need help and advice in trying to repair DS

[cokecan]

My ds took at really hard impact. Like both screens are broken in a million pieces and the case is mutilated beyond recognition, hard impact.

So here is my question. In attempts to repair my DS i bought a new case (clear blue) a top and a bottom screen to replace it. I manage to get it to start up and lo and behold my DS screen only shows white with lines across or black with lines across. there is a small chip that seems to have gotten damaged (ok so it fell off the board completely. I read on the nintendo repair website that it might be my graphics chip is damaged. i am wondering if its worth trying to find the chip that fell off (pictures coming) or to get a mobo or what. Please advice.


The chip that fell out is the one below the power jack labeled 01
 

[cokecan]

No luck? Do i need to provide more information?

[Tri-edge]

if you manage to find a new mobo it would cost (almost) the same as buying a new ds lite.  It would probably be better just to go out and buy a new (or used) one.  A new mobo would cost you about $60 and even if you bought it there still is no guarantee that it will work again (ie: ds lites are a pain to put back together). If I were you I would save up the extra $30 and buy a used one off of ebay or craigslist.org.  but that's just me.

[cokecan]

hehe thanks. i was just trying to see if i can salvage this one. I already got a new one (my harvest moon was lonely). Got myself a silver one. Just kinda sad cause this DS was my best companion on long flights for 2 years.

[Tri-edge]

if you do order a motherboard you will have the components to it back together and work.  It's just everytime I've tried with a dsl I always have a new problem come up (triggers not working, striped screws, etc). 

[cokecan]

Ah ic. I might end up spending all that money only to have it not work in me. Thanks for the advice. i will probably just keep the old one as parts in case anything comes up.