After frequent use of the slot(swapping cartridges), one or more of the metal strips which make contact to the cartridge's metal strips on the inside of the slot has bended thus making the DSi unable to read cards, and when inserting a new card, there are times where the bended strip(s) would touch others and cause the DSi to shut off. There's also a chance that inserting a card will bend the bended strip in until it breaks, which already happened to one of them on mine. How would I go about removing and replacing the Slot-1 card socket with a new one I will buy from eBay or removing the cover over the slot to be able to bend back the strips?
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- Oct 10, 2017 The Nintendo DS is a complete portable entertainment and Communications unit. With it, you can see the game action from two perspectives at once. Two screens offer TouchScreen control for a groundbreaking control style that sets it apart from other systems. Access items, move characters or navigate menus by touching a stylus to a screen.
- IMPORTANT: The Nintendo DS Lite AC Adapter USG-002(AUS) is only for use with the Nintendo DS Lite portable video game system. It is not compatible with any other Nintendo system. Insert the DC Connector Plug from the AC Adapter into the External Extension Connector (5.2V IN) on the back of the DS. (Illustration 1).

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Jun 07, 2012 One gold connectors pin lower than the rest can cause an R4i card not to be detected when inserted, but will read an original ds game because of the alignment groves at the base the original ds.