Genuine DSTTi Card for Nintendo DS / DS Lite / DSi / DSi XL / 3DS- Compatible with the DSi 1.4.3 / 3DS 2.1.0-4 Firmware

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 2.1.0-4 & DSi 1.4.3

Otherwise, please proceed to DSTTi  Driver Setup Please note that not every DSTTi needs firmware fix!

Please check the firmware version of your DSi according to these two steps:

• Click SETTING (with the Tool Icon) on the main menu
• Check the right hand corner of the top screen which says VER 1.x.x
  Or click here to check the firmware version for your 3DS.
  Then choose the correspondent firmware fix guide below to upgrade your DSTTi to be compatible with your DS console. 

Content List:

1. DS Compatibility
2. Preparation
   • Hardware
   • Software
3. Installation
   1. Format a microSD /SDHC Memory Card
      • Using Windows XP/Vista/7 Format Tool
      • Using Panasonic Memory Card Format Program
      • Using Mac Memory Card Format Tool
   2. DSTTi Firmware Fix For DSi Firmware 1.4.3 & 3DS 2.1.0-4E
   3. DSTTi Driver Setup Guide

DS Compatibility

The following consoles are supported: DS, DS Lite, DSi & DSi XL, .

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
  •     A DSi console with firmware lower than 1.4.3 or 3DS with firmware version lower than 2.1.0-4
  •    If you don’t have a DSi with firmware lower than 1.4.3, or 3DS lower than 2.1.0-4, you have to use a DS Lite console.
• 1 x DSTTi Card
• 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 fix for 3DS 2.1.0-4E and DSi 1.4.3E:

Prepare

Please use one of the following NDS consoles to update the DSTTi to be compatible with DSi 1.4.3 & 3DS 2.1.0-4E.

• 3DS with firmware version lower than 2.1.0-4E
• DSi / DSi XL with firmware lower than v1.4.3
• DS Lite

To check your DSi firmware version:

• Click SETTING (with the Tool Icon) on the main menu
• Check the right hand corner of the top screen which says VER 1.x.x
  VER 1.x.x is the firmware version.

Or click here to check the firmware version for 3DS

Warning:

• Please make sure that the console is full charged. Otherwise, it will brick your flashcart.
• Place the console on a stable and flat table before upgrading the firmware of DSTTi. This is to avoid bricking your DSTTi during the process.
• Please format the micro SD/SDHC card in FAT32 before the installation.

Upgrade steps:

1. Please download the firmware TTi 1.43_1.44c_3DS2.1 and driver TTMenu Kernel v1.17 on your computer.
    Note: the driver used for firmware update is TTMenu Kernel v1.17. Don't use any other drivers to do the firmware update, or you may end up with a DEAD card.
2. Unzip the files downloaded (using Winrar) on your PC.

• Winrar can be downloaded from www.download.com by searching for Winrar at the Search.
• Unzip the files mentioned under the Software Preparation above, you will get:

3. Now copy all the above night files to the root of the Micro SD /SDHC memory card.
4. Plug in the Micro SD/SDHC to the DSTTi. Insert the DSTTi card with the microSD/SDHC into the slot 1 of the DS console. Turn on the DS console.
5. Press button A when you see the following picture:

6. Keep press button A when you see the either of the following icons:

 
7.  Wait for a few seconds for the DSTTi to load 

8. Select the upgrade file marked in red:

8.

• If you get the message below, congratulation, your DSTTi has been upgraded on to 3DS 2.1.0-4 and DSi 1.4.3. Just copy your own data onto the micro SD card and enjoy the ultimate fun brought by DSTTi.

• Otherwise, please press [X+Y] to continue the upgrade. Be patient to wait the upgrading.

9. When the upgrade is finished, please restart the console. If you are not sure if the upgrade is successful, please go back to the step 8.

Note: It is very rare that the icons for DSi 1.4.2E and DSi 1.4.3E are the same –SpongeBob’s Atlantis Squarepantis THQ.

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DSTTi Driver Setup Guide

1. Download the latest driver TTMenu Kernel v1.18. 
2. Unzip the file downloaded (using 7-zip v4.65 for windows) on your PC
   1. 7-zip v4.65 for windows can be downloaded from www.7-zip.org .
   2. Unzip the files mentioned under the Software Preparation above, you will get:
      • TTMenu
      • TTMENU.SYS
      • TTMENU.DAT
3. Select all the above three unzipped files and copy them to the microSD memory card

    

    

   

    

4. Copy your own files, including music, movies, pictures and other data to the Micro SD/SDHC memory card.
    
5. Plug in the Micro SD/SDHC to the DSTT. Insert the DSTT with the microSD into the slot 1 of the DS console. Turn on the DS console.
    
6. For DS & DS Lite,  you will see the WARNING – HEALTH AND SAFETY. Please touch the touch screen or press button A to continue.
   
    
7. For DSi or DSi XL, the screen will be changed to the following icon with the name Star Wars Lethal Alliance Ubisoft. Please touch the icon to continue.
   
    
8. Wait for a few seconds for the DSTTi to load.
    
    
9. Congratulation if you have come this far as you have successfully set up your DSTTi. There you go. Enjoy your DS with the multimedia functions.
   
    

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