Hacking Dusty R4.

[Man18]

My R4 has been getting dusty I guess. It wont boot unless I blow onto the cart/inside the DS. Any suggestions?

 

[jtroye32]

My R4 has been getting dusty I guess. It wont boot unless I blow onto the cart/inside the DS. Any suggestions?

it's probably not a dust issue. make sure the r4 casing is tight and flush by squeezing around the edges

 

[jdee]

I get the same problem sometimes.. even in the midst of playing.. taking it out and blowing does help.. or could it be an issue with my R4?

 

[Destructobot]

I have that problem with my M3 Simply occasionally. I find that inserting and removing the cart about ten times usually fixes it for a few months.

 

[Man18]

Im going to pick up one of the new R4DS carts soon anyway so I may just sell my old R4DS and buy a few 1gb MSD cards.

Today it said it didnt recognize the card all together.

 

[DarkAura]

Like, didn't read it? Does it even boot?

 

[macherie]

How long have you had this R4 for? Is it a first version or second? (With or without spring) ?

 

[Man18]

Ive had it for a few months now (first version). This is the first time it has given me any troubles. It doesnt want to boot sometimes which I assumed was dust because when I cleaned the pins it went back to normal. But yesterday it said it couldnt read/find the TF/SD card.

 

[icepick]

Mine was 'dirty contacts' ...I use an 'old' re-chargeable toothbrush (rotory type)... Giving the R4 contacts a good clean ...has solved the problem for me !

 

[sciencefair]

Mine was 'dirty contacts' ...I use an 'old' re-chargeable toothbrush (rotory type)... Giving the R4 contacts a good clean ...has solved the problem for me !

what exactly did you do to clean it? just brush a clean toothbrush on the contacts?

 

[zeppo]

or you can use a fine cloth...

using a tooth brush... xD