#77103 - HyperHacker - Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:43 am
I'm gonna open it up and see if I can get the L button to work again (-_-), anything I should know?
#77106 - ghazi - Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:11 am
You should know that Nintendo has a great Warranty Repair Service that is probably voided if you open it up and break anything else? ;-P
I hope you have a tri-wing screwdriver handy! Good luck! =)
#77109 - octopusfluff - Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:57 am
| ghazi wrote: |
| You should know that Nintendo has a great Warranty Repair Service that is probably voided if you open it up and break anything else? ;-P |
I second that. They even cross-ship.
| ghazi wrote: |
| I hope you have a tri-wing screwdriver handy! Good luck! =) |
I've found the small flathead screwdriver on some models of Leatherman multitool fit the tri-wing perfectly, and is -just- strong enough that if you torque it right, you can loosen the screws without snapping the tip.
Not that I recommend this or anything, since if you torque it wrong, it snaps, and then you have a chunk of stainless steel in your screw.
Whoops.
#77126 - JaJa - Tue Mar 28, 2006 2:42 pm
Main problem is that Ninty, in their infintite wisdom, reflash your DS.
So if you haven't got a Passme 2 and a device capable of using it you stuffed when you get it back.
#77138 - dualscreenman - Tue Mar 28, 2006 4:23 pm
I sent mine in to Ninty for a hinge and stuck pixel repair in November of 2005. I got back the same DS with the same firmware. (V1)
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#77163 - HyperHacker - Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:03 pm
| ghazi wrote: |
You should know that Nintendo has a great Warranty Repair Service that is probably voided if you open it up and break anything else? ;-P
I hope you have a tri-wing screwdriver handy! Good luck! =) |
My warranty expired in December. :-( I guess if I can't fix it, I might just send it to them, but I wouldn't doubt they'd reflash it. If they did, then the cost of the repair, a PassMe2 and a flash cart (I have GBAMP) would probably outweigh the cost of buying an old-firmware DS on eBay.
#77197 - ghazi - Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:18 am
Ouch.
I'm right there with you, though. In that case, I can't think of a good reason not to open it up! I probably would if mine broke. Besides, even if you did send it in, the non-warranty repair is $75 regardless of what you do to it! >=D
Anyway, I would guess that as long as you're pretty careful, and don't have any accidents (I know you've probably already seen tssf's thread, here) you'll be okay?
Good luck again!
#77199 - HyperHacker - Wed Mar 29, 2006 7:29 am
Hey, there's a thought. I should like have it painted or something while I'm in there. But how much does that cost? :-/
#77201 - tssf - Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:02 am
| ghazi wrote: |
Ouch.
I'm right there with you, though. In that case, I can't think of a good reason not to open it up! I probably would if mine broke. Besides, even if you did send it in, the non-warranty repair is $75 regardless of what you do to it! >=D
Anyway, I would guess that as long as you're pretty careful, and don't have any accidents (I know you've probably already seen tssf's thread, here) you'll be okay?
Good luck again! |
HEY my DS works and it's got a cool new shell.. ;)
You can't say you haven't thought about ripping your DS apart, especially if you can't get something to work with it. :D
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#77209 - caitsith2 - Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:39 am
One thing you should make sure to do, if you have to get a new DS, is transfer your Wifi Connection Settings to it, one way or another, if you play the Nintendo WFC games.
#77258 - HyperHacker - Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:19 pm
That won't be a problem. Where can I buy one of those screwdrivers for a good price in Canada, though? I was hoping to fudge it with a small Standard like I did for the battery compartment, but that doesn't seem to be working.
#77259 - tssf - Wed Mar 29, 2006 8:24 pm
| HyperHacker wrote: |
| That won't be a problem. Where can I buy one of those screwdrivers for a good price in Canada, though? I was hoping to fudge it with a small Standard like I did for the battery compartment, but that doesn't seem to be working. |
You can't buy it in any hardware stores, your best bet is to order it from eBay, and hope someone's got it cheap.
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#77300 - HyperHacker - Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:48 am
I noticed. >_< I found a smaller Standard though, and I think it's turning... can't tell for sure.