R4 card not recognised on DS Lite

[gillg7]

Hi I have an R4 Upgrade revolution for ds lite and a 2gb memory card I have installed the 1.40b software as instructed by the website on the cartridge but when I start up the DS it just goes onto the screen and says no card inserted at the top....Please help xx

[barrowmanandrew]

Hi I have an R4 Upgrade revolution for ds lite and a 2gb memory card I have installed the 1.40b software as instructed by the website on the cartridge but when I start up the DS it just goes onto the screen and says no card inserted at the top....Please help xx

whats the website on the card?

[mr.mojorisin]

whats the website on the card?
i have one of these
www.r4sdhc.com (http://www.r4sdhc.com)

[barrowmanandrew]

i have one of these
www.r4sdhc.com (http://www.r4sdhc.com)

aye which one though, and which console you got?

[gillg7]

The website on my card is www.r4i-sdhc.com (http://www.r4i-sdhc.com) I chose my card and downloaded the english version of V1.40b which aparently is the updated version. It works on my daughters friends DS Lite and original games work on our 1 but the R4 card is not recognised at all....it says no game card is inserted at slot 1 xx

[barrowmanandrew]

which console do you have?
dslite or dsi?

[gillg7]

Its a DS LITE xx

[barrowmanandrew]

well if its working on one dslite and not the other, it must be a contact problem.

if you look at the metal contacts on some flashcards compared to a proper catridge, you will notice the contacts are not as pronounced on the gamecards.
not all gamecards are like this.

basically i think the card is not making contact correctly with yer console.

sometimes it is possible to slide paper or card between the contacts and catridge cover to push them out a bit.

acekards used to be famous for it.

have a look at this video and see if you think this is what could be wrong with your card.

YouTube - ***x202a;Acekard Contact Issue Repair***x202c;‏

i know yours isnt an acekard , but you will see what i mean..... :)

[gillg7]

Thanks, that does make a lot of sense!! I will def try this and I have also ordered a multi screwdriver tool kit to open up the DS ITE and try and clean it a bit as yesterday I cleaned the inside part I could reach with cotton buds and it was quite dirty....before I did this the original game I have didn't work either but now does. I'll try following the video and will be sure to get back to you with the result....thnx again xx

[gillg7]

Hi I tried what the video showed but the R4 Revolution upgrade card I have has no way to do it like the aceKard has...I can't find anywhere to get the paper under the pins xx

[barrowmanandrew]

aye, with some flashcards , you cant do it, by the sound of your previous post , the fault is with the console anyways.

once you open it up, you wioll see a metal plate covering the catridge slot, you will need to CAREFULLY lol desolder and remove it to access the pins.....

http://www.modd3d.com/articles/media/2/20070416-GBAccelerator-DS-Lite-Reassembly.jpg

[gillg7]

Thank you sooooo much, uv been a brilliant help so far, aye a think ur ryt A think it is the console and it's most likely just dirty.....so here's hopin A cn get it sorted for her...thaks again!!!!xx

[torchy]

I have the same problem it works on my nds but when i put my r4 card in my ds lite it says there is no card inserted?.

[barrowmanandrew]

probably the sasme thing m8, tell you what to try,

when you put the flashcard in, hold it down in the console and switch off and on, see if it see's it.....

[taz121]

im having same problem .. help plz !!!