. As I mentioned, I tried installing the most recent Luma bootfiles, but that was with a fresh SD card and the files from the backups. I also believe I have a nand file which I assume is the one for this system. I have a suspicion that it might be a faulty SD card slot, but I just want to check if what I attempted is even correct before I even think about it being the slot. I just want to save my eshop purchases (thanks nintendo Sadge )

grim adder Feb 12, 2023, 9:45 PM

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Does it make a click noise?

rotund sequoia Feb 12, 2023, 9:46 PM

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nope

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it doesn't

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it just flashes the light and then nothing

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i tested another battery on it

grim adder Feb 12, 2023, 9:46 PM

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Hmmm

rotund sequoia Feb 12, 2023, 9:46 PM

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and i tested its battery on another system as well

grim adder Feb 12, 2023, 9:47 PM

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Any screen damage?

rotund sequoia Feb 12, 2023, 9:47 PM

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none that seems visible at least

grim adder Feb 12, 2023, 9:47 PM

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Hmmm

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Are all wires in the right place/attached properly some cables like to come out if your system is dropped or shaken too hard.

rotund sequoia Feb 12, 2023, 9:49 PM

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everything seemed fine when i opened it, i didn't check behind the motherboard though

grim adder Feb 12, 2023, 9:49 PM

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rotund sequoia everything seemed fine when i opened it, i didn't check behind the motherboard t...

I would try that!

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That should be one of the first things to check

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Especially because there can be damaged ribbon wires behind it

rotund sequoia Feb 12, 2023, 9:50 PM

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alright i'll give it a try then, i remember i had a repair shop look at it back then and they just said it was a motherboard problem, but i have no clue on how they diagnosed that

grim adder Feb 12, 2023, 9:51 PM

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🤷‍♂️

rotund sequoia Feb 12, 2023, 10:27 PM

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i got a look at it, im not really familiar with identifying damage on these things, but i assume everything looks fine on this side

rotund sequoia Feb 13, 2023, 3:48 AM

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here's everything that was in the backup prior to what i believe was when the issue started

#Blue Light Fades, system does not power on (yes I read the FAQ on the issue)