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The Nintendo DSi is the third iteration in the Nintendo DS line, and made its debut in Japan in late 2008.

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DSi blue light flashes and nothing else happens

I have a dsi that the blue light will flash when I press the power button. The top and bottom screen kinda turn a different shade of black for a split second, but nothing else happens. I have tried:

new battery

new daughter board

replaced both screens

cleaned all cable connectors

checked for water damage

soft reset/ hard reset in case of missed update

Replaced the wifi board

I even removed the motherboard and placed it into a known working DSi, but it still had the same issue. The mother DSi is my brother's and has been very well kept. It has no cosmetic or physical damage at all. What would I be looking at as possible reasons it doesn't work?

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Hi Owen!

It sounds like you’ve tried everything! So it must be motherboard related. The easiest thing to do, is to replace the motherboard.

You can buy them here:

https://a.aliexpress.com/_EyQsNCY

They are not that expensive anymore, so it’s worth the try!

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I was hoping to fix the motherboard. It has downloaded the games we played. Before I replace the board, I will try to replace the digitizer ribbon cable connector. I heard that may be the issue.

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Ahh, I see. Yes, you can try that first. Please also double check all the ribbon cables to see if they are connected properly.

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