How to Use the DS R4 Card Information
The R4 DS is a Nintendo DS media cartridge that allows users to browse and access downloaded games and software on their DS. The cartridge is a nondestructive alternative to flashing or "modding" the system's own internal hardware, allowing unofficial software to be added to the console without invalidating your warranty. Setup and use of the cartridge is designed to be easy to use, but it requires more involvement than a typical DS game.
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Things You'll Need
- Setup CD for R4 DS cartridge
- R4 DS cartridge
- MicroSD card and reader (sold with cartridge)
- Nintendo DS
Instructions
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Insert the setup CD for your R4 DS cartridge. Connect the cartridge's MicroSD card to your computer using the MicroSD reader.
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Navigate to the "System" directory of the setup disk. Select all files and folders. Right-click, and choose "Copy."
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Navigate to the root directory of your MicroSD card. Right-click, and choose "Paste."
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Place any games or software that you wish to run on your R4 DS cartridge in the root directory of the MicroSD card. A directory of publicly available Nintendo DS software can be found at Nintendo DS Homebrew Hive.
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Eject and remove the MicroSD card. Insert the MicroSD into the back of the R4 DS cartridge, with the embossed arrow on the back of the card facing the back of the cartridge itself.
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Insert the R4 DS cartridge into the slot of the Nintendo DS. Turn the system on. Select "R4 DS" from the system menu.
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Choose the software or media you wish to run from the cartridge's main menu by tapping it with the stylus. You also can select with the D-pad and confirm your selection with the "A" button. Reset the cartridge. Return to the R4 DS main menu by pressing and holding all of the DS action buttons at once.
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References
- "User Manual: R4 DS;" R4; 2009
- R4 DS Product Page
