My O3DS suddenly powered off yesterday with a loud pop. I tried powering it on again and it appeared to be starting up (blue LED lit up for a few seconds). However, it popped again and the top screen flashed bright white. No power. Tried to power it on a second time and got the same thing again.
I decided to google my problem and see if I could fix it myself. Found that the likely cause was a few loose ribbon cables. Easy, I thought. Opened it up, jiggled the cables into place and tried to power it up again. Same problem as before. Did a little more research and found that I would need to take the top screen apart. Well, about halfway through disassembly, I figured that I was WAY in over my head and decided to put it back together and get it repaired by someone else.
But then I botched it. I'm 90% sure I tore one of the touchscreen cables upon putting it back into place and I may have seated another cable incorrectly. I also messed the analog stick up. Even after all of this, the damn thing turned on after I was done. The touch screen, however, was unresponsive. I restarted it to see if the "repair" would hold... and it didn't. Same problem as before, but now I have a botched analog stick and touch screen.
So, as someone who has very little electronic knowledge, any recommendations on what I should do now that I've made it worse ?
I decided to google my problem and see if I could fix it myself. Found that the likely cause was a few loose ribbon cables. Easy, I thought. Opened it up, jiggled the cables into place and tried to power it up again. Same problem as before. Did a little more research and found that I would need to take the top screen apart. Well, about halfway through disassembly, I figured that I was WAY in over my head and decided to put it back together and get it repaired by someone else.
But then I botched it. I'm 90% sure I tore one of the touchscreen cables upon putting it back into place and I may have seated another cable incorrectly. I also messed the analog stick up. Even after all of this, the damn thing turned on after I was done. The touch screen, however, was unresponsive. I restarted it to see if the "repair" would hold... and it didn't. Same problem as before, but now I have a botched analog stick and touch screen.
So, as someone who has very little electronic knowledge, any recommendations on what I should do now that I've made it worse ?