u/tihaub01

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Nintendo DSi XL - Kiosk mode to normal console

I recently bought a DSi XL with an odd thing.

It doesn't stay powered unless it's plugged. I looked for answers on youtube and reddit, and discovered that it's a "kiosk" version.

DSi XL Opened and with too many dust

DSi XL closed and less dirty

i saw in that video, that it's a "simple" thing to convert a kiosk console to a "normal" one. You just need to remove three little things named C109, Q14 and Q15.

video : Talking about the Factory DSi + removing kiosk mode

https://preview.redd.it/f55gkjztoc1h1.png?width=729&format=png&auto=webp&s=c37d9a0da4f1c2f714d5c554a309e6b46b4b6ffe

My problem is that these 3 little things are absent on my DSi XL motherboard.
There are 3 slots though but nothing to desolder.

my DSi XL motherboard

Detail of Q14, Q15 and C109 slots

close up of previous shot

I don't know where to look, i've searched during hours for no answers !

Please help me T^T

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Thanks to u/Complete_Habit_4662, transistors and resistor mentioned by him in his nice video (go check it!) are located here, right by the potentiometers. :

https://preview.redd.it/mrqiebt07i1h1.png?width=1030&format=png&auto=webp&s=e3e5c31833b20f135a8c7c056be88129c4d9ffa8

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u/tihaub01 — 6 days ago