Setting Up & Using

Setting up the cart is fairly simple. It's really just a task of copying and pasting. Anyone can do it, if they just follow the steps below. Let's get this Micro SD and the SuperCard DS One set up.

Now, first, you'll need to connect your Micro SD card to your computer (The SuperCard DS One package comes with a free, complementary Micro SD reader for your PC, you can use that or whatever other method of connecting your Micro SD card to your computer). The Micro SD card needs to be formatted to FAT16 or FAT32 (either is fine - the SuperCard DS One supports both of the formats). Once you've done that, we can move on to the next step.

The SuperCard DS One comes with a mini CD-ROM with the necessary files for setting up your SuperCard DS One.

You can set SuperCard DS One up, straight from out of the box! No need to download any files from the Internet.

Like stated before, I recommend downloading and using the latest files.

So, you'll need to insert the SuperCard SD One mini CD-ROM into your disc drive or download the latest file to your computer. Open up the directory of the CD-ROM.

You should see two folders - one named 'English' and one with Chinese text.

Assuming you're using an English SuperCard DS One, open the 'English' folder. Once you've opened that folder, you'll see seven folders. The one that you'll need to open (for this flashcart) is the 'DS(ONE) SDHC_version' folder.

Once inside that folder, you'll see a RAR file. Open that RAR file up.

You'll see three files. The 'readme.txt' file and the HTML file are of no concern for now.

Click on the 'eng' folder, and extract the 'scshell' file (necessary for Moonshell - a media player application for the DS) and the 'MSFORSC.NDS' file to the root of your Micro SD card. The necessary files for your SuperCard DS One are now on your MicroSD card. Continue to the next step.
 

You're now ready to start copying NDS ROMs to your Micro SD card.

The SuperCard DS One can play clean, un-patched ROMs.

There is no need for patching your backup NDS ROMs with any software.

So, with Windows Explorer (or whatever file manager your OS uses), all you need to do is place the ROMs on your Micro SD card (they can be wherever you want to place them; I recommend that you keep organized and create a folder specifically for NDS ROMs).

The SuperCard DS One can do more than just play NDS ROMs.

Using Moonshell (which is included and on your flashcart if you followed the steps above), the SuperCard DS One can also play videos, music, view images, and read text files.

I'm not going to get into that, though, as there are plenty of resources available on the internet and GBAtemp.net for using Moonshell.

Transfer speed really depends on your Micro SD cards write speed and whether you're using USB1 or USB2.

I told you setting up the SuperCard DS One was simple, no?

GUI (OS)

When you boot up your Nintendo DS (with the SuperCard DS One inside the Slot-1 slot), you'll first go to the health and safety screen (that is, unless your Nintendo DS is flashed). The Nintendo DS will then skip the main menu, and boot up the SuperCard DS One GUI.

A loading screen (with the SuperCard DS One logo) will briefly popup for about two seconds or so, then the SuperCard DS One main menu will appear.

Once the GUI loads up, you'll have a nice, light blue-themed skin.

The top screen displays the contents on your Micro SD card. You can toggle through the four different types of ways you want your items displayed: PDA-style or linear, up-and-down style (two of these displays have different sized icons next to the filename; the other display contains no icons at all, just text - and looks very similar to the R4 DS Game menu). Files are organized in alphabetical order.

Folders come first, then come NDS ROMs and whatever other media files you've got on your Micro SD.

On the bottom screen, you have an image of the SuperCard logo, as well as window describing the item selected on the top screen.

From the bottom screen File Information window, using your stylus, you can configure different options such as: changing save size, configure multi-save option, and set different patches. This window is very helpful, but if you have no need for it - you can disable it by pressing the X button. Down at the very bottom of the touch screen, there is a window that displays the time, date, and the temperature of the internal processor (you can disable this window in the Options menu, if you desire).

Controlling the menu is done by the d-pad, touchscreen, or a combination of both. What's neat about the SuperCard DS One menu, is that you swap the screens up. You can swap the top screen to the bottom screen, and control the menu completely with the touch screen.

Controlling the menu with the touchscreen can be a bit annoying, as the slider on the right side of the screen lags.

(Four different styles you can view the menu with)

To select a file, you can tap the A button, or if you've swapped the top and bottom screens up, you tap the icon with the stylus. Tap on a folder, and it will immediately open up. Tap on an NDS icon or multimedia icon and the menu will temporary freeze up (the SuperCard DS One is loading up the selected file) before launching the ROM or multimedia file.

Also, a nice added feature for the GUI is the screensaver. When the SuperCard DS One menu is idle for around a minute and a half, the screensaver shows up on the top screen.

The screensaver displays the time, date, and the temperature of the internal processor.

The SuperCard DS One, overall, has a decent GUI.

It has a light blue theme to it, and has more options available than most flashcarts do.

You can control and navigate the menu with your preference of either the d-pad or the touchscreen.

The SuperCard DS One GUI is pretty straightforward and easy to use, if all you're interested in is booting NDS ROMs.

However, if not - it can get pretty complicated navigating and trying to figure out each different function.

The SuperCard DS One GUI isn't necessarily crowded and hard to use, it just takes time to get used to.

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