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DS Misc > Figure out firmware of DS unit by serial numbers?

#76723 - zzo38computer - Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:41 pm

I would purchase a used Nintendo DS unit, but I want to know if there is a way to figure out the firmware version by the serial number, in case we can not open it and check the color right at the store.
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#76725 - tepples - Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:47 pm

Serial numbers were found to have only a weak correlation, if any, with firmware versions. (If you want raw data, find it here.)

Ask for the date when the pawn shop bought the system. If this is before October 2005, and the system is silver or electric blue, then it is almost certainly v3 or older.
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