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Important

If your R4i SDHC 3DS / R4i Gold 3DS (r4ids.cn) / R4i Gold 3DS (r4i-gold.eu) / Acekard 2i / R4i Gold Plus / M3i Zero / DSTWO / DSONEi Mini supports 3DS 2.2.0 – 4 or 3.0.0-5, it can work directly on 3DS 3.0.0-6 with the latest driver installed.

1.    R4i SDHC 3DS

Please download and install the latest driver “R4i-3DS V1.51b English”.

The driver and the complete setup guide are available from the R4i SDHC 3DS Driver Setup.

2.   R4i Gold 3DS (r4ids.cn)

Please download and install the latest driver “Wood R4iGold V1.42”.

The driver and the complete setup guide are available from the R4i Gold 3DS Driver Setup Guide.

3.   Acekard 2i 3DS

Please download and install the latest driver “AKAIO.1.8.9”.

The driver and the complete setup guide are available from the Acekard 2i Driver Setup Guide.

4.   R4i Gold Plus

Please download and install the latest driver “v1.9”.

The driver and the complete setup guide are available from the R4i Gold Plus Driver Setup Guide.

5.    SuperCard DSTWO

Please download and install the latest driver “DSTWO_v1.11_1108”.

The driver and the complete setup guide are available from the Supercard TWO Driver Setup Guide.

6.    R4i Gold 3DS (r4i-gold.eu)

Please download and install the latest driver “R4i-3DS V1.57b English”.

The driver and the complete setup guide are available from the R4i Gold 3DS Driver Setup Guide.

7.  M3i Zero

Please download and install the latest driver “G6&M3DS-R_M74”.

The driver and the complete setup guide are available from the M3i Zero Driver Setup Guide.

8.  DSONEi Mini

Please download and install the latest driver “DSONEmini_Evolution_V1.0_eng_20110427”.

The driver and the complete setup guide are available from the Supercard DSONEi Mini Driver Setup Guide .

Meanwhile, the following cards are expected to be compatible with 3DS 3.0.0-5 once the manufacturers have released the firmware fix in the very near future:

1.    EZ Flash Vi

Please stay tuned for further updates. We will be sending out newsletters once there are further updates.

Besides, if you are not sure about the firmware version of your 3DS,here’s the simple guide for your reference:  

1. Touch the following icon on the lower screen.

2. Check the right hand corner of the top screen which says Ver. 1.1.0-0U.

1.1.0-0 is the firmware version number while the letter 'U' stand for the region of your console.
Here are the versions of the 3DS firmware for your reference:

A = Australia
E = Europe
J = Japan
U = United States

Up till now, there are five version for 3DS:1.0.0-0, 1.1.0, 2.0.0-2, 2.1.0-3, 2.1.0-4, 2.0.0-4, 3.0.0-5 & 3.0.0-6. 

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You’ll find the Anti-Fake code after tear up the TRUTH INQUIRY sticker. You can input the code at check page to verify your R4i SDHC 3DS / R4i SDHC / R4 SDHC whether it is genuine or fake.

1. Get the entire TRUTH INQUIRY sticker up and you can see the code like this.

2. Please click here to the check page.
 

3. Please input the code in the correct way and click Check to view the result. As for this R4i SDHC 3DS, the correct way to put the code is 97700384537247416920.

• If your R4i SDHC 3DS / R4i SDHC / R4 SDHC is the genuine one, you will get the checking result like this:
  
   
• If your R4i SDHC 3DS / R4i SDHC / R4 SDHC is a clone or fake one, you will get the checking result like this:
  

Note:
 

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R4i SDHC 3DS has been confirmed to be working for the V3.0.0-6 automatically as long as your R4i Gold 3DS card support 3DS v2.2.0-4.

For the upgrade and setup guide, please refer here for more details. 

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• 3DS with firmware version lower than 3.0.0-5E
• DSi / DSi XL with firmware version lower than 1.4.3E
• DS Lite / DS 

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Important:

If you encounter the following error message, it means that you need to update the firmware on your R4i SDHC 3DS:

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. 

Following this guide to carry out the firmware fix: Firmware Fix for 3DS 3.0.0-5 & DSi 1.4.3

Otherwise, please proceed to R4i SDHC 3DS Driver Setup

Content List:

1. DS Compatibility
2. Preparation
   • Hardware
   • Software
3. Installation

a. Format a microSD /SDHC Memory Card (using one of the following method)

• Using Windows XP/Vista/7 Format Tool
• Using Panasonic Memory Card Format Program
• Using Mac Memory Card Format Tool

b. Firmware Fix

• Firmware Fix for 3DS 3.0.0-5 & DSi 1.4.3

c. R4i SDHC 3DS Driver Setup

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)

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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

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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/]

1. Insert SD/SDHC Memory Card into reader/writer.
2. 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].
3. The main window is displayed on the screen.
4. Select the target drive by drive list and check SD/SDHC Memory Card size.
5. Click on [Format].
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. After the format operation completion, click [OK] and remove the Memory Card from your PC.
9. Reinsert the memory card to the PC to start using the memory card.

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Using Mac Memory Card Format Tool

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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."
4. 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."
5. Once the microSD / microSDHC card has been erased, it will mount on your Mac desktop just as any other removable drive.

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Firmware Fixed for 3DS 3.0.0-5 & DSi 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.

• 3DS with firmware version lower than 3.0.0-5E
• DSi / DSi XL with firmware version lower than 1.4.3E
• DS Lite / DS 

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r4-sdhc.com Releases the Software R4i-3DS V1.47b for R4i SDHC 3DS and R4 V1.47b for R4 SDHC.

The followings are the updates besides some game compatibility:

1.    Fix recreate save file issue due to DNS filename big/small capital letter problem.

2.    Improve unknown new games loading routine (to avoid errcode=4 problem.)

3.    New hints screen, press “START” to view hints.

Please refer here for step-by-step setup guide for R4i SDHC 3DS.

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1. Added adjustable save file size features without damage save file.
2. Added disable update feature to avoid card been accidently update.
If firmware was latest version update will not be allow, or go to "config/config" to manually disable update.
3. Improve unknown new games loading routine (to avoid white screen, soft-reset problem).
4. Improve some old games loading speed.
5. Display change:

• Power off button move to main config screen.
• 2 line display of game name.
• Solved display bug of save date = 0
• Solved display bug of cheat items.
• Fix display error (translation and symbols error) of multilanguage.

6. WIFI Engine update to 1.05

• Support new skins features

7. Fix soft-reset issues for games.
8. Solved some games’ compatibility.
9. Fix white screen issues if return from WIFI menu.
10. Fix random freeze.

Please refer here for step-by-step setup guides for R4i SDHC 3DS.

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R4i DSi XL Load Error “Load Errcode=-83″

Some users have encountered the following error "Load Errcode=-83" when using their R4i SDHC 3DS on their DSi XL. 

According to the manufacturer, the "Load Errcode=-83" error may be due to either:

• the microSD used is too fragmented, causing some data reading error; or 
• the driver used is not the latest. 

The solution is quite straightforward:

• please re-install the card with the latest driver and a complete format. Setup guide is available here. 

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