Then put the Acekard in an older DS system: Nintendo DS, Nintendo DS Lite, or Nintendo DSi with Firmware Version 1.3 or lower. Safely Remove the MicroSD from your card reader or adapter, and put the MicroSD in the Acekard. Open this archive and copy to ak2ifw_update_14_DSi_new.nds to the MicroSD. If not, you can add your ROMS/Homebrew and use the Acekard 2i as it is now. If you want the Acekard to work on DSi with Firmware Version 1.4 or DSi XL, you must continue. txt file extension once they're extracted). txt files (they look like text documents, and your computer system may not be configured to show the.

After doing this, the contents of your MicroSD will be:įileÂÂ - readme_AKAIO.txt - You can delete the two. Copy the contents of the archive to the freshly formatted MicroSD. You may have to install 7-Zip* in order to open the AKAIO archive. After format, decompress the latest AKAIO, which is currently AKAIO 1.7. Because it is not the same the result is an unreliable file system. Reason: when you use Windows to format a drive, it will format that device as if it was a hard disk. The default format settings will work no matter what MicroSD card it is. Be careful that you format the correct drive. Use SD Association Formatter 3.0 (formerly known as Panasonic SD Formatter) to format your MicroSD. The Very Simple Fresh Acekard 2i Setup Guide If you have problems after following this guide, please read tk_saturn's Guide for other solutions. This guide is meant to describe exactly what steps to take, as simple and jargon-free as possible, to prepare a new Acekard 2i to be used with any Nintendo DS including DSi / DSi XL. Though tk_saturn's guide is comprehensive and well edited, a long and detailed tutorial doesn't lend itself well to coherent translation, and the completely accurate representation of technical details through web-based translation is impossible. This guide was initially just a response to a person with a limited understanding of the technology, but I realized that this guide can be very helpful to others as well. It is the most comprehensive tutorial about this product and my guide does not serve to replace it. His guide should be your primary resource for understanding the Acekard and AKAIO features. Detailed Guide: tk_saturn's n00b Guide to Setting Up Your Acekard is very detailed, accurate, and has good pictures.

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