How to Make Broken Buttons on a DSI Work

The DSi is a handheld portable gaming console by the Nintendo corporation. A commonly occurring problem with the DSi is that the shoulder ̶0;L̶1; and ̶0;R̶1; buttons will occasionally stop working. The buttons stop working due to an excess of dust building up and obscuring the contact between the console and the button. The Nintendo DSi has a small crack immediately below the shoulder buttons. The crack can be used to access the contacts with compressed air.

Things You'll Need

• Compressed air

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Instructions

1. • 1

     Turn off your Nintendo DSi.

   • 2

     Close the DSi so you have access to the crack.

   • 3

     Place a compressed air can in front of the crack next to your ̶0;R̶1; button.

   • 4

     Blow the compressed air into the crack to remove any dirt or dust that may have accumulated between the button and the sensor.

   • 5

     Repeat this process for the ̶0;L̶1; button.