hello. i have two hacked switches and am having problems with the game card readers.
the one switch, we'll call it the red switch, has had problems with the cartridge reader and was even sent to nintendo before being hacked for a replacement.
the other one, the yellow switch, is newer and has never had a problem.
so the red one, maybe a year after having the cartridge reader replaced, was having problems again. could not read any cart. i ordered a replacement piece from ebay and set to repairing it myself. no matter what i tried, i still got the same message and im 90% certain i am installing it correctly. so i considered the possibility that maybe chinese seller on ebay shipped me a faulty piece. at this point i took the known working cartridge reader out of the yellow switch and put it in the red switch. still the error, but now when replaced in the yellow switch, the yellow switch can no longer read game carts. i am beyond frustrated with this.
is it possible, the red switch is doing something to short or damage the hardware on the cartridge reader pieces? is it possible, something with the firmware, atmosphere or anything software related is disabling the cartridge reader? i even ordered another cartridge reader to attempt replacement only in the yellow switch and yet i still get the message. it is almost as if after one has been removed no replacement will ever work. is it possible i am doing something incorrectly during the install? i have watched the youtube videos and i dont see what could possibly be wrong.
is there a resonable place that could diagnose my switches and do so being ok with the fact they are hacked?
i was so certain this had to be a typical problem but cannot find anything related when searching. maybe i am installing them wrong but it is literally two connections. i have tried countless times assuming that was the issue. i am at wits end. please help. thanks in advance.
the one switch, we'll call it the red switch, has had problems with the cartridge reader and was even sent to nintendo before being hacked for a replacement.
the other one, the yellow switch, is newer and has never had a problem.
so the red one, maybe a year after having the cartridge reader replaced, was having problems again. could not read any cart. i ordered a replacement piece from ebay and set to repairing it myself. no matter what i tried, i still got the same message and im 90% certain i am installing it correctly. so i considered the possibility that maybe chinese seller on ebay shipped me a faulty piece. at this point i took the known working cartridge reader out of the yellow switch and put it in the red switch. still the error, but now when replaced in the yellow switch, the yellow switch can no longer read game carts. i am beyond frustrated with this.
is it possible, the red switch is doing something to short or damage the hardware on the cartridge reader pieces? is it possible, something with the firmware, atmosphere or anything software related is disabling the cartridge reader? i even ordered another cartridge reader to attempt replacement only in the yellow switch and yet i still get the message. it is almost as if after one has been removed no replacement will ever work. is it possible i am doing something incorrectly during the install? i have watched the youtube videos and i dont see what could possibly be wrong.
is there a resonable place that could diagnose my switches and do so being ok with the fact they are hacked?
i was so certain this had to be a typical problem but cannot find anything related when searching. maybe i am installing them wrong but it is literally two connections. i have tried countless times assuming that was the issue. i am at wits end. please help. thanks in advance.