Hacking SCTWO vs 3DS slot

[Dylan]

Just wondering how everyone else's is? I tried mine in my 3DS for the first time the other day and it really doesn't fit well. I guess it wasn't too bad going in but when getting it out I was a little afraid of causing the slot damage. It's kinda weird because it fits perfectly in my DS lite so i'm a little confused.

 

[chemistryfreak]

Mine doesn't seem to fit well too...It is difficult to eject the DS2 out from the 3DS. Inserting the DS2 requires a little force..i am kinda worried that it may damage the Pins.

 

[Deleted member 94204]

I just got my GBAtemp Supercard today and I think either it or a combination of other flashcards may have damaged my pins. See my thread I posted here http://gbatemp.net/t297999-dstwo-not-showing-up-in-3ds. I want to think positive that my pins were already damaged but I can't be too sure.

 

[Hanafuda]

It's just my hunch, but I think if there's a real issue here it's more one of alignment than strictly the thickness of the cart. I've noticed that when inserting a retail cart, there's a very definite mid-insertion notch that makes sure the cartridge is properly aligned before it is fully inserted. With the Supercard, due to a combination of the cart's thickness plus the extra width at the top of the 3DS slot (to accommodate the tab on 3DS carts), the cartridge has a lot of side-to-side wiggle room, and the mid-insertion notch is less noticeable and holds the cart less securely. Because of these issues, it looks like its possible to jam the flash cart down into the bottom of the slot without being correctly aligned. The same potential for damaging the pins may exist while pulling the flash cart out as well. (?)

Until I have reason to believe otherwise, I think the SDS2 is safe so long as you're very careful to keep the cart going in the slot at exactly a perpindicular angle, and take care to feel for the mid-insertion point before gently clicking it down into the fully inserted position. And of course, exercise the same level of care when pulling it out.

(Note: this is just my opinion. I could be wrong. You could do your best to follow this advice and still screw up, and it won't be my fault.)

 

[Buleste]

The Supercard DSTwo fits perfectly with the DS and DS Lite but when Nintendo came up with the DSi it looks like they used a slightly smaller Slot-1 (probably by less than a millimetre) which they have used again (with some modifications) in the 3DS.
I've had my SCDS2 for nearly a year and it hasn't damaged my DSi so I doubt it will do anything to the 3DS either.
However if you are worried the issue can be eased slightly by taking the back cover off the SCDS2 and filing down some of the flash (excess plastic) on the inside of the back of the case (where it touches the SDHC card slot and also where the case touches the large chip on the back of the SCDS2). This is very minor case surgery which will in no way damage the card (as you're not actually doing anything to the card itself) but I appreciate many people will be frightened by this however it does allow the card to slide in and out a little more easily.

 

[pmk010]

I'm really worried cause I just bought a DSTwo for my 3DS and I don't want to ruin my 3DS

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[Kuschel-Drow]

Mine fits perfectly into my 3DS o.O
Only the thickness matters a bit, it's hard to get the card out of the system. I'm more worried about the extra chip on the card than about my 3DS.

 

[boktor666]

I thought the SC dstwo had protection against damaging the pins

. Anyways, its not supposed to fit like your standard Cart. It's got the onboard CPU chip, wich makes the card a lot thicker, thus making it a little bit too thick.. Im using it on DSL, it seems to have trouble ejecting, due to the thickness of the cart. I haven't noticed any damage at all, and im using it quite a while now.

 

[Terminator02]

The Supercard DSTwo fits perfectly with the DS and DS Lite but when Nintendo came up with the DSi it looks like they used a slightly smaller Slot-1 (probably by less than a millimetre) which they have used again (with some modifications) in the 3DS.
I've had my SCDS2 for nearly a year and it hasn't damaged my DSi so I doubt it will do anything to the 3DS either.

that's garbage, i've gotten a launch DSTwo and a LEDS2, and both of them are too big for my DSL (retails work perfectly of course)

that's one of the problems with the dstwo just in general, it's so thick because of the extra stuff it's packing, however with every DS i've tried it will fit in and come back out, it just requires more work (especially when ejecting it)

also, my DSTwos haven't permanently damaged any DS slots i've tried them in, however they have made it looser for retail cartridges