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    The Nintendo DS is a handheld featuring two screens, one of which is a resistive touchscreen. Four different models are available: the original DS, the DS Lite, the DSi, the DSi XL.

    My DS tells me I have no DS cartridge in when clearly i do.

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    #1  Edited By ravensword

    Hey guys, well I fished my DS out of my dresser the other day to try and play some pokemon, but when it goes to the main syestem menu, it says there is no DS cartridge inserted, when clearly I do. I tried every game I could find and they all say the same thing. Please, does anyone know why its doing this. Did I set it wrong or something? Is it bricked? please help.
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    #2  Edited By JoeyIA

    Try reseting it / take out the battery.

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    #3  Edited By dbz1995

    It is clear that the DS is lying to you.
     
    Blow into where the DS cartridge would go into-not the DS cartridge GameBoy style, the actual place where the cartridge goes into. Blow gently, then try.

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    #4  Edited By ShadowMountain

    take out the cart, put it back in. Worked for me the one time it happened

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    #5  Edited By Hailinel
    @ShadowMountain said:
    " take out the cart, put it back in. Worked for me the one time it happened "
    Same here.
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    #6  Edited By FlyingRat
    @Hailinel said:

    " @ShadowMountain said:

    " take out the cart, put it back in. Worked for me the one time it happened "
    Same here. "
    He said it happens with all his games, guys.
     
    Edit: But to answer the question, i'd also recommened blowing into the Ds slot.
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    #7  Edited By SteamPunkJin
    @dbz1995 said:
    " It is clear that the DS is lying to you.  Blow into where the DS cartridge would go into-not the DS cartridge GameBoy style, the actual place where the cartridge goes into. Blow gently, then try. "
    This. Use the old Console Cartridge trick, it has worked for me in the past.
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    #8  Edited By imsh_pl

    Restarting and replacing the cartridge often solves the problem.
     
    Also, try blowing into the cartridge slot.
     
    It may also turn out your DS is just old.

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    #9  Edited By TheDoubleJ

    blow on the game and the slot
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    #10  Edited By Azteck

    Pretend it's a NES (was it the nes?) and blow in the cartridge

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    #11  Edited By TheDoubleJ
    @Azteck:
    it was the nes i think
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    #12  Edited By nintendoeats
    @kous18:@Azteck: Yes, this is most typically associated with the NES because of issues with the "10NES" copy protection chip. it can also be necessary with other consoles however.
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    #13  Edited By animateria

    I blew into the slot just like you would an NES. 
     
    And it works every time. 
     
    I have the original fat DS by the way.

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    #14  Edited By Jeust

    It could be because the springs from the cartridge slot are loose. This happened to me when I left a game in the slot for some months. When I picked it back the console wouldn't recognize that a cartridge was in place. 

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    #15  Edited By ravensword

    Ok, I blew into the slot and its working now. thanks guys.
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    #16  Edited By Azteck
    @nintendoeats: Good to know that I know my oldschool consoles.
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    #18  Edited By linkster7

    Ok my DSL is broken and scotch taped back together again, so may not apply but, same thing happens to me and I have to just push the game in and out 1-25 times and it´s fine again.

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    #19 jazzerbug16

    This is happening to me ive blown into the slot taken it out and put it back in and nothings working

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