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The 3DS' Boot procedure:
The 3DS' Boot procedure:
* 0 Seconds - unit is powered on bootloader begins
* 0 Seconds - unit is powered on bootrom begins execution
* 2 Seconds - bootloader attempts to initialize the NAND. If the NAND is successfully initialized, it takes over booting the 3DS. If the NAND, cannot be initialized (i.e. the NAND chip is not connected/damaged etc) a blue error screen similar to the screen above appears.
* 2 Seconds - bootrom attempts to initialize the NAND. If the NAND is successfully initialized, the bootrom launches the firmware loaded from the NAND [[FIRM]] partition which handles booting the rest of the system. If the NAND cannot be initialized, (i.e. the NAND chip is not connected/damaged etc) a blue error screen similar to the screen above appears.
* 3 Seconds - all essential hardware is active - [[NS]] loads the [[Shared_Registers#REG_ACTIVEMENUTID|current active menu]], for retail units this is usually the [[Home Menu]].
* 3 Seconds - all essential hardware is active - [[NS]] loads the [[Shared_Registers#REG_ACTIVEMENUTID|current active menu]], for retail units this is usually the [[Home Menu]].