Not true at all. The issue is either with the top/bottom screen backlight/data ribbon cable, speaker ribbon cable, or camera ribbon cable. It *could* be an issue with the motherboard (e.g a broken connector), but thats a bold assumption to make and likely not what they mean. It sounds like theyre talking about hardware failure, which this is not an indication of in the slightest. If the issue is fixed it will work just fine, not sure why theyre telling you otherwise.
Embarrassed-Chain-19 on
Thats interesting, your problem sounds more like a torn ribbon cable (mine did exactly what you described and it was because of a torn ribbon cable), so I think he’s a big liar 🤥 big words saying they ALL suffer from internal mother board failure, um they don’t?
Lbch07 on
From what i heard online its either the screen ribbon cable thats damaged or in the worst scenario its a switch on the motherboard linking the battery to the motherboard that’s damaged or broken (I could be wrong). Good luck with the repairs OP !
VVinh on
And nobody talks about the more common loose ribbon cable? This happens when you open and close the toplid too often and can cause the ribbon cable to lose contact overtime. You need to carefully open your console and reseat the ribbon cable.
SillySpook on
This guy knows nothing and is talking out his arse. I’d imagine he’s never worked on a DS system before.
The symptoms merely describe failing POST due to a critical component being disconnected or defective. Usually a top or bottom screen ribbon cable, and most likely the top screen ribbon. I would recommend watching a disassembly tutorial and getting to the point of fully detaching the mainboard, then reconnect everything. If the culprit was a loose ribbon, that’s usually enough to get it booted.
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Not true at all. The issue is either with the top/bottom screen backlight/data ribbon cable, speaker ribbon cable, or camera ribbon cable. It *could* be an issue with the motherboard (e.g a broken connector), but thats a bold assumption to make and likely not what they mean. It sounds like theyre talking about hardware failure, which this is not an indication of in the slightest. If the issue is fixed it will work just fine, not sure why theyre telling you otherwise.
Thats interesting, your problem sounds more like a torn ribbon cable (mine did exactly what you described and it was because of a torn ribbon cable), so I think he’s a big liar 🤥 big words saying they ALL suffer from internal mother board failure, um they don’t?
From what i heard online its either the screen ribbon cable thats damaged or in the worst scenario its a switch on the motherboard linking the battery to the motherboard that’s damaged or broken (I could be wrong). Good luck with the repairs OP !
And nobody talks about the more common loose ribbon cable? This happens when you open and close the toplid too often and can cause the ribbon cable to lose contact overtime. You need to carefully open your console and reseat the ribbon cable.
This guy knows nothing and is talking out his arse. I’d imagine he’s never worked on a DS system before.
The symptoms merely describe failing POST due to a critical component being disconnected or defective. Usually a top or bottom screen ribbon cable, and most likely the top screen ribbon. I would recommend watching a disassembly tutorial and getting to the point of fully detaching the mainboard, then reconnect everything. If the culprit was a loose ribbon, that’s usually enough to get it booted.