Nintendo DS 40GB Hard Drive Mod
- September 11th, 2006
- 3 Comments
So you bought a Nintendo DS, and now you’re wishing you had a PSP. The DS just doesn’t have the storage capacity to watch those illegally downloaded midget porns, or listen to that new Yanni record that everybody’s talking about. Well, one of our Canadian neighbors has come up with a solution that might appeal to you. Take the thing apart, take all the IDE connections from the CompactFlash connection and solder them to your IDE hard drive contacts. Give the thing a little extra juice from a 11.1V li-poly battery, and you can put any hard drive you want on it. Now, it isn’t the prettiest mod I’ve ever seen and it’s not incredibly mobile, but it is a good example of what a little hard work, some determination and no sex life can do for you. Besides, who doesn’t want porn on 2 screens at the same time?
IDE to NDS Connection [natrium42.com]
webonics (Who am I?)
2 years ago
After just commenting on the great Xbox 360 mod posted, this mod just shows the other end of the spectrum. This mod looks like crap and it removes the most significant feature of the Nintendo DS…it’s portability by solder connections to a hard drive. I think Mods are only really spectacular when they add additional value to a original product without detracting from the initial features and look cool, secondly. This mod has neither. Thumbs down.
Claudio I. (Who am I?)
2 years ago
Aye… I second Webonics’ comment. Adding a 40gig HDD to a DS doesn’t add very much to it, and at the same time takes a lot away. Thumbs down, indeed.
Peter (Who am I?)
2 years ago
I will have to third that…is that even correct?!?!? The whole point of having the DS is that it’s small/light/portable. Who the hells wants to carry a 40g HD around? Props for doing it though.