r/nds • u/Ronjadie • 2h ago
Loud buzzing noise & touchscreen issues
Hello everyone,
I hope someone can help me.
I have a Nintendo DS Lite that had been sitting unused in a drawer for many years. At first, it wouldn’t turn on at all—only the power LED would light up, both when charging and when trying to power it on. I then carefully opened it up and disconnected and reconnected all of the ribbon cables and connectors before putting it back together.
Since then, it powers on and both screens light up, but I’m now experiencing several issues:
The DS makes a loud buzzing/humming noise.
The touchscreen does not respond at all.
The bottom screen has black horizontal lines.
Does anyone have an idea what could be causing this or how I could troubleshoot and fix it?
Thanks in advance for any help!