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  1. ZetShock

    Gaming Bricked DSi XL (0000FE00) after attempted hardmod

    So after purchasing a used DSi XL and wanting to downgrade the OS on the NAND (and making a backup of it beforehand) using the hardmod SD-adapter method, instead of showing a bluescreen on the screen when powering it on and having it connect to my computer, the upper screen shows 0000FE00 and...
  2. ZetShock

    Hacking Question Find a short to Ground on Nintendo Switch Motherboard

    Alright so finally an update again: I ended up determining that the processor itself most likely had the short by tracing to the point with lowest resistance between the 1.8v and ground rail using a precise multimeter. The resistance became lowest (I believe it went down to 0.4 Ohms) when...
  3. ZetShock

    Hacking Question Find a short to Ground on Nintendo Switch Motherboard

    I did not yet, but that would not explain why there is a low resistance on the faulty board whereas there is a high resistance on the working board between the power rail and ground auto I even tried freeze spray, but the little current that is running through the short is barely heating up...
  4. ZetShock

    Hacking Question Find a short to Ground on Nintendo Switch Motherboard

    Thanks for the detailed suggestions! Anyways, the picture I provided is a reference picture, and not from the board I have. If needed I could post higher resolution pictures of both motherboards from a working and the faulty console. Ill perhaps try flexing the board, but I do not believe that...
  5. ZetShock

    Hacking Question Find a short to Ground on Nintendo Switch Motherboard

    The problem is that when measuring any cap on that power rail you always hear beeping, because you cannot know whether the short is across the cap you are measuring on or if it is across somewhere else, and the cap you are measuring on is connected to that shorted component. Tried that already...
  6. ZetShock

    Hacking Question Find a short to Ground on Nintendo Switch Motherboard

    So its been a while since I last posted something similar, and I have yet again to return to this forum about a repair question for a Switch I am currently repairing for a relative. Anyways, the consoler does not turn on nor does it give any signs of life off of it. Plugging in the battery or a...
  7. ZetShock

    Hacking Question The mighty quest to fix my faulty switch - Freezes after 0-3 Minutes from booting

    Thanks for the feedback! I was hoping to get my problem out to the web so people with the same issue would be able to troubleshoot better using this thread. I currently still need to find someone to reflow the CPU/GPU chip for me as I know it will definitely end up not working again in a few...
  8. ZetShock

    Hacking Question The mighty quest to fix my faulty switch - Freezes after 0-3 Minutes from booting

    Ill make sure to do a self clean cycle on my heat gun. But yeah, the console is still working fine, but as you mentioned it will probably have the same issue sooner or later, probably when I least need it. I will try to find something more accurate for reflowing or I will try @LineoftheDead 's...
  9. ZetShock

    Hacking Question The mighty quest to fix my faulty switch - Freezes after 0-3 Minutes from booting

    So finally, after many days of troubleshooting, this thread can finally come to an end, we have good news! The Switch is finally running functionally, I didnt even get one single freeze since the console has been running for a few hours now! You see, I tried improvisingly reflowing the mainboard...
  10. ZetShock

    Hacking Question The mighty quest to fix my faulty switch - Freezes after 0-3 Minutes from booting

    Update: I was trying to figure out where to get a replacement resistor to put back on the switch from, and surely enough, I found the same resistor and even a very similar power supply chip on the Switch dock board! Even the layout is quite similar to the power management portion on the...
  11. ZetShock

    Hacking Question The mighty quest to fix my faulty switch - Freezes after 0-3 Minutes from booting

    I am aware of the effects of thermal expansion of materials, and it might be a good reason why a specific soler joint looses contact when the chip expands. This does not mean there is no internal fault with any of the chips. But still, reflowing at this point would at least be worth trying...
  12. ZetShock

    Hacking Question The mighty quest to fix my faulty switch - Freezes after 0-3 Minutes from booting

    I finally found the time to read through all the new replies, im quite surprised there are so many! Alright, lets begin with what I tried today. @LineoftheDead I measured continuity between pin 4 (XRST) and the capacitor with the light color 2 components to the right of the missing one...
  13. ZetShock

    Hacking Question The mighty quest to fix my faulty switch - Freezes after 0-3 Minutes from booting

    @LineoftheDead Firstly thanks for such a detailed technical post! If I understand right you mean to measure continuity between the two points the arrows are pointing at on my picture that I attached below? I am currently not at home so I will be able to check continuity in about 6 Hours. If you...
  14. ZetShock

    Hacking Question The mighty quest to fix my faulty switch - Freezes after 0-3 Minutes from booting

    Exactly, thanks for clarifying. Well, I have replaced the termal paste with a high quality one I had laying around from when I was building my pc. What do you mean by 3 layers of paste though? I could only find thermal paste between the CPU shield and the heatsink anyways. Or do you mean the...
  15. ZetShock

    Hacking Question The mighty quest to fix my faulty switch - Freezes after 0-3 Minutes from booting

    [This problem has been resolved, refer to around the end of page 2 of this thread for the solution] So hello and welcome to my first thread on this forum, ever! Since people around here actually seem to have a lot more knowledge regarding console internals and modding, I thought I could ask...
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