Solder splashes can be harmful as well: they may short circuit other things.

The hardmod may cause problems if you are not careful: It may even lead to bricking your device!.

The tools are relatively inexpensive to perform the hardmod.

You will have a full backup of your 3DS firmware, so that you will be able to restore your NAND if you accidentally brick your 3DS during the downgrading process.

To begin, here are some of the advantages and some of the disadvantages of a hardmod: If you have any questions, please feel free to comment below and I will try answer them. I am by no means an expert on this topic and I am still learning the inner workings of it all. The majority of the information below is a detailed explanation of how to install a hardmod based on the NAND pinout images that are on 3DBrew. This is a compilation of information about hardmodding each 3DS system. Soldering takes practice to learn and get the hang of, so don't just blindly jump into modding without a solid understanding of soldering, because most likely YOU WILL BREAK YOUR DEVICE There are many videos on YouTube on how to solder, and I will link a few at the end of this guide. You have been warned.īefore we begin the tutorial, it is CRUCIAL that you know/have experience soldering. You never know if/when you are going to need it, and if you ever get bricked and you do not have a NAND dump available, there is no going back. I would advise keeping your NAND file someplace safe after dumping, such as a cloud service. Hardmodding your 3DS will add a level of protection: knowing that you can simply flash the NAND dump back onto your system if it ever gets bricked. However, the NAND is encrypted with a key that is specific to each console.

One question I get asked commonly is if a NAND dump from one system can be flashed onto another system. The firmware is retrieved from the NAND by the bootloader when the console is powered on. A NAND is a type of flash memory that is used, in the case of the 3DS, to store important information such as firmware. If you have been on the 3DS scene for a while, you have may heard the terms 'hardmod' or 'NAND Dump'. For the purpose of brevity, I will refer to these systems as simply '3DS' from here on when I am actually referring to any of these consoles in general. This hardmod is useful for a myriad of reasons, not limited to just having a backup of your system in case you brick it. This is for all of the 3DS models currently available: 3DS, 3DS XL, New 3DS, New 3DS XL, and 2DS. This tutorial is mainly directed towards those who are new to the 3DS scene and want to dump their NAND to be able to easily restore later. This is a tutorial for those who want to perform a NAND dump (or a 'hardmod') of their 3DS/2DS/N3DS console(s).

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