Problems with DS Lite loading games

[nagra01]

Hello all, my ds lite seems to be having problems loading games. When I start it up it goes to the picto screen and says 'no ds card is inserted'. This happens with original games and my r4 card, can anyone suggest any solutions? Any help is greatly appreciated, thanks....Nags

[barrowmanandrew]

either bent or worn pins, or maybe even summit stuck down the slot restricting connections.

you could take it apart and have a look..

[nagra01]

Cheers pal i'll have a look at it, i'm not really confident enough to take it to bits, i'll let you know how I get on anyway

[maca]

Had same problem m8 as andy said make sure pins are not bent. just shine a tourch down the game slot and have a look if any are bent just straighten them up with a thin screwdriver down the slot. plus i cleaned the pins with pure alcahol and that sorted it for me.

[nagra01]

Great, thanks a lot for the tips lads, i'll give it a try and let you know how I get on, hope I can get it sorted...don't fancy shelling out for another haha

[barrowmanandrew]

they are not difficlt to take apart.

you will need a triwing screwdriver.
tri-wing screw driver | eBay

here's a vid on how to do it.

watch it straight through from start to finish..



the buttons are tricky....

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