Hi all looking for some advice for new nintendo 3ds xl which has stopped turning on

[Beastmanlee36]

Hi all I'm looking for hopfully some help with new nintendo 3ds xl which has stopped turning on it shows a red flashing light but nothing on screens and when plugged in the orange charge light comes on any help is much appreciated thanks

 

[sup3rgh0st]

Could be a battery issue. If you have access to a spare, try swapping it with a different one and see if the 3ds boots.

 

[Beastmanlee36]

Could be a battery issue. If you have access to a spare, try swapping it with a different one and see if the 3ds boots.

OK thankyou for the reply do you have any idea what It could be if new battery dosnt solve it?

 

[Joom]

How old is the custom firmware you have running on it? I seem to remember this being a thing in the earlier A9LH days.
https://gbatemp.net/threads/a9lh-n3...ore-blue-light-flashes-then-turns-off.458220/

Your SD could also be going bad. If the system can't read a boot payload from it, it'll display this behavior.

OK thankyou for the reply do you have any idea what It could be if new battery dosnt solve it?

Usually, when the battery is the issue, the charging LED won't stay on any longer than a second or two. If the battery isn't holding a charge, though (IE, the power LED doesn't eventually turn blue) it very well could be shot. These batteries have a rather poor shelf life, and overcharging, or not charging them enough, will shorten their lifespan. If you're in the US, or somewhere that's not difficult to ship to, this has been a rather decent replacement for me. My battery started to bulge a couple of years ago, and I've just got around to replacing it. Haven't had any problems with this one.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BBTG75K4

 

[Beastmanlee36]

Hi thank you for the reply I'm not sure as only just received the system but it looks like this when I try to power it on

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How old is the custom firmware you have running on it? I seem to remember this being a thing in the earlier A9LH days.

Your SD could also be going bad. If the system can't read a boot payload from it, it'll display this behavior.


Usually, when the battery is the issue, the charging LED won't stay on any longer than a second or two. If the battery isn't holding a charge, though (IE, the power LED doesn't eventually turn blue) it very well could be shot. These batteries have a rather poor shelf life, and overcharging, or not charging them enough, will shorten their lifespan. If you're in the US, or somewhere that's not difficult to ship to, this has been a rather decent replacement for me. My battery started to bulge a couple of years ago, and I've just got around to replacing it. Haven't had any problems with this one.

Post automatically merged: Nov 12, 2024

How old is the custom firmware you have running on it? I seem to remember this being a thing in the earlier A9LH days.

Your SD could also be going bad. If the system can't read a boot payload from it, it'll display this behavior.


Usually, when the battery is the issue, the charging LED won't stay on any longer than a second or two. If the battery isn't holding a charge, though (IE, the power LED doesn't eventually turn blue) it very well could be shot. These batteries have a rather poor shelf life, and overcharging, or not charging them enough, will shorten their lifespan. If you're in the US, or somewhere that's not difficult to ship to, this has been a rather decent replacement for me. My battery started to bulge a couple of years ago, and I've just got around to replacing it. Haven't had any problems with this one.

Hi sorry for the delay in reply as I'm a new member I had to delete urls to be able to reply to you I'm honestly not sure as I got this as spares and repair off ebay it looks like this when trying to turn on sorry if posting multiple reply still getting the hang of this thanks

 

[Joom]

I got this as spares and repair off ebay

That usually means it was sold to be salvaged for parts. It might have hardware damage. That's the notification LED, though, not the power LED. This still usually means it's not able to find a boot payload on the SD. Download this ZIP archive, and extract its contents to the root of the SD.
https://github.com/LumaTeam/Luma3DS/releases/download/v13.2.1/Luma3DSv13.2.1.zip

Provided it's running a new enough loader, and this is the problem, doing this should get you a bit further. That all being said, we also don't know if it's hacked or not, so this is a bit of a shot in the dark. If it is indeed hacked, but the loader is just really old, this can be followed to get it up to speed.
https://3ds.hacks.guide/a9lh-to-b9s

 

[Beastmanlee36]

That usually means it was sold to be salvaged for parts. It might have hardware damage. That's the notification LED, though, not the power LED. This still usually means it's not able to find a boot payload on the SD. Download this ZIP archive, and extract its contents to the root of the SD.

Provided it's running a new enough loader, and this is the problem, doing this should get you a bit further. That all being said, we also don't know if it's hacked or not, so this is a bit of a shot in the dark. If it is indeed hacked, but the loader is just really old, this can be followed to get it up to speed.

Thankyou very much I will try this and hopfully I can get somewhere (its a animal crossing happy home designer limited edition) and the listing didn't really say much just My daughter's 3ds stopped working. The screen does not come on. It flashes red when turned on. It shows the charging light when in charging. It may be a simple fix for someone but I have no clue about it.

 

[Joom]

Thankyou very much I will try this and hopfully I can get somewhere (its a animal crossing happy home designer limited edition) and the listing didn't really say much just My daughter's 3ds stopped working. The screen does not come on. It flashes red when turned on. It shows the charging light when in charging. It may be a simple fix for someone but I have no clue about it.

Like I said, it's hard to say, especially since the seller didn't give much to go on. It's possible the video ribbon came loose or something. Do you hear any popping noises when trying to turn it on? If so, that's a pretty good indicator that it's physically damaged in some way.

 

[Beastmanlee36]

Like I said, it's hard to say, especially since the seller didn't give much to go on. It's possible the video ribbon came loose or something. Do you hear any popping noises when trying to turn it on? If so, that's a pretty good indicator that it's physically damaged in some way.

OK thankyou again I haven't actually brought it just yet I was just trying to see what the issue could be and if it was worth getting or not

 

[Joom]

OK thankyou again I haven't actually brought it just yet I was just trying to see what the issue could be and if it was worth getting or not

Oh! Well, that does change things a bit. If I were you, I'd reach out to the seller to get some more info. They'll be the best one to answer the question about popping noises, at the very least.

 

[Beastmanlee36]

Oh! Well, that does change things a bit. If I were you, I'd reach out to the seller to get some more info. They'll be the best one to answer the question about popping noises, at the very least.

Hi there pal bit of a update on this spoke to the seller they told me it was his daughters for when they went on holiday it worked on their last holiday. he tried to turn it this year as they were going on holiday again and it would not boot i have now received it and when I switch it on I get a blue light and the backlights of both screen come on and stays on but nothing displays on them there is no water damage and the boards are very clean the battery is slightly swollen he also said there is no cfw installed on the system I was wondering if you had anymore suggestions I could try thankyou

 

[Joom]

the battery is slightly swollen

Hm, that's concerning. I'd find a replacement ASAP if I were you. A bulging battery is dangerous for a lot of reasons, and it could even be the cause of the problem. The 3DS relies on the battery for things like time keeping, and a damaged battery will mess with things like that. Since it's not ever been hacked, this will likely be the first lead to take. Somebody else more familiar with the hardware side of things can also chime in. I think since the backlights are coming on, the video ribbon isn't disconnected, but I could be wrong.

 

[Beastmanlee36]

Hm, that's concerning. I'd find a replacement ASAP if I were you. A bulging battery is dangerous for a lot of reasons, and it could even be the cause of the problem. The 3DS relies on the battery for things like time keeping, and a damaged battery will mess with things like that. Since it's not ever been hacked, this will likely be the first lead to take. Somebody else more familiar with the hardware side of things can also chime in. I think since the backlights are coming on, the video ribbon isn't disconnected, but I could be wrong.

OK thankyou so much for your time and help with this I will try a new battery I'm hoping it's not going to need a new motherboard as they seem to be quite hard to come by these days in the uk

 

[Joom]

they seem to be quite hard to come by these days in the uk

Find one that has a broken screen or something. You'll usually have better luck that way, rather than looking for a standalone board.