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Nintendo DSi: de r knop reageert niet meer..

Fri, 25 Mar 2022 01:53:29 -0700

De r knop reageert niet meer. Kan ik dkt zelf repareren en zo ja, hoe.

⟐ Answered maart 25, 2022 at 1:53 MST

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: Gyro works but is really wonky and jank. Fix?

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 08:54:31 -0700

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1T4JACTr...

Game Boy Advance: Gba gaat niet meer aan. Power lamp gaat niet aan, beeld gaat niet aan.

Sun, 29 Nov 2020 09:21:56 -0700

Powerlamp gaat niet meer aan, beeld gaat niet aan. Batterij al proberen te vervangen dat is het niet. Is zoiets nog te repareren?

⟐ Answer accepted november 29, 2020 at 9:21 MST

Nintendo DS Lite: Waarom is mijn bovenscherm stuk?

Wed, 28 Aug 2019 13:12:48 -0700

Mijn topscreen van de nintendo ds werd laatst ineens wit.het geluid en touchscreen en de rest doen het nog prima,maar ik weet niet wat ik aan dit probleem kan doen en hoe??ik heb gewacht of het vanzelf normaal werd maar helaas niet.

Kan iemand me ermee helpen??dankje!

⟐ Answered augustus 28, 2019 at 13:12 MST

Nintendo 2DS: Why won't my Nintendo 2DS power on?

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 08:01:04 -0700

After charging my device overnight,when turning the power switch to ON, the 2DS screen remains black and the power LED remains unlit.

⟐ Commented september 01, 2026 at 8:01 MST

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: My screen will freeze instantly

Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:56:22 -0700

First of all I try and power my 3ds and the screens will not turn on but the blue light is present. I boot it into safe mode, my screen will instantly freeze and I will be unable to connect to the internet or update my system. Removed the micro sd card to rule out a corrupted card. The freezing problem will still remain. What can I do to get my system to stop instantly freezing

⟐ Commented augustus 31, 2026 at 21:56 MST

Nintendo Game Boy Advance SP: Volume slider stuck at full volume

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:14:12 -0700

Is there a specific way to access the volume slider to get it to function again?

⟐ Answered augustus 30, 2026 at 22:14 MST

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: New 3DS XL constant error screen

Sun, 30 Aug 2026 21:52:26 -0700

I tried to boot up my 3DS after 1-2 years since I last touched it, when plugged into a charger the charging light only shows up after 10-20 minutes of charging, once I turn it on it works for a few minutes and then starts stuttering and finally freezes at the "An error has occurred" screen, holding the power button doesn't turn it off unless I take the battery out. The blue light goes off briefly before coming back on just before the error screen shows up.

So I've swapped the battery, disabled the wifi, removed the SD card but the error screen still shows up after working for 1-2 minutes

⟐ Commented augustus 30, 2026 at 21:52 MST

Nintendo 3DS XL: 3ds hinge keeps popping back

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:22:31 -0700

Dear people from the internet,

My brother dropped his 3ds XL and hereby he broke the case of his 3ds XL. My other brother and I bought him a new case and I'm trying to put the motherboard from the old case in the new one. Since the hinge got lost, I bought a new one for him, but I can't seem to put it in the case. I tried to follow the steps from this movie (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVn_m_OI... see 10:24 ) . I did al the other steps via ifixit pictures, but I couldn't find a good picture for the hinge.

Whenever I try to open the 3ds XL, the hinge keeps popping back (see https://vimeo.com/200072013).

Does someone know if I'm doing something wrong or if I bought the hinge for another 3ds or something?

Thanks in advance by a sister who lost all hope...

⟐ Commented augustus 27, 2026 at 15:22 MST

Nintendo 2DS: My 2ds console's reader doesn't read the SD card.

Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:58:13 -0700

My Little Brother struck the SD upside down in the slot and after 30 Min I GOT It out.It doesn't read any SD (no write protection problem), the SD is good (I checked on the PC) and It says that It cant read the SD.What can I do?

⟐ Answered augustus 25, 2026 at 14:58 MST

New Nintendo 2DS XL: Stripped tri-point screw on New Nintendo 2DS XL back cover

Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:42:41 -0700

Trying to replace the battery on a New Nintendo 2DS XL, but one of the 6mm tri-point screws on the bottom panel is stripped. Tried using a Y00 screwdriver, downward pressure, and a rubber band, but it's not working. How can I remove it?

⟐ Answer edited augustus 24, 2026 at 23:42 MST

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: Can the white latch on this main board be fixed back into place?

