Nintendo Switch

📄 Board Scans (Nintendo Switch)

The images of board scans can be found at our Public Files . An interactive visualizer of these images can be found at ...

First Stage Boot Short Checks

The very first starting point to confirm is operational and not faulty is the VSYS rail that comes out of the BQ24193...

Dead Short Checks (Nintendo Switch)

A good check if you are having power or boot issues is to strip the console down to just the motherboard, with nothing c...

📄 Error Codes (Nintendo Switch)

If your console boots up but displays an error on screen, below are the most common causes. 2101-0001 This means there i...

3.3V Regulator Checks

The IC just above the audio IC (labelled EN xx), is the 3.3V regulator. The EN chip receives the VSYS power (from...

Full Boot from Bench Power

Once you have confirmed there are no shorts on the first-stage boot rails, you are safe to move on to checking the batte...

BQ24193 Battery Charger

Although with some trickery we can get a partially booting system without the BQ24193 chip working there really is not...

MAX77620 CPU Regulator

maxAfter we have confirmed we have no shorts on the VSYS rail, a working BQ24193 and we are powering the console fro...

eMMC Booting

Here are some incomplete notes of the eMMC booting and attempt to find a stage of boot that confirms 100% if the eMMC is...

Joy Cons (Nintendo Switch)

The Joy Con main rail between the Joy Con and Switch console is below. Joy Con Rail Joy Con PCB Function Notes 1 3 GND -...

Diagnostics Power Draws (Nintendo Switch)

Once we have confirmed we have a working BQ24193 it is time to hook up our bench power supply to the Switch for the ...

RCM Hekate Setup (Nintendo Switch)

There are many benefits (especially diagnostics) in running custom payloads on the Nintendo Switch. Below is the basic s...

📄 RCM Backup eMMC (Nintendo Switch)

Once you have Hekate running it is a good time to do a full system backup. Backup eMMC Insert the Atmosphere SD card int...

📄 RCM Replace eMMC (Nintendo Switch)

If you have a totally corrupt eMMC or want to replace it or re-make an eMMC for whatever reason, you can. All you need t...

📄 RCM Copy Game Saves (Nintendo Switch)

These are the following steps using TegraExplorer injected to the console. Launch TegraExplorer via your chosen payloa...

RCM Diagnostics (Nintendo Switch)

A great way to confirm if your Nintendo Switch is operational is to boot into Hekate and run some diagnostics tests. If ...

Picofly Hwfly RP2040 (Nintendo Switch)

The Picofly / Hwfly is a method of using a Raspberry Pi RP2040 chip to hack a Nintendo Switch and run any unsigned code,...

📄 Android 11 (Nintendo Switch)

If you want to run Android apps, or run things like Xbox Remote Play on a Nintendo Switch, first hack it with a Picofly ...