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If you don’t know what an R4 DS is, this quick run down will explain what it is. If you’d like more information on the R4 DS cards, you may want to read my other articles on the R4 DS.In my last articles and reviews I described in detail exactly what the R4 DS is and what it can do as well as how it works. ps2cover.{com for a detailed feature and function list}~com for a detailed feature and functions list~{{com for a list of all of the features and functions}~com for a list of all of the features and functions}~{com for detailed lists of features and functions}~com for a list of features~com for a list of the features and functions~{com for a detailed run down of all features and functions}~com for an in depth list of all of the functions and features~com for a full, detailed list of all features and functions~{com for a good look at all of the functions and features}~{{com for a full list of all of the functions and features}~{com for a features and functions list}~{com for a list of all of the features and functions}~com for a list of all of the features and functions}~com for a full list of all of the functions and features~{com for a full list of all of the functions and features}~{com for a features and functions list}~{com for a list of all of the features and functions}~com for a list of all of the features and functions}. if you’re not clear on what the R4 DS is, then I recommend you do some research on Google to find out.

In short, the R4 DS is a flash card for the Nintendo DS that allows you to play hundreds of free home brew game and home brew application on your NDS… on your Nintendo DS Lite console or the Nintendo DSi console. It turns your Nintendo DS system into a whole entertainment center, all for under .00

There are some quick and easy tips to follow. While some of these tips may seem obvious, it even took me about a week and a half of using the R4 DS before I came up with some ways to make my life (and game playing) a little bit easier.

1. Copy your games and game files to a specific directory on the micro SD card. Make a folder called games, and ONLY store your games in this folder. It makes browsing to them in the menu much easier, and all your game save files will also be organized.

2. Try to orignize your MP3 files as well as Video files by creating a seperate directory for each one of them on the microSD memory card. This is something that is a must for anyone that has a lot of music where all of the songs are labeled TRACK 1, Track 2, etc..MP3 Music, Track 2.MP3, and more, etc….. By putting your files in seperate and different directories, you’ll at least have them organized because you can put all of your MP3 albums in individual directories so you’ll at least know that TRACK-1.mp3 in the ABBA directory is from the ABBA greatest hits album.

3. Make sure you try and make a copy of all of your game saves on your hard drive at least 1-2 times a week. Not because they could get corrupted on the microSD card in the R4 DS, but because you may want to go back to an earlier save point later in the game. Why should you backup and keep your current files in a folder on your PC? MicroSD cards are small, and as a result are also easily lost. You should always keep your games saves on your HDD as well as the card itself. While this one really seems like an obvious hint, you would be surprised to know that most of our technical support emails for the R4 DS deal with how to get back erased or deleted game saves that were not backed up. I suggest you do this at least one or two times at most and even more often if you play your games more.

4. You don’t want to take out the microSD Card from the R4 DS in the NDS each time you want to add files. It’s easy to get the microSD card out of the R4 DS. Just push it with your finger and it should pop out. The spring mechanism will allow this to happen. You can then quickly put it into the included microSD Card reader / writer in order to change games and files or add music or video.

5. This is my final (and quite possibly the most obvious) tip. And it works with the microSD card in your R4 DS Card. When you put the NDS, Nintendo DS lite or Nintendo DSi in your pocket or pick it up. Check to make sure that the microSD card is in the R4 DS card. Make sure that your MicroSD card in the R4 DS Card is snug an secure to avoid any issues with it popping out or getting lost. While there are failsafes to protect you against the microSD from popping out the microSD card accidentally, it could happen. There would be nothing worse than losing your microSD card somewhere, because it popped out and fell on the ground. MicroSD Cards are small and tiny, and once lost, you would have a hard time finding it anywhere else except at a store, where you’d be buying a new one. If you carry your Nintendo DS in a case, then the chances are much smaller that the card will get dislodged from the R4 DS card slot, but it’s better to check on a regular basis anyway. You should make sure to that this is something you do before you even turn it on.

The R4 DS is a Nintendo DS and Nintendo DS lite homebrew and roms player. It lets you watch movies on your NDS, DS Lite and DSi as well as play MP3 Music. What the R4 DS does is take your Nintendo DS from just being a game system to becoming a full entertainment center by allowing you to watch movies read ebooks, listen to mp3′s and much more. For more information on the R4 DS cards and homebrew games in general, please visit http://www.ps2cover.com/nintendo-ds.shtml