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:01:09 -0700

I put in a new (old) main board I bought from ifixit into my New 3DS XL and it looks like the bottom screen latch has come apart.

Does anyone know if the white part of the latch can be put back into place or if I will need to have the whole latch replaced?

⟐ Commented augustus 17, 2026 at 8:01 MST

Nintendo 2DS: Sd Card Slot Bad

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:03:42 -0700

I am pretty sure the SD card slot on the 2ds is bad. I've put different SD cards into it. It always says that the card is write protected. I know that its not.

Is there a way I can fix it? I read somewhere that maybe the arm inside the SD card slot for write protection is broke but I can't find anything on how to fix it or how to replace the whole sd card slot if I buy a new one to replace it. Thanks.

⟐ Commented augustus 17, 2026 at 1:03 MST

Nintendo 3DS XL: My Nintendo 3ds Xl has a ds cartridge instead of a Norma 3ds Xl one

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:15 -0700

Yeah like the title my cousin gave me his 3ds Xl and I've just found out that yust the cartridge is from the normal ds

⟐ Answered augustus 15, 2026 at 9:00 MST

Nintendo 2DS: I can't calibrate the battery

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:44:11 -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 augustus 14, 2026 at 0:44 MST

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: Black screen of death?

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 22:40:18 -0700

So I've had this 3DS for years, it was the first system I ever played on and the first game i ever played on it was Ocarina of Time(good memories) But after nearly a decade now i had the issue where it powers up and you can hear the system sound but the screen stays completely off. I've tried all the old tricks like taking out the wifi panel and holding the L-up and A button when powering on. i checked what i believe is the ribbon cable that attaches to the camera, Speaker and top screen all had corrosion. I've cleaned them all and i still have the same issue as before.

⟐ Answered augustus 11, 2026 at 22:40 MST

Game Boy: When I turn it on, the Nintendo logo is a black bar, can this be fixed

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:56:36 -0700

So I don't have any games for it, but I've been wanting to sell this game boy and I was wondering if there were a way to fix it. When I put batteries in it, and turn it on a black bar falls from the top of the screen (I'm assuming it says gameboy, or Nintendo.) Also the battery light is red. I'm not sure if that's good or not, but I'm just wondering if you could help me. Thank you for your time!!

⟐ Answered augustus 10, 2026 at 19:56 MST

Nintendo 3DS: My 3ds does not turn on from battery. I found a short circuit.

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 19:43:30 -0700

My 3ds does not turn on from battery. I found a short circuit as in the picture below:

These are the things I tested:

Insert battery: turn it on —> nothing happen (no light)
Remove battery, plug in charger: when plug in charger, charging led (yellow led) turns on for about 5 seconds then off. Turn on the device —> nothing happen (no light)
Insert battery, plug in charger: when plug in charger, charging led (yellow led) turns on for about 5 seconds then off. Turn on the device —> device turns on and works as normal.

These are the things I found:

Battery fuse was broken
There is a short circuit as in the above picture

Please help me to fix it. Thank you!

⟐ Commented augustus 10, 2026 at 19:43 MST

Nintendo 3DS XL: Upper LCD is Dark/Black

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:55:20 -0700

The Upper LCD screen is dark/black. I say Dark because if I have a powerful light shine in to it I can still see the game. This probably occurred due to rogue liquid (soda) finding it's way in to my console.

I would like to add this occurred after the top screen was flickering for a few minutes. Then the system shut off, and when I restarted it the top screen has been dark as it is now. Restarts don't change anything.

Everything else functions perfectly normal.

So I followed the Upper LCD Replacement guide, I haven't finished it yet though but everything is taken apart. My question is, should I replace the screen still as depicted in the guide? Or shouldn't there just be some grime (because soda) I can wipe/scrape away? I am incredibly, incredibly poor. I'm making less than my rent right now, which is why I ask. 10$ even is very important.

I found some grime I scraped away on the ribbon on step 18, dunno what that ribbon does though. Could be more elsewhere.

Guide I followed: Nintendo 3DS XL Bovenste LCD-scherm vervangen

From this question: How do I fix my black top screen on a 3ds xl?

⟐ Commented augustus 09, 2026 at 9:55 MST

Nintendo 3DS XL 2015: New 3DS XL lower screen replacement sold on iFixit

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:07:15 -0700

Does anyone know if the replacement lower screen sold here comes with the digitizer?

⟐ Commented augustus 09, 2026 at 9:07 MST