- Power off your console
- Insert your SD card into your computer
- Copy
3ds_hw_test.firm
to the root of your SD card - Rename
boot.firm
toluma.firm
- Rename
3ds_hw_test.firm
toboot.firm
- Reinsert the SD card into your console
- Power on the console without pressing any other buttons
- Press any button to start the test
- When the test finishes, press any button to power off your console and insert your SD into your computer
- Open the newly generated
sd:/HWTEST.LOG
file in a text editor, then scroll to the end and look at the line that says[ARM11] Done. ___ total errors detected.
- 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
- Delete
boot.firm
and renameluma.firm
toboot.firm