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| === What You Need === | | === What You Need === |
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| * [[3DS:boot9strap|boot9strap]] or [[3DS:fastboot3DS|fastboot3DS]] installed to FIRM partition(s) | | * [[3DS:boot9strap|boot9strap]], [[3DS:GodMode9|GodMode9]] or [[3DS:fastboot3DS|fastboot3DS]] installed to FIRM partition(s) |
| * [[3DS:Luma3DS|Luma3DS]]' <code>boot.firm</code> on the root of your SD card | | * [[3DS:Luma3DS|Luma3DS]]' <code>boot.firm</code> on the root of your SD card |
| * The latest release of {{GitHub|aspargas2/3ds_hw_test/releases|3ds_hw_test}} (the <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> file) | | * The latest release of {{GitHub|aspargas2/3ds_hw_test/releases|3ds_hw_test}} (the <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> file) |
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| # power on the console while holding {{B|HOME}} to enter the fastboot3DS menu | | # power on the console while holding {{B|HOME}} to enter the fastboot3DS menu |
| # Select <code>[+]Boot from file...</code> -> <code>sdmc:</code> -> <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> | | # Select <code>[+]Boot from file...</code> -> <code>sdmc:</code> -> <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> |
| | # Press any button to start the test |
| | #* The test will take around 30 minutes for an old model and around 45 for a new model |
| | #** If you are unsure what model the console is, look at the shoulder buttons - a new model has four ({{Key press|L|ZL|ZR|R}}), and an old model has two ({{Key press|L|R}} |
| | # When the test finishes, press any button to turn the console off and insert your SD into your computer |
| | # Open the newly generated <code>sd:/HWTEST.LOG</code> file in a text editor, then scroll to the end and look at the line that says <code>[ARM11] Done. ___ total errors detected.</code> |
| | #* If the number on this line is 0, your console's RAM is not the issue |
| | #* If the number on this line is not 0, your console's RAM is dying and you need to either repair or replace the motherboard |
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| | |-|GodMode9= |
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| | # Power off the console and insert your SD card into your computer |
| | # Copy <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> to the <code>sd:/gm9/payloads</code> folder of your SD card |
| | # Reinsert the SD card into your console |
| | # power on the console while holding {{Key press|R|LEFT}} to enter the GodMode9 bootloader menu |
| | # Select <code>Select payload...</code> -> <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> |
| # Press any button to start the test | | # Press any button to start the test |
| #* The test will take around 30 minutes for an old model and around 45 for a new model | | #* The test will take around 30 minutes for an old model and around 45 for a new model |