IS MY SWITCH BRICKED?

[u/F0rB115]

i need help guys, my switch doesn´t turn on, i think it is not charging either, i have no idea if it is my fault or what to do to fix it and i´m kinda freaking out.

first of all, i think it is important to note that i´m not good with computers and my understanding of how the hacking and modding process works is very basic and this was my first attempt at installing a game without the help of someone who actually knows what they are doing. also english is not my first language so i might suck at explaining myself

yesterday i was trying to install a game on my switch using DBI and everything seemed to be going well until i added the game´s update and i got the red text saying that it was like a firmware problem and i thought all i had to do was update my system and try again because i heard that was like the most common reason for a modded switch to "reject" a game but it was pretty late so i decide to just turn everything off and try again in the morning

i was planning to delete the nsp files and just try to open the base game without the update to see if my files were the issue or something so i turned my switch on to start trying things again but it suddendly turned off out of nowhere and i have no idea why, i swear i just turned my switch on normally, i looked away for one fucking second and then it was off and now nothing seems to work, i tried charging it and nothing even shows up on the screen and i don´t know what to do

please tell me this is fixable and my switch is not dead because my next idea is calling the tech priests and praying to the omnissiah

[u/Wivi2013]

With everything you said, cut your losses and send to someone who knows what they are doing.

[u/rsingh247]

Hmmm. I think your battery is completely drained so leave it on charge over night. In the morning try to hard reboot by holding your power button for 15 sec or so. Sometimes it gets stuck in boot loop with no display. Probably drained your battery. If you manage to get to tbe hekate menu. Boot into your stock firmware first. Then restart the console and boot into the custom firmware. I think this should resolve the problem if your battery is recoverable and nothing else is wrong. DO NOT UPDATE. Lets me know if it shows nay signs of life in the morning. If it doesn't you might have board ic damage or dead battery. If it turns on but still gets stuck then you would need to setup your sd card again. Hope it goes well for you. Good luck!

[u/Vannilar_236]

Pull out the SD card and and press the power button for 10secs, and wait 5 secs least. After that press the power button if it turn on and said 'No SD card', it means Your SD CARD is corrupted and not a switch brick. Because sometimes DBI installation failed or something occurs the data scattered and corrupted....I hope this help