3DS:Hardware test

This guide is to test the integrity of your 3DS's RAM.

Instructions

What you need

• Luma3DS or fastboot3DS Custom firmware installed on your console
• the latest release of 3ds_hw_test

Hardware test

1. Place 3ds_hw_test.firm on the root of your SD card
2. rename boot.firm to luma.firm
3. Rename 3ds_hw_test.firm to boot.firm
4. Turn on your 3DS
5. Press any button to start the test
6. The test will take up to 45 minutes, when it's done press any button to turn it off, then open the newly generated HWTEST.LOG file on the SD card in a text editor
7. Scroll down to the end, and look at the number of errors
   • If the number is 0 your console's RAM is not the issue
   • If the number is more than 0, your console's RAM is dying and you need to replace the motherboard
8. Delete boot.firm and rename luma.firm to boot.firm

1. Place 3ds_hw_test.firm in the root of your SD card
2. Turn on your 3DS while holding HOME to enter the fastboot3DS menu
3. Select [+]Boot from file... -> sdmc: -> 3ds_hw_test.firm
4. Press any button to start the test
5. The test will take up to 45 minutes, when it's done press any button to turn it off, then open the newly generated HWTEST.LOG file on the SD card in a text editor
6. Scroll down to the end, and look at the number of errors
   • If the number is 0 your console's RAM is not the issue
   • If the number is more than 0, your console's RAM is dying and you need to replace the motherboard