3DS Wifi Chip Bad?

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When trying to go play Pokemon Platnium, I got a strange communication error before I could load my save. After some research and checking Soul Silver, i got the same error. After checking that my SD card was not corrupted through H2Testw, and suddenly my 3DS staring to crash on the homescreen with the error ErrDisplay, I can only conclude that my Wifi chip is going bad.

I am someone with little to no experience with messing with hardware. I hear that reseating and/or replacing the Wifi chip is not very hard, but should I try and replace it myself as someone who has never openned a 3DS before? Additionally, my 3DS is Japanese. Is there a specfic Wifi chip I need to purchase?
 
I hope you're using the O3ds, then it's easy to replace the Wi-Fi board.
If it's a New 3DS, it can only be sent for repair or have the motherboard replaced.
 
I hope you're using the O3ds, then it's easy to replace the Wi-Fi board.
If it's a New 3DS, it can only be sent for repair or have the motherboard replaced.
It is the O3DS. However, I'm still uncertain about opening it up by myself, as I am someone who has never opened a 3DS
 

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