subject: R4 Ds Card - Step By Step Setup Guide For R4 Ds [print this page] In the event you may not know what the R4 DS is, the R4DS is a really extraordinary flash card for the DS and DSi consoles. It was originally put out as the R4 DS Revolution and permitted NDS owners to expand on, and literally power up the features and functions of their Nintends DS consoles.
Now, although the r4 ds allows you to utilise microSD cards on your Nintendo DS, there are some measures you must first take to enable the NDS or DSi to in reality "See" the R4DS Card. Without first setting up ther R4DS and the microSD card you simply won't be able to use it in the Nintendo DS, as it will not be recognized as a standard card. In fact, when you power your NDS without 1st setting up the R4 DS Card your DS can not even recognise that a cartridge has been put in and the r4ds card will not come on on the menu or boot screen of the DS console.
Here I will list each and every last step you must include in order to successfully prepare your R4DS and be able to use it on your Nintendo DS Console. All you have to do is abide by the steps in the order listed below and you will be up and playing in no time.
To get things off what you'll have to do, is format the microSD card. A lot of microSD cards arrive formatted out of the package, only more often than not, they're not formatted in FAT32 mode, which is what you require it to be formatted as. Many microSD cards come pre-formatted as FAT16 or even NTFS, and while these file systems will still work, the makers advocate utilising FAT32 for complete compatibility and to guarantee that you don't run into several errors. You can rapidly format the card utilizing Windows 7. Vista and XP functions the same way. All you have to manage is right click on the drive letter that windows makes to your microSD card and click on FORMAT on the menu. Choose QUICK FORMAT and your card shall be formatted in a matter of 10 seconds or so. Once again, make sure you have selected FAT32 from the drop down list.
The second second step you have to take is the installation of the firmware or menu system for the R4DS Card. All models of the R4DS come with a firmware or menu system that is an absolute must for the R4DS card to work. With no firmware loaded, the R4DS will not work on your NDS at all. Installing the firmware is quick and easy, simply copy the firmware files over to the microSD card and you're good to go. Nothing more needs to be done. It is important, but not complicated to do. Once the firmware is installated, the R4DS will be recognized by the NDS and will work just as a regular game card would.
Before you skip forward and set the microSD Card into the R4DS, first download and acquire some homebrew games or applications you'd like to try out. Or, of course, put your motion picture or music files on the microSD card. Whatever type of file you'd like to utilize or load, simply drag and drop it on to the microSD card and it will show up in the R4DS Card menu when you switch on your Nintendo DS or DSi.
There are hundreds and hundreds, of home made games and apps to choose from, and your only restriction on how many your can put on your card is the gigabytes of space of the microSD card you've purchased.
You can now take the microSD Card and put it into the R4DS card all that's left is to plug in the R4 DS in to the slot 1 game card slot on your Nintendo DS or DSi. When you the NDS you should see the word "Loading" on the screen for approximately 1 second. It will then speedily bring up the R4DS menu which will show for you all of the games, music, movies and homebrew apps stored to the microSD card. Be they game files, movies, music or even eBooks. Simply select the file you wish to load and it will load up within one or two seconds and you're on your way to a whole new way of using your Nintendo DS or DSi console.
