Dsi will not read games

Typically what happens with these and all cart slots is they oxidize over time and that thin layer of essentially rust will prevent a good connection. I just fixed a dsi xl that would not read cards by simply pushing the cart in several times quickly times.

This had the effect of cleaning off the oxidized parts and allowing the cart to fully connect. So before doing anything drastic - try this first - just may save you a costly repair. And if I keep putting the card In and out really quickly, it just switches off. What does that mean?

He said that a message saying the "The SD Card couldn't be recognized. Please end the game and start again. I noticed that the 4th pin from the lock tab was dirty on the SD card.

After cleaning with an eraser still no luck. Tried putting the card into this laptop and there were files on it. I tried a different card in the 3DS and got the same message. Then I snapped some pics of the card connector in the 3DS with my phone to try and get a look at the pins. The contact for 4th pin clock was corroded. It looked much lighter yellow than the rest of the pins. I got a micro-SD adapter and cycled it in and out of the 3DS about 15 times.

I put the original card and the card was recognized and everything seemed to work. In summary: If you are stuck with the "SD Card" message try push-in push out another card a lot to try and get to good contact again.

Snoope Doge snoopedoge. Has your daughter ever put the game in reverse? If so, the pins in the game slots are broken. It happened to my ds as well, and it can't be fixed at home , I'd recommend to look for a guy to fix it.

I meant that if she has ever put the game card in reverse into the game slot with pressure My game stopped working once but when I dropped it it worked again. I may have just gotten lucky, but hey, it worked. Take it out and put it back in. Sometimes, the game is just a tiny bit out of the slot, even if it looks like it's in.

Put a little more pressure on it when you put it in, to make sure it's all the way in. SA2Bisawesome - 12 years ago 6 4. I actually just had this with my pearl version. I simply used a toothpick to rub along the gold parts gently to remove some buildup I noticed. It solved it and none of my data on the game was gone. With the cartridge out, take the stylus out and blow through there.

It should clean it and make it usable again. Definitelyhuman - 2 years ago 5 4. I even formatted settings and everything still didn't work. Hey, the slot were the games go into is most likely damaged or needs to be cleaned. If you look in the slot, there is a door that needs to be lifted up and you can see the pins that read the game.

Shine a light into the slot and see if any of the pins are bent out of position or they have a green color corrosion over them. If you see corrosion, then you can clean it with a nail file. Just be careful, so you do not bend the pins. Lena Marlowe. Hi my DSI had the same problem, so did my sister's but hers is fixed. All she did was shake her DSI and then clean the slot with a tissue. It didn't work for mine sadly. Leigh Brackin. No I found a game out side and it has a dent in it the chip is clean but my dsi xl won't read it.

Chris Mifsud. DDawg Sierra. Hello, I am a YouTuber who has this same problem. As soon as I find a fix it will be uploaded on my channel here. Technical Difficulties. Try putting a clothing tag in the game slot alongside the game. Yes, it does work, but it may take a few tries.