Is my cartridge slot damaged?

[cryingfreeman]

Hi, everyone! To make the story short, my action replay 4 in 1 worked the first few times I put it in, but not the system isn't reading it at all. I did some research and learned how third party carts can push the pins back too far for proper contact with a cart. I took a picture, and sorry for the light.



Would you guys say I need to open up the console and push the pins back in place? Or do you think it's the cart? I attempted cleaning with rubbing alcohol, no grime in the slot. Thanks, guys!

[zyrobs]

Try a regular cart, see if it works.

Clean the ARs contact pins first. Disassemble it, then use a rubber eraser to scrape down the dirt, then isopropyl alcohol to clean it up.

It is more likely that the AR simply bricked itself. It happens often. You can use the Atlas demo launcher to re-flash it, but your saves and manually added cheats will be lost.

[cryingfreeman]

Thank you! I don't have any other carts, but I will attempt a cleaning. I might get a new AR as well to see if it was bricked.