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Nintendo 3DS has update to 4.5.0-10 version and DSi has update to 1.45 version, the r4i gold 3ds, r4i sdhc 3ds, Supercard DSTWO can support the latest systems directly. 

Just as most of players knew,in the normal case,r4i gold 3ds can perfectly compatible with 3DS V4.5.0_10 and dsi 1.45 perfectly. But,if unluckily,you have met some problems,such as black screen and so on when operate your r4i gold 3ds card on your 3ds v4.5.0_10,please dont worry,you can try following ways to recovery your card :

First,make assure whether you have used the latest firmware,if you dont use it,then,please try to download the latest firmware v1.56 :  Wood R4 Kernel V1.56  ,unzip it ,then open the folder, copy the root files into your micro sd card and insert it into r4i gold 3ds and put them together in your console and power it to see whether it was working.

If you have used the latest wood firmware already,but  it was still out of work,please try following two ways to recovery your card : 

1.If you use NDS/NDSL

You should get a NDSL and another flashcard(such as : ak2i,dstwo,r4i sdhc or any one card ,here i called "A"), which works properly on NDSL.

1.Download the latest WOOD R4 firmware from Wood R4 Kernel V1.56 and unzip it to the root directory of your Micro SD card;

2.Download update patch here :3DS V4.5.0-10 Patch,unzip it ,you will get two files,one is R4iGold_3DS43_Patch_NDSL.nds, the other one is R4iGold_3DS43_Patch_NDSi.nds and just copy R4iGold_3DS43_Patch_NDSL.nds to your Micro SD card;
3.Just power your NDSL on and boot up R4iGold_3DS43_Patch_NDSL.nds with "A" card;
4.Take "A" card out of the NDSL;
5.Reinsert your broken R4i Gold 3DS card into the NDSL;
6.Press KEY_A and the updating process will begin;
7.You should keep your NDSL powered on during the updating process;
8.IF the result shows SUCCESS, it means you have updated your R4i Gold 3DS successfully and this card can work on
 
2. If you use NDSi V1.4.5 and 3DS 4.5.0-10;

1.Download the latest WOOD R4 firmware : Wood R4 Kernel V1.56 and unzip it to the root directory of your Micro SD card;
2.Download update patch here :3DS V4.5.0-10 Patch,unzip it and just Copy  R4iGold_3DS43_Patch_NDSi.nds to your Micro card;
3.You should get a NDSi or a Nintendo 3DS whose version is under V4.3.0-10 to complete the updating process;
4.Just power your NDSi on and boot up R4iGold_3DS43_Patch_NDSi.nds
5.Attention:do not take out your R4i Gold 3DS card;
6.Press KEY_A and the updating process will begin;
7.You should keep your NDSi powered on during the updating process;
8.IF the result shows SUCCESS, it means you have updated your R4i Gold 3DS successfully and this card can work on .

( In fact.The updating way of flashcart was similar,so this guide can be applied to other flashcart too.)

If you want buy a card for your handheld,but dont konw which one is right for you,you can check  here : How to pick up a right flashcart

As we knew,at present,the 3DS Firmware has been updated to V4.5.0-10,yet,luckily following cards have bypassed this time firmware updating and we have tested all of these cards before shipping as well.They works well.please check following list to get more details :