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The Nintendo 3DS XL 2015, marketed as the New Nintendo 3DS XL, was released October 11, 2014 in Japan and February 13, 2015 in North America.

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Motherboard issue: 3ds will run ONLY when squeezed

I'm thinking this is either a grounding issue, or possibly the sensor responsible for knowing if the system is secured is faulty. It could even be a screw that won't screw all the way in any longer...

For whatever reason, this motherboard will only turn on and run while the bottom left is squeezed. I replace the motherboard with another one that didn't have this issue, and I wouldn't have to squeeze it, so I KNOW this motherboard is causing the issue.

Has anyone experienced this or have any solutions to offer?

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I’d take a wild guess and say that a connection is not making proper contact somewhere on your device. Check all of your connections make sure no contacts are broken, ribbon cables are broke, or traces are broke.

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This is what I thought too, but the replacement motherboard does not need to be squeezed at all... I suppose it could be a port on the squeeze board that the cables go into, I'll try taking a closer look, but it's tough to see if something is loose or broken since everything is so small

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@whisp96 :O OMG I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM!! i could do a system transfer/nand when i got a new 3ds! i js used a big heavy cup! take @viiohl "s answer btw!

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