Hello everyone, I'm kind of new to the site and "this sort of thing" (never used flashcards as a kid, but I do have a bit of experience in modding and fixing Nintendo stuff) so I'm hoping you guys can help.
A friend gave me an old (presumably bought before 2013) R4 card that "does not work". Tried opening it up and cleaning it with CRC, but it's still not showing up on a DS Lite which I know for sure to work.
I realize that replacing it is the better option, but I'm curious about whether it's possible to identify the problem, and maybe fix it. Not afraid of soldering, I have the equipment and literally nothing to lose since I got this for free.
There's barely any documentation about fixing DS game cartridges beyond cleaning them, but I was wondering whether people on here knew a little more.
The flashcard in question is an r4i v1.4.1 from r4i-sdhc (dot) com. I attached pics of how it looks, inside and outside.
Note: when I opened it up, there was some sticky stuff on the big chip which kind of looked like thermal paste (or maybe some kind of glue?), but I got rid of it while cleaning it. I can apply some more if needed, but I'm quite sure that whatever it was it shouldn't affect the cartridge's functioning, at least initially.
A friend gave me an old (presumably bought before 2013) R4 card that "does not work". Tried opening it up and cleaning it with CRC, but it's still not showing up on a DS Lite which I know for sure to work.
I realize that replacing it is the better option, but I'm curious about whether it's possible to identify the problem, and maybe fix it. Not afraid of soldering, I have the equipment and literally nothing to lose since I got this for free.
There's barely any documentation about fixing DS game cartridges beyond cleaning them, but I was wondering whether people on here knew a little more.
The flashcard in question is an r4i v1.4.1 from r4i-sdhc (dot) com. I attached pics of how it looks, inside and outside.
Note: when I opened it up, there was some sticky stuff on the big chip which kind of looked like thermal paste (or maybe some kind of glue?), but I got rid of it while cleaning it. I can apply some more if needed, but I'm quite sure that whatever it was it shouldn't affect the cartridge's functioning, at least initially.