20 Most Recent Nintendo DS Lite - Page 2 Questions & Answers

What is the screen doing? Does it just flash for a second then turn off? Or does it stay like that until turned off? It could be the screen itself or the ribbon connecting it to the motherboard. Open your DS and see if the ribbon is messed up in any way. It could be the motherboard, too, which could mean you need to replace it. If it flashes for a second then turns off, it means that the screen that didn't flash (be it top or bottom) is needing repair.

The product manual refers to the pamphlet that you received with the game that lives in the left side of the DS game case.

I do not own the game, but looking it up results in the answer 'oxygen'. If that doesn't work, look through the game manual as it should be there.

Are you talking about the back cover or front cover? Either way, before starting you are going to need two things: A tri-wing screwdriver and a Philips screwdriver. To remove the BOTTOM COVER, you must take off the stickers covering the screws and remove the screws. Then, carefully pry the back off, revealing the motherboard inside. To remove the TOP COVER, you must take off the stickers covering the four screws in the corners of the INSIDE top screen. Unscrew them and gently push the inside top screen down until its about half a centimeter apart from it's backside. Then pull the backside off and you have it open. If you wanted to open the DS completely, like have it in half, you should first open the BOTTOM COVER and remove the motherboard after disconnecting it from everything attached to it. Then follow the steps given for removing the TOP COVER and slide the ribbon and cables sticking through from the TOP to the BOTTOM back to the TOP so that they are not sticking through and won't be damaged when you take the DS apart. Then unscrew the power light and voila! The DS should be separated.

Does it click when you press it or does it seem to be out of position? If so, that's an easy fit.To fix this you'd have to open up the DS and re position the button and the pin holding it in place. If not that, its probably got something to do with the trigger inside the DS. When you press the shoulder buttons, they push into a button just below them on the motherboard, which sends a message to the DS. If that has fallen off or started malfunctioning in any way, it could definitely be causing this. You'd have to order one online (link provided to an example) NINTENDO DS LITE BUTTON SWITCH REPAIR PARTS 4 NEW and then solder it in after desoldering the other one, if you know how to do that. If not, there are probably some repair guys with an ad on your local Craigslist who'd be happy to do it for you for a quick buck.

If the problem is internal (ie: the inside of the glass looks dirty) then you'll need to replace the screen. However, Nintendo has a guide on cleaning the outer screen.

This could be a few things. The easiest would be the battery. If the battery's connection points are dirty that may have something to do with your problem. It could also be the charger. Is it approved by Nintendo? Or it could be the charging port itself. If it's damaged internally or not situated right on the motherboard, then it may only be able to charge from certain angles.

Your DS cartridge reader is faulty. Unless you know how to take the DS apart and replace the reader by soldering, you should just buy a new one.

Make sure the ribbon cables or the screens are plugged in. one for each screen and one for the touch screen (i think the touch screen is the one thats causing your problem) its small and comes out easily. please wright back if it works

There is a possibility that your battery has developed a short circuit or is so bad that it pulls down the charge voltage on the charger. You are therefore left starved of a power and therefore no function. If possible, disconnect the battery and run the DS on the charger power alone. If the DS starts to work, I suggest replacing the battery.

ds's dont do internet. and if your saying multi-player, someone has to be playing multi-player 3-4 m away.

no different software save your games on your pc get new card then transfer the games

You can save under the bed.

Hi. Same thing happened to one of my friend's own. Also, when I shook it, I could hear a slight rattle inside as if a small piece had broken off. I took it apart and found that a small surface mount inductor had come off (it was right by the on/off switch I believe). I was able to get it soldered back on and added some glue for mechanical strength (since my solder wasn't as good as original). This worked a while but it came off again and I could never get it to stick and function again. Just shorting the terminals with wire didn't work, it needs at least some 'L' impedance. So, I tried making my own. I took a very small wire-wrap wire I had from my old college days, and wound it around a paperclip about 10times, solder the ends on, and then removed the clip. (think of tiny spool of wire with each end connected to solder pads). Believe or not, it worked and has been fine ever since. Apparently the tolerance for this circuit is pretty loose. FWIW.

Good luck. A fun project either way before giving up.

Take care

Make Sure Nds Wifi is on. And You have connected it with any wifi device. If it fails to get a signal of any wifi device then it may be a hardware problem.

Try to reset setting for 3ds, it mean you need to have default setting to avoid this error. If it still occurs then format all the data from 3ds.