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point restoring NVRAM to new page, swap nvram restoration and ctrcheck, change 3ds_hw_test link to point to GitHub, minor grammar fixes

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 #* If this does not crash, skip to Section IV
-==== Section III, Part II - Restoration ====
+==== Section III, Part II - ctrcheck ====
-# Power off your console and insert the SD card into your computer
+# Follow the instructions on [[3DS:ctrcheck|the ctrcheck page]]
-# Download both {{GitHub|zoogie/Stuff/raw/master/3DS_NVRAMtool/3DS_NVRAMtool.3dsx|NVRAMtool.3dsx}} and [https://i.n7.pm/nvram nvram.bin]
+# If you did not get <code>Critical: NVRAM is inaccessible</code>, then reboot after trying all other applicable fixes and continue to Part III of this section
-# Place both of these files in <code>sd:/3ds</code>
-# Reinsert the SD card into your console
-# Power on your console
-# Open the '''Homebrew Launcher''', then open ''3DS_NRAMtool''
-# Once the app loads, press {{B|B}}, wait one second, and then press {{B|X}}
-# Press {{B|START}}, then exit out of the '''Homebrew Launcher'''
-# Reboot your console and then attempt to open the '''Nintendo DS Profile''' again
-#* If the DS Profile still crashes, continue to Part III of this section
-#* If the DS Profile does not crash, attempt to open something that uses DS mode (the DS Profile only uses NVRAM, not DS mode)
-#** If DS mode still crashes, skip to Section IV
-==== Section III, Part III - ctrcheck ====
+==== Section III, Part III - Restoration ====
-# Follow the instructions on [[3DS:Ctrcheck|the ctrcheck page]]
+# Follow the instructions on [[3DS:NVRAM|the Fix NVRAM page]]
-# If you did not get <code>Critical: NVRAM is inaccessible</code>, then reboot after trying all other applicable fixes
+#* If the DS Profile does not crash after this, attempt to open something that uses DS mode (the DS Profile only uses NVRAM, not DS mode)
-# Attempt to open something that uses DS mode
+#** If DS mode still crashes, continue to Section IV
-#* If this still crashes, continue to Section IV
 === Section IV - TinyFormat ===
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 === Section V - 3ds_hw_test ===
 # Power off your console and insert the SD card into your computer
-# Download [[Media:3ds_hw_test.zip|3ds_hw_test.zip]] and extract <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> from it
+# Download {{GitHub|aspargas2/3ds_hw_test/releases|3ds_hw_test}} (the <code>3ds_hw_test.firm</code> file)
 # Place this file in <code>sd:/luma/payloads</code> on the SD card
 # Reinsert the SD card into your console
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 # The test will take up to 45 minutes - when it's done, press any button to turn it off
 # The file <code>HWTEST.LOG</code> will have been created on the SD root - open this file in a text editor
-#* '''GodMode9''' will work for this
+#* '''GodMode9''' will work for this, if you do not have a PC with an SD slot available
 # Scroll down to the end and look at the number of errors
 #* If this number is more than 0, your console's RAM is dying and you need to replace the motherboard