Protoman123 | 0 Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Hello I just got a copy of Pokémon Soul Silver for the DS. It’s 100% authentic however I keep getting this error message. The DS recognizes the cart, however when I boot the game, before it gets to the title screen it says, “The Save Data Could Not Be Accessed” I have tried inserting the cart into multiple 3DS, and regular DS consoles, and I keep getting the same message. I decided to open up the cart and clean the pins. I used 99% alcohol, contact cleaner, and brasso. The pins look great but the game still won’t boot properly. As a last ditch effort I read about some people licking the cart and that failed too. If anyone knows how to fix this please let me know! Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,043 Social Team · Posted May 14, 2023 Share Posted May 14, 2023 Can you take a photo of the board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protoman123 | 0 Posted May 14, 2023 Author Share Posted May 14, 2023 (edited) @FireHazard51 Yes here are some pictures of the board. Thank you for taking the time to reply to my post. I really appreciate it. Edited May 14, 2023 by Protoman123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,922 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Not an expert on DS stuff but the board looks legit. It could be something to do with the flash memory. They're meant to last 20+ years but I'm sure different things could lower that depending on how the cart was stored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YOURTURN | 1,256 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 This is the best I can find in regards to your situation. LINK: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/960099-pokemon-heartgold-version/54274085 I hope that anything they say helps. Because it sounds like you might have to see if deleting the original save game will correct this issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protoman123 | 0 Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) @FenrirZeroThanks for taking the time to respond to my post. I tried the button combination however I can’t actually get to the title screen to input it. The game gives me the error message immediately upon booting. Edited May 15, 2023 by Protoman123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Famicuber | 54 Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 (edited) Like Brickman, I'm not an expert with DS cartridge hardware stuff, but I've looked into the issue others like you have encountered, suggestions include cleaning or re-inserting the cart which you seem to have already done immensely. It seems to be indeed a flash memory corruption issue from the sounds of it and reports I've heard from other DS games, If that's the case (and I hate to say this), then unless there's a way to re-flash the memory chip or it just somehow works again by sheer complete luck, I'm afraid there's nothing that can be done to fix it and your cartridge is just bricked.. Edited May 15, 2023 by Famicuber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Protoman123 | 0 Posted May 15, 2023 Author Share Posted May 15, 2023 @Famicuber Thanks for your response. I hope there is a way to fix it. I agree though it’s definitely not looking good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHazard51 | 2,043 Social Team · Posted May 15, 2023 Share Posted May 15, 2023 Damn, the best thing I can offer to testing the traces and components to make sure none are bad. Most multimeters don't include small enough test leads to test something like a DS cart. Here is a kit that I have that works well for me https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GNVFL5D/ course you'll need a multimeter. Identifying a bad connection could be the cause of the error. Looking at the board I'd say the traces themselves are probably good but you could have a failure of the chip connecting to the board. You could also just do a reflow to make sure that isn't an issue. Here are some videos kinda helping with such an issue. As one of my favorite YouTubers say, "You can't break what is already broken. So might as well try and fix it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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