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Console Modding------ ( Here you can talk about your favorite Consoles ) => Nintendo DS => DS Lite => Topic started by: Gummyworm on June 16, 2009, 09:22:26 AM

Title: DS showing green light, but screens don't come on...?
Post by: Gummyworm on June 16, 2009, 09:22:26 AM: So my friend just gave me a broken DS lite for free... I'd love to fix it - originally it had a broken top screen, my friend must have messed something up while replacing it, because now it just shows the green LED, but the screens never come on.

weird thing though, one time out of the 20 times i tried booting it up, the screens actually DID come on, and it showed the warning/tap to continue screen

does it sound like a blown fuse, or something? :help:
Title: Re: DS showing green light, but screens don't come on...?
Post by: TwisTtheTwiTcH on June 16, 2009, 09:53:34 AM: Sounds like the top screen isn't fully connected to the mobo. Open it up and make sure it is plugged all the way in.

-TwisT
Title: Re: DS showing green light, but screens don't come on...?
Post by: Gummyworm on June 16, 2009, 01:02:12 PM: yeah... i tried that several times, but it still only manages to come on randomly. I think it's the ribbon cable on the top screen - it's very hard to get it in the hinge - and it may have been damaged during the process - I guess i'll try a new screen (again) then :P
Title: Re: DS showing green light, but screens don't come on...?
Post by: TwisTtheTwiTcH on June 16, 2009, 11:45:18 PM: Best of luck to ya let us know how it turns out. Losing a console is always a sad thing. =/

-TwisT
Title: Re: DS showing green light, but screens don't come on...?
Post by: Gummyworm on June 17, 2009, 08:05:18 AM: Well, it's not as painful since I got it for free - but it'd be awesome to get it working again!

Is neither screen turning on a symptom of the ribbon cable being bent?

The mainboard seems to be fine - supposedly it's failing a systems check? (due to the "missing" top screen?)
Title: Re: DS showing green light, but screens don't come on...?
Post by: Slartybartfast on September 01, 2009, 01:19:51 PM: Quote from: Gummyworm on June 16, 2009, 09:22:26 AM
So my friend just gave me a broken DS lite for free... I'd love to fix it - originally it had a broken top screen, my friend must have messed something up while replacing it, because now it just shows the green LED, but the screens never come on.

weird thing though, one time out of the 20 times i tried booting it up, the screens actually DID come on, and it showed the warning/tap to continue screen

does it sound like a blown fuse, or something? :help:

Hi - it will be the Wifi block needs changing :-)
Title: Re: DS showing green light, but screens don't come on...?
Post by: colja2002 on May 05, 2010, 12:40:27 AM: it is your rma chip that is the problem , bad joints.
Title: Re: DS showing green light, but screens don't come on...?
Post by: jimlfixit on September 09, 2010, 04:47:37 AM: How do you repair the RMA chip? heat with a heat gun to re-melt the solder?
Title: Re: DS showing green light, but screens don't come on...?
Post by: JUGGALOO on September 14, 2010, 12:50:13 PM: I would bet your top screen is no good.9 out of 10 that I've fixed did the same thing.One bend in the ribbon cable will ruin it as their very fragile.