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How to Get the R4 to Work on the DSI

Nintendo DSi systems are hand-held gaming devices that can be used to play games, take photos or go online. An R4 card is used with the original Nintendo DS game systems to store many DS video games as well as transfer pictures, books, videos and music from your computer. Having the ability to store many of your DS games on a single card means you can carry just one cartridge but still have lots of games to choose from. An R4 also can be used with the DSi, but users must acquire and use an R4i adapter.

Things You'll Need

R4i card
R4i adapter
Micro DS card
USB micro SD card reader

Instructions

- 1
  Go to the R4DS website's "Downloads" section. Download the latest R4i software onto your computer.
- 2
  Place your Micro SD card into your card reader, and insert the card reader into a USB port on your computer.
- 3
  Click "Open to View Files."
- 4
  Open the updates you downloaded from the R4DS website. Right-click each file, and paste it into the empty removable disk folder until all files are added.
- 5
  Safely remove your USB reader, by clicking on the C: drive and right-clicking on the memory card drive. Click on "Safely Remove," and unplug your card reader.
- 6
  Remove the micro SD card from the card reader, and place it into the R4i adapter.
- 7
  Place the adapter into your DSi game port, and turn on the game system. Wait for the main screen to load, and you will see the "R4" game option. Click on "R4" to access information stored on the micro SD card.

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