Hardware Switch won't turn on after a few months off.

jomaper · May 10, 2020

Hey guys... Yesterday I picked up my Switch that I had forgotten to charge, and it won't turn on at all. This happened once before and after a few hours charging it just turned on. I know it's probably the battery that drained up, but this time I left it charging undocked, no sd and no joycons overnight and still no signal of any type, not even the charging logo.
What can I do?

bombob · May 10, 2020

Use the dock

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jomaper · May 10, 2020

bombob said:
Use the dock

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Yeah, I guess I should try that now. But I read that it's better undocked.

seany1990 · May 10, 2020

if you have auto-rcm enabled then it takes 24 hours charging to turn on from a dead state

jomaper · May 10, 2020

seany1990 said:
if you have auto-rcm enabled then it takes 24 hours charging to turn on from a dead state

Well, that certainly gives me hope. Undocked is ok, right? Thank you

pcwizard7 · May 10, 2020

jomaper said:
Well, that certainly gives me hope. Undocked is ok, right? Thank you

yes the charger that came with it and after u plug it in hold the power for 15secs to make sure it power off and not in autorcm

Lacius · May 10, 2020

From here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/autorcm-with-the-nintendo-switch-101.515402/

AutoRCM does not drain the battery. What does drain the battery is leaving the console in RCM which can happen due to an improper shutdown. This happened to many users very early in the Switch scene because we were not aware that turning off a console with AutoRCM enabled would cause it to reboot back into RCM. However some users still have this happen by accident and wind up with a console that is either dead or nearly dead. There was another misconception that the Switch could not recharge with a dead battery and AutoRCM but this was also debunked. Meaning even if your Switch runs out of battery, you can always recharge it. Depending on whether or not a payload will work on your console will change how you can charge it.

If your console can still accept payloads...

Press the Power button once
Press and hold the Power button for 12 seconds
Press the Power button once
Connect it to your computer via USB
Send Hekate as a payload
Choose the "Power Off" function
DO NOT unplug your console from this point as now your console will normally recharge. It should gain enough charge to boot up into CFW/OFW in about 10-15 minutes. It should also be noted that this method is the only way to charge the console while keeping it off as trying to charge it in any other scenario will turn on the Switch.

If your console cannot accept payloads...

Press the Power button once
Press and hold the Power button for 12 seconds
Either plug the Switch into your computer via USB or the dock while the dock is connected to the charger
Wait about 30 minutes to an hour
Try sending a payload such as Hekate. If it succeeds, use Hekate's "Power Off" function and keep the console plugged in so it can continue charging at a faster rate. If the payload did not work, try charging the console for longer or charge it elsewhere

jomaper · May 10, 2020

Lacius said:
From here: https://gbatemp.net/threads/autorcm-with-the-nintendo-switch-101.515402/

AutoRCM does not drain the battery. What does drain the battery is leaving the console in RCM which can happen due to an improper shutdown. This happened to many users very early in the Switch scene because we were not aware that turning off a console with AutoRCM enabled would cause it to reboot back into RCM. However some users still have this happen by accident and wind up with a console that is either dead or nearly dead. There was another misconception that the Switch could not recharge with a dead battery and AutoRCM but this was also debunked. Meaning even if your Switch runs out of battery, you can always recharge it. Depending on whether or not a payload will work on your console will change how you can charge it.

If your console can still accept payloads...

Press the Power button once

Press and hold the Power button for 12 seconds

Press the Power button once

Connect it to your computer via USB

Send Hekate as a payload

Choose the "Power Off" function

DO NOT unplug your console from this point as now your console will normally recharge. It should gain enough charge to boot up into CFW/OFW in about 10-15 minutes. It should also be noted that this method is the only way to charge the console while keeping it off as trying to charge it in any other scenario will turn on the Switch.

If your console cannot accept payloads...

Press the Power button once

Press and hold the Power button for 12 seconds

Either plug the Switch into your computer via USB or the dock while the dock is connected to the charger

Wait about 30 minutes to an hour

Try sending a payload such as Hekate. If it succeeds, use Hekate's "Power Off" function and keep the console plugged in so it can continue charging at a faster rate. If the payload did not work, try charging the console for longer or charge it elsewhere

Thank you very much.

Mythical · May 10, 2020

seany1990 said:
if you have auto-rcm enabled then it takes 24 hours charging to turn on from a dead state

Where did you hear this from? He probably just needs to put it in rcm mode again or it's on and needs a payload to be pushed

seany1990 · May 10, 2020

Mythical said:
Where did you hear this from? He probably just needs to put it in rcm mode again or it's on and needs a payload to be pushed

So i checked the place i saw it post the quote for you but it turns out my memory was drastically incorrect. It's 2+ hours not 24

jomaper · May 10, 2020

GUYS IT'S ALIVE.
Holy fucking shit I was giving up already.
Turns out the stupid tegra driver somehow got uninstalled before. Now before you call me stupid I already tried installing it directly from the link provided on tegrarcmsmash, but it said it was already installed.
Now I installed it from TegraRcmGUI and it worked!
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