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[King Atari]

I've been messing with N64's (not mine, though , I'm too cautious to mess with my own system yet ), I can't get the freakin' Expansion/Jumper Packs out. I plan on buying an Expansion Pack for my system, but not until I'm sure how get it in there. Do I just pry these things out with a screwdriver, or open the entire system up? I swear, I nearly broke my finger trying to get one out (this was over my cousin's, where he had two, his own system, and a friend's).

[SmileyDude]

pry it out -- it's in there tight, but it does come out. Luckily, you only have to do this once

[JerseyDevil]

If you buy a new expansion pak, it will come with a little plastic tool to take the old one out.

[Raijin Z]

Use a butterknife. There's a slot in the front edge of the terminator pack.

[Smada Bez]

Here is a link to the scan of the instructons that came with the expansion pak.

Expansion Pak Scan

[Raijin Z]

Same thing a butterknife does. No used ram packs come with that widget. Leave the cover off after you install it. N64s routinely have overheating problems with that part installed.

[King Atari]

Excellent, I'll be sure to buy a new one, then. Thanks for the info, guys!

[Yar]

mysel I just pry the edge up using the plastic that covers the pack. It'll work fine.

[Ze_ro]

Raijin Z said:

Leave the cover off after you install it. N64s routinely have overheating problems with that part installed.

Never had any problems with mine despite many hours of Donkey Kong 64. I have one of the actual Nintendo ones though, perhaps the knock-offs are less reliable (Some of them are actually so big that you can't put the cover back on while it's it).

--Zero

[King Atari]

I was going to buy a Nintendo brand one, even if it's used (and use the butterknife to get the jumper out), just in case reliability