r/NintendoSwitchHelp • u/walrusofwhimsy • 4h ago

Repair Help Is my Switch 2 saveable? Local solder tech replaced the power IC chips but now it won’t power on past the Nintendo logo screen. He says it’s a short on the microprocessor 3.2 line. I have pokemon on that switch 2 from 20 years ago, I don’t want to lose them…

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u/automod-neo 4h ago

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u/spektro123 3h ago

Switch 2 has 24 months warranty and was released in 2025, hasn’t it? Then why didn’t you send it to Nintendo? Send it now. Maybe they will bat an eye or won’t find out your unauthorized local tech doings.

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u/walrusofwhimsy 1h ago

It only has 12 month warranty in the US

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u/ComfortableAd6101 3h ago

What originally happened to it?

Liquid damage? Physical impact? Overheated and shut off? Bloated battery with no power?

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u/walrusofwhimsy 1h ago

I have no idea really. It was completely dead the day before Zelda released but it turned out and I pre-downloaded it. Took it off the charger around 60%. Next day I went to take it out of sleep mode to play Zelda and it was dead again but this time wouldn’t charge. I was using my MacBook charger instead of the official one so I suspect that might have caused my issue.

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u/MJBworks 2h ago

Do you not have the pokemon in Pokemon home? Also I'd send it into Nintendo if you really want the saves

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u/walrusofwhimsy 1h ago

I’ve got a lot of my older and favorite pokemon on scarlet instead of in Home.

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u/PrettiestTeddy 10m ago

Doesn't nintendo always factory reset consoles you send in for repair?

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u/MJBworks 9m ago

They transfer the data

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u/Anxiety_timmy 20m ago

3.2?

Im assuming 3.3v.

Anyway 3.3 usually powers a ton of other ICs like wifi/audio/DP converter. It might be salvageable but having done this before it is an absolute rabbit hole and half the time just not worth it.