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#New 3DS XL turning on then off with pop after motherboard swap

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tame sphinx May 25, 2023, 10:59 PM

My New 3DS XL has had the black screen of death for almost 6 months now, so I decided to buy a motherboard replacement from iFixit and swapped them with each other. Beforehand, the 3DS would display its charging light and blue LED, but the screens would not turn on. Now, after the swap, the blue LED displays for 3-4 seconds before turning off with a pop. If it helps, I gave up on trying to put the ribbon cable on the top right corner of the visible side of the motherboard (the black one) into the connector, so I’m wondering if that cable is required for the system to boot. Thanks.

alpine bolt May 25, 2023, 10:59 PM

Yes it is

You'll want some thin tweezers to make it easier to put it back in

tame sphinx May 25, 2023, 11:19 PM

ok thanks

it's the camera cable right?

oh and also the orange charging light doesn't display when it's plugged in btw

just making sure that's not a different issue entirely