R4i SDHC 3DS Card Installation Guide
Important:
Please note that not every R4i SDHC 3DS needs firmware fix!
Please follow the R4i SDHC 3DS Driver Setup Guide to setup the card first.
If you get the error message like this :
An error has occured. Press and hold the POWER Button to turn the system off. Please refer to the Nintendo DSi Operations Manual for details.
that means the firmware version on your flashcart is not compatible with your DSi / DSi XL / 3DS. You need to upgrade your card to be compatible with your DSi / DSi XL / 3DS.
Please check the firmware version of your DSi or 3DS according to these two steps:
- Click SETTING (with the Tool Icon) on the main menu
- Check the right hand corner of the top screen which says VER 1.x
Then choose the correspondent firmware fix guide below to upgrade your R4i SDHC 3DS to be compatible with your DS console.
Content List:
- Hardware
- Software
DS Compatibility
The following consoles are supported: DS, DS Lite, DSi, DSi XL & 3DS.
For DSi & DSi XL, the supported firmware versions are: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.4.1, 1.4.2, 1.4.3
For 3DS, the supported firmware versions are: 1.0.0-1, 2.0.0-2, 2.1.0-3, 2.1.0-4
Preparation (Checklist Before Installation)
Hardware
1 x DS Lite/DSi (XL)
1 x R4i SDHC 3DS Card (Slot-1)
1 x USB Reader
1 x Micro SD/SDHC Memory Card
Software (Please Click the Driver / Firmware Name for the Latest Download)
| Firmware for 3DS v2.0.0 | UpdateV2.0.0 |
| Firmware for 1.4.2 | fwup142c |
| Driver / Kernel | |
| Official Website | www.r4i-sdhc.com |
Installation
Format a Micro SD/SDHC Card
- Using Windows XP/Vista/7 Format Tool
- Using Panasonic Memory Card Format Program
- Using Mac Memory Card Format Tool
Using Windows XP/Vista/7 Format Tool
After inserting the microSD into the card reader, go to My Computer.
b) Right click the driver representing the microSD memory card.
c) Choose Format
d) Click Start to format the memory card in FAT32
Using Panasonic Memory Card Format Software
Note:
If your memory cards have capacity bigger than 32GB, please download the SD/SDHC/SDXC Memory Cards Format Software.
If your memory cards have capacity equal or smaller than 32GB, please download the SD/SDHC Memory Cards Format Software.
Detailed guide is available from the SD Association here. [http://www.sdcard.org/consumers/formatter/]
- Insert SD/SDHC Memory Card into reader/writer.
- Click on [Start], point to [All Programs] -> [Panasonic] -> [SD Formatter VX.X], and click on [SD Formatter VX.X].
“X.X” means the version number of SD Memory Card Formatting Software.
If “User Account Control” window is displayed on the screen, please click on [Arrow]. - The main window is displayed on the screen.
- Select the target drive by drive list and check SD/SDHC Memory Card size.
- Click on [Format].
- After clicking on it, confirmation window is displayed on the screen. Here, if [OK] is clicked, this software executes the format operation. On the contrary, if [Cancel] is clicked, this software cancels the format operation and returns to the main window.
- The following status window is displayed on the screen during the format operation.
Note: [Cancel] on this window is available only if either “FULL (Erase ON)” or “FULL (Erase OFF)” is selected as format type option. If “QUICK” is selected as format type option, this button is not available. - After the format operation completion, click [OK] and remove the Memory Card from your PC.
- Reinsert the memory card to the PC to start using the memory card.
Using Mac Memory Card Format Tool
- Plug your memory card reader into a USB port on your Mac. Insert the microSD / microSDHC card into the memory card reader's microSD / microSDHC slot, and the microSD / microSDHC card will mount on your Mac desktop.
- In an open Finder window, single-click "Applications" in the Side-Bar and scroll down to find the Utilities folder. Find Disk Utility in the Utilities folder and double-click the "Disk Utility" application to launch it.
- In the opened Disk Utility application, single-click to select the microSD / microSDHC card in the left-hand Drives column. Then, single-click to select the "Erase" button in the top row of radio buttons. Select the format MS-DOS (FAT) to format the microSD / microSDHC card on the "Volume Format" pop-up button. When you have finished selecting the formatting options, click "Erase."
- A new dialogue box will pop up in "Disk Utility," asking if you are sure you wish to erase the microSD / microSDHC card. Caution: Erasing the microSD / microSDHC card will permanently erase any files. Make sure you have backed up any file you wish to keep. To continue with the formatting process, click "Erase."
- Once the microSD / microSDHC card has been erased, it will mount on your Mac desktop just as any other removable drive.
Firmware Fixed for R4i 1.4.3
Kind reminder: When upgrading the r4i-sdhc card, it is not allowed to turn off power or pull out the card; otherwise the card will be damaged.
1. Format your micro sd card.
2. Download the latest kernel R4i-3DS V1.43b English.
3. Unzip the kernel and copy the files (R4iMenu, moonshl2, moonmemo, R4.dat) to the root of MicroSD card.
4. Insert MicroSD card into r4i-sdhc 3ds card, insert r4i-sdhc 3ds card into DS, DS Lite, DSi or DSi XL.
5. Please follow the steps here to upgrade your card.
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Firmware Fixed for 3DS v 2.0.0.
7. Turn on console and press "A" button to run the upgrade file fwupv20a.nds.
Note:When upgrading the r4i 3DS card, it is not allowed to turn off power or pull out r4i 3DS,otherwise it will damage the r4i 3DS card.
Firmware Fix for 1.4.2
Important: if you want to update you R4i SDHC 3DS on your DSi console, please make sure that your DSi console is having a firmware version lower than 1.4.2. If your DSi has been updated to version 1.4.2, you will need to use a DS Lite console to update your R4i SDHC 3DS. Please take note, the firmware is different from the driver.
To Check Your DSi Firmware Version:
- Click SETTING (with the Tool Icon) on the main menu
- Check the right hand corner of the top screen which says VER 1.x
1. Make sure nds fully charged, better with external power pluged.
2. First, reformatting the SD, download the latest kernel 1.39b.
3. Unzip and copy the files(R4iMenu,moonshl2,moonmemo,r4.DAT) to the root of MicroSD card.
4. Download the latest upgrading programs. Unzip and copy the file(fwup142c.nds ) to the root of MicroSD card.
5. Insert MicroSD card into r4i-sdhc card, insert r4i-sdhc card into ndsdsldsidsixl3DS
6. Turn on console and press "A" button to run the upgrade file fwup142c.nds.
Note:When upgrading the r4i-sdhc card, it is not allowed to turn off power or pull out r4i- sdhc,otherwise it will damage the r4i-sdhc card.
R4i SDHC 3DS Card Setup Guide
- Unzip the file downloaded aforementioned (using Winrar) on your PC
- Winrar can be downloaded from www.download.com by searching for Winrar at the Search.
- Unzip the files mentioned under the Software Preparation above, you will have ：
R4i-3DS V1.46b English moonmemo
moonshl2
R4iMenu
R4.dat
- Select all the above four unzipped files and copy them to the microSD memory card
- Copy your own files, including music, movies, pictures and other data to the Micro SD/SDHC memory card.
- Plug in the Micro SD/SDHC to the R4i SDHC. Insert the R4i SDHC with the microSD into the slot 1 of the DS console. Turn on the DS console.
- You will see the WARNING – HEALTH AND SAFETY message. Touch the touch screen or press button A to continue.
- For DSi or DSi XL, you will see the following icon with the name Disney/Pixar Finding Nemo Escape to the Big Blue THQ. Please touch the icon or press button A to continue.
- Wait for the R4i SDHC 3DS to load.
- Congratulation if you have come this far as you have successfully set up your R4i SDHC 3DS. There you go. Enjoy your DS with the multimedia functions.
- If the screen is stuck with the ‘Loading’ message, it is due to the wrong driver being used. Please check the Software Preparation at the top of this guide and re-do the software download & installation.
