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| Acmlm's Board - I3 Archive - General Gaming - My DS is fried! |
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Chaos Force Just drifting by...                    Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6317 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| My gf accidently spilled Code Red on my DS yesterday. Oddly enough it was working fine after the spill. Then I go and try it today and all I get is a fuzzy sound, then the bottom screen flashes for a spilt second, then it shuts off.
Now I gotta figure out how to keep myself busy for the next couple months. 
Feel sorry for me and donate your DS to the "CF needs a new DS" fund! I wonder if I can file a lawsuit against Mountain Dew for breaking my DS.  |
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Kingpin Since: 11-21-05 From: Amarillo, TX Last post: 6318 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| You should make your girlfriend by you a knew one. Seriously. Why was a drink that could be spilled in the same area as the DS anyway? | |||
acillatem98 Crow  Since: 11-18-05 From: Barberton, Ohio Last post: 6317 days Last view: 6313 days |
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I doubt you'll be able to sue Mountain Dew for that.
It probably had time overnight to get into the system to screw it up. I WOULD donate but the 2 facts, 1) I don't have a DS to donate, and 2) I don't have money to donate kinda spoils that plan. How did she accidentaly spill the Code Red on the DS? |
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cpubasic13 I'm ahead of myself... Wait...  Since: 11-17-05 From: Citra, Fl. Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6312 days |
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Originally posted by Kario The DS could have been left out on a table or desk where the drink was being enjoyed. That must suck... Hope you get a new one soon. |
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Chaos Force Just drifting by... Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6317 days Last view: 6313 days |
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Originally posted by acillatem98 She was cleaning up the table my DS was on, and grabbed a cup with the soda in it, but for some reason, the top popped off when she grapped it and it slipped out of her hand. Originally posted by Kario First off, it wasn't her fault, I shouldn't have left it there in the first place. And second, we share the same bank account....that would be pointless. |
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Simon Belmont Except I'm totally fucking hyped about Dracula X: Chronicles.  Since: 11-18-05 From: Pittsburgh Last post: 6312 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| put it in a washing machine. it's already broke, so it couldn't hurt to try right? ;D | |||
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Sweet Kassy Molassy Out of ice cream and PB. Would KILL for a milkshake right now.  Since: 06-17-06 From: LoozeeAnna Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| Take it apart and clean the board and contacts. If it didn't fry initially it might not be dead. It's obviously shorting somewhere, hopefully that hasn't killed it.
Hey, it's broken anyway. What have you got to lose? |
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Alastor Fearless Moderator Hero  Since: 11-17-05 From: An apartment by DigiPen, Redmond, Washington Last post: 6312 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| setz is right, except that a washing machine is likely to break it further. You SHOULD do your damnedest to get the sticky liquid out, though. Using a less sticky liquid is not a horrible idea, just so long as you can dry it afterwards before using it to avoid frying it. However, in all likelyhood, you've already fried it, and anything less than a best-case scenario involves something very bad which you can't fix. | |||
Yoronosuku Toss Tortoise Since: 11-17-05 From: Massachusetts is my new home.. Last post: 6312 days Last view: 6312 days |
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Originally posted by Kasdarack This is very true, and if you feel you know your way around the hardware (as in, you could properly reassemble it afterwards), I would actualy recomend it. You can use water on a damp cloth or paper towel, or the fluid they make to clean game board connectors (though I perfer water simply because I'm not entirely sure what the long term effects of those chemicals can do to non-conductant electronic hardware..) You have nothing to loose like its been said. If all else fails, you might be able to send it to NOA and have them fix it. Usualy they only do it for free if its a fault on their end, but, if you don't mind paying, it'd be less than buying a new DS.. |
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Deleted User Banned    Since: 05-08-06 Last post: None Last view: 6313 days |
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| You could always take it to a nearby EBGames or Gamestop where they can refurbish it. I'm not sure how much it would cost, if anything, but that would be the quickest way and you can ensure that your DS will work. | |||
Omega Mole  Since: 04-27-06 From: Los Angeles,CA Last post: 6316 days Last view: 6312 days |
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Originally posted by Syn Actually it'll cost kinda the same just a like 20 bucks less . |
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Kattwah Acro RIP Acmlm's Board: Feb. 18 2007  Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6312 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| I broke my top screen of my DS once...
Sent it into Nintendo Repair service for about $80, and a package came a week later with a brand new DS 
Much cheaper than getting a new one (Unless you want a lite that is  ) |
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Shiryu Gungun  Since: 02-24-06 Last post: 6314 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| awww... I'm sorry for you. was a game in it? if so you should see if it's broken too. (edited by Shiryu on 07-12-06 08:35 PM) |
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Cynthia Uh-huh. Since: 11-17-05 From: LaSalle, Quebec, Canada Last post: 6312 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| Kario's going to have his way with the ladies one day, I can tell.
How old was the DS? Doubt it's still under a warranty but you never know... |
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Sukasa Birdo Not quite as active as before. Xkeeper supporter Xk > ||bass I IP Banned myself! Twice!  Since: 11-17-05 From: Somewhere over there Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| Try getting some very clean water, and flushing it.
Since pure water doesn't connduct electricity, perhaps it would be able to wash out your DS? Don't do anything too rash, though. |
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Sweet Kassy Molassy Out of ice cream and PB. Would KILL for a milkshake right now. Since: 06-17-06 From: LoozeeAnna Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| Remove the battery pack before cleaning. | |||
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Yoronosuku Toss Tortoise Since: 11-17-05 From: Massachusetts is my new home.. Last post: 6312 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| That's actualy a very good and probably the most obvious solution, the battery might have died. Try to change that, first. | |||
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Chaos Force Just drifting by... Since: 11-17-05 Last post: 6317 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| Well, I would take it apart myself to clean it, but I don't have the tool for it. You need some kind of 3-way screw driver thing to unscrew it. Unfortunatly, my favorite game Mario Kart DS way in it, and when I did take it out it is was wet and I don't have another DS to try it in....
I could try taking it in to the EB games near my house to get it fixed, but I would like to trade it in for the Lite... I got the DS just when it came out, so I don't think its under the warrenty  |
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Sweet Kassy Molassy Out of ice cream and PB. Would KILL for a milkshake right now. Since: 06-17-06 From: LoozeeAnna Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6312 days |
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| I didn't like the Lite, it's too small for my hands.
I dunno how well you'd do trading in broken hardware. Would they even accept that in trade? As far as getting it fixed goes, will it be worth it to fix it and then trade it in? MKDS is probably fine. Your data might be erased, but the pak itself should be ok. When I encounter screws and pins I can't remove I always just drill them out. Old TF customizing trick. Alternatively, you could just take a dremel or something and slot the screws yourself so a normal screwdriver will do. As far as they are recessed in there though, drilling them out would be the easiest way. You don't actually have to drill all the way through the screw, just drill into the top of it with a counterclockwise spin. as soon as the bit manages to get a real bite into the screw it will unscrew and voila! Done. *edit* left out a word in the middle of a sentence... (edited by Kasdarack on 07-13-06 01:10 PM) |
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HyperHacker Star Mario Finally being paid to code in VB! If only I still enjoyed that. <_< Wii #7182 6487 4198 1828 Since: 11-18-05 From: Canada, w00t! My computer's specs, if anyone gives a damn. STOP TRUNCATING THIS >8^( Last post: 6313 days Last view: 6313 days |
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| Speaking of screws, you probably shouldn't do it on the DS (might melt something), but heating them with a soldering iron tends to make them soft and easy to turn. |
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