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Welcome to our quick guide on How To Install R4 DS. Or more precisely, how to set up your R4 DS so that you're able to use it's features and functions on your Nintendo DS. This guide on how to install the R4 DS will explain, in detail, all of the steps needed to get your R4 DS ready to accept your games and homebrew software.



The R4 DS does not come ready to work, out of the box. While you get everything you need (including the software you'll have to put on your microSD card) you will need to manually put the operating system for the R4 DS on the actual microSD Card.

As a side note, if you own, or are thinking of buying an M3 DS SIMPLY then this guide is actually relevant to your M3 DS Simply Slot 1 card too - word for word. Because both of these units are manufactured by the same factory (read: people) the setup instructions to get you up and running are exactly the same.

It may seem strange that the R4 DS does not immediately come with an operating system but that is simply because it requires the use of a MicroSD Card in order to store both the operating system as well as the files you want to store and load.

You'll first need to go to the R4DS website in order to download the latest software / operating system for the R4 DS. Once you've saved the archive on your computer (make sure to save it to a location that you make note of - so you can find it) you'll need to use winrar to unpack the archive to a directory in the folder where you've saved your file. You can download a free / shareware version of winrar to do the unpacking for now.


Once you've unpacked the archive - follow these steps to copy the files to your microSD card by using the microSD Card reader/writer (with your microSD Card plugged into the reader/writer) that you should by now have plugged into a free USB port on your PC or Laptop.

Step 1) R4 DS Hardware Installation
Connect the MicrosSD (Transflash) card to PC with the card reader, then go to the "/SYSTEM" directory on the CD-Rom Disc that was included with your R4 DS... Or if you downloaded the system files, copy them from the directory that you unpacked the operating system into.

A- Loading the game kernel: Copy the "_DS_MENU.DAT" from the directory of the simplified game kernel/ traditional game kernel to the root directory of microSD card.

B- Loading the media kernel: Copy the "moonshl" folder and the "_DS_MSHL.NDS" file at the "moonshell" directory to the root directory of TF card;
C- Load the DIY interface: Copy all the folders "_system_" to the root directory of the TF card.
2) Unload TF Card
After you have finished adding all of the system files / operating system, and the game / homebrew files you want to have on your microSD card, then right click the removable disk icon on the right hand corner of the screen; Pull out the MicroSD card from card reader/writer.

And that's it! You're now set to start playing. Just plug the MicroSD Card into the microSD card slot of the R4 DS (or the M3 DS Simply) and plug the R4 DS into the cartridge slot of your Nintendo DS and power up. You'll see the R4 DS menu system and you can then make the selection of your choice. Either Games or media.

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