Hacking M3 Lite Help! Black Screens.

[civ8888]

Hello all,

I'm in a bit of a pickle here. I bought an M3 Lite Card for my gf. I have an m3 slimSD works great no problems. Here's the setup.

Passcard 3
Kingston 1 GB MicroSD
M3 Lite

After the Passcard 3 splash I get black screens. I have updated the firmware to 29 in GBA mode. When I put the M3 lite without the MicroSD card I get the message "No Sd card detected" I can play games in GBA mode. I just can't seem to boot up the game manager in DS mode. I dont think my m3 lite is bricked as I can play GBA games. I tried putting the MicroSD into an SD Adapter and then using it in my Slim M3 but I come up with the same errors.

I read in some other threads that it may be my SD reader/Writer, but I have loaded my regular SD card without problems for my mini SD M3. I'm completely lost here, I want to say it is a faulty MicroSD card, but I can load games and see files on it. I even checked on M3 wiki to make sure that the MicroSD card is compatible and it is. Am I just out of luck?

Help please!

 

[tama_mog]

You should try another sd card writer.reader, just because it handles one type of sd card fine doesn't mean it'll handle another microsd/adapter fine. Although it's weird you can't even boot into ds mode of the m3.

 

[iza]

take out the M3 and apply light pressure on the outside of the case where the SD is, and insert it and see if that helps...

 

[civ8888]

You should try another sd card writer.reader, just because it handles one type of sd card fine doesn't mean it'll handle another microsd/adapter fine. Although it's weird you can't even boot into ds mode of the m3.

I tried using my good ol 4-1 writer/reader, also tried using my camera docking station to load to no avail. I can't test the pressing method now cause I'm at work card is at home. I'm hoping it is the reader/writer. I still need to test with my friend's micro SD. but that's in like a week.

 

[iza]

i had the same problem. and i was soo worried i had fucked it up. but all i did was take it out, leave the SD in there and squeezed it. put it back in and bam! back to rom heaven....

 

[civ8888]

i had the same problem. and i was soo worried i had fucked it up. but all i did was take it out, leave the SD in there and squeezed it. put it back in and bam! back to rom heaven....

I don't think that is it. Because I get the same problem when i shove the MicroSD into an SD adapter and then put that into my M3 Slim. So it can't be the connects. Also if this was the problem, how would I be able to play GBA games. Of course I will try it when i get home, hell I'll try anything.

 

[iza]

didnt think of that....czw compiled a nice little faq's about error, i cant remember where it was posted though. sorry..

 

[Hoonon]

I tried applying pressure, it didn't work. I have never gotten or can get my M3 to notice the card

 

[sandreezy]

maybe its the passcard?

 

[Hoonon]

If I try to boot via the passcard it says the same thing, but when I hit start it says, "This Product is not sponsored, licensed or endorced by Nintendo."

 

[Hoonon]

I can't get the M3 to see the card at all to even update the firmware. Is there anything I could possibly do or am I stuck returning it?