Tutorial
Updated
Nintendo DSi : Create 2 GB SD Card from 4 GB or Larger (Windows Only)
Hello, here i just want to share a simple tutorial about how to "CROP" any SD Card larger than 2 GB to only 2 GB, so it will be readable on Nintendo DSi system with HiyaCFW, Unlaunch or any DSi exploits that made system showing "An error occured" when turning the DSi ON
edited, thanks to @ScarletDreamz and @KleinesSinchen
{Requirement}
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edited, thanks to @ScarletDreamz and @KleinesSinchen
{Requirement}
- Windows PC (at least Windows XP)
- A unused "SD Card (SDHC or SDXC)" (you can use "Micro SD (Micro SDHC or Micro SDXC) with SD Card Adaptor" too)
- What the difference between SDHC and SDXC ?
A SDHC or SD High Capacity is a SD Card that has capacity between 4 GB and 32 GB.
A SDXC or SD Extended Capacity is a SD Card that has capacity between 32 GB and 2 TB (or even more).
- What the difference between SDHC and SDXC ?
- Make sure the SD Card you'll use is UNUSED or no any important data inside of it, because we'll format this SD Card (obviously)
- Insert your SD Card or on your PC (i'm here using Micro SDHC with Adapter )
- Open RUN (on keyboard, Press "Windows Logo"-key and "R"-key)
- Type "diskmgmt.msc" (without quotes) and press "ENTER"-key
- Your SD Card is the "Removable" one, and if you attached more than one "Removable" device, for safety reason, you can remove them first and leave your SD Card attached to make sure you don't make an accident by working with wrong Removable device
- Right click on the shaded area and click delete volume, click Yes on confirmation window, and the blue-bar will changed into black which is indicated that the selected partition is unallocated like this
- Right click on the same area again, and click "New Simple Volume"
- Click Next and fill "Simple volume size in MB" with 2048 (because, 2048 MB is equal to 2 GB)
- Click Next, you can choose what drive you want to assign to this volume
- Click Next and fill the settings with :
- File System : FAT32 (because, we're using only 2 GB space, and using it to store tiny files)
- Allocation Unit Size : 4096
- Volume label : (name it whathever you like )
- Check the "Perform a quick format"
- Click Next, and Next again, wait for the partition tobe formatted
Congratulations!, Your new 2 GB SD Card has been created !
- Yes, the remaining space is unused, as you thought , thats why, i want you to make sure that the SD Card is unused
{Note}
- If the SD Card not working, you just re-format it using Panasonic SD Card Formatter, like recommended by many Nintendo homebrew masters
- Please notice me and tell moderator to delete this (if necessary), if the identical topics is already exist (as long as i have checked by title before, there's none post about this)
- Sorry if my english is confuse you, i always do my best on each of my post to make sure you understand what i mean
Last edited by cimo95,