My son spilled water on his ds lite last night. Now it does nothing. When you try to tur it on, the bottom screen flashes very quickly and thats it. Is there any hope?

It sounds like the battery is dead. You can order a replacement battery direct from Nintendo at http://store.nintendo.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?productId=108205

Hi,

It's all to do with the top screen... What happens is that when you turn the DS lite on it performs a quick check on the screens to make sure they are connected properly, if one or both are not connected properly then the unit will shut down.
The flashing of the screen shows you that that particular screen is fine whereas the one that does nothing is not connected properly, either through a loose connection or faulty screen/ ribbon.

Your best bet is to buy a new top screen (I usually get mine from ebay for around £10-£12) and fit it. That should sort out your issue.

Any further problems or questions feel free to message me via my profile page.

Regards,

SOD69

Yes, this problem is normally caused by one or both of the fuses have blown on the logic board.

If the DS was turned on when the liquid was spilled on it I don't think there is much hope to be honest:(

If it's under warrenty send it back otherwise you might try taking it apart and use a hair dryer to dry it off... that's a long shot though!

get the screen fix man

sorry its broke you could take it back and replace it!

Not meaning to sound patronising, but have you powered it up again?? My daughter loses battery power quickly and needs to charge it often!

u need a new screen in the bottom, try to get a nintendo brand screen instead of an aftermarket.

There should be either a button or a setting to adjust the lighting, try doing that.

if yr DS is less than one year old, call nintendo and ask for an advanced replacement.... they are good about it and will explain the whole process to you....the number is 1.800.255.3700.... i think it is option three for DS problems, then zero, and the will set it up.... ive had it done like three times....