Broken DS

[DiJan]

First of all sorry for my bad english, I'm Dutch (not that that is an excuse )

No it's broken...!
WTF... What does it care, I never play on it

Good, but I'm not the type to throw things away.
I found your forum, when I was having my daily YouTube hour.
You guys are really great! Portable Nintendo 64s, why Nintendo never made one!

I'm not here to talk, I'm here to ask a question... What to do with my broken ds (it's broken in two halves and when I turn the bottom halve on, it's only flashing)?

Can I restore the bottom part to make a funny gba of it?

[DiJan]

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So with some wall smashing, I got the screen out of the upper part.
Man Nintendo really has to make their consoles more easily to be modded!

So Ive got a screen and a chip, where I don't know it is for.

This doens't really bother, because it's all about the lower screen...
The problem is, I can't make the lower screen turn on... Is the upper screen needed for that?

If it is, how will I ever make the GBAi (the name for my first project )!?

[desertman123]

- Bump -

So with some wall smashing, I got the screen out of the upper part.
Man Nintendo really has to make their consoles more easily to be modded!

So Ive got a screen and a chip, where I don't know it is for.

This doens't really bother, because it's all about the lower screen...
The problem is, I can't make the lower screen turn on... Is the upper screen needed for that?

If it is, how will I ever make the GBAi (the name for my first project )!?

You know there are phillips screws under the 4 pads on the front of the screen (or at least on the PHAT)

[palmertech]

I will type in simple English so you understand what I say!

DS needs all parts plugged in to turn on, because it has a built in test when you turn it on that checks for parts. Is a way for Nintendo to make money by not letting you use broken DS at all!

Someone here named TysonDS has made a mod to let you use only bottom, but it is very hard to solder, with small connections. But, new screens and cases are very cheap for DS from this site, with free worldwide shipping! Here are links to internet pages where you can order a new top screen and a new case:

Screen: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.3161" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Case: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14103" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Those are for DS Lite, if you need original "phat" DS parts, tell me, and I can find those parts for you, too.

To take apart, you will need special Nintendo Tri-wing screwdriver, get here: http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.2905" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Let me know if that helps!

[DiJan]

Let me know if that helps!

Mean Nintendo, from now on I hate them!
But Im better in understanding English, than speaking it... So
Thanks for your answer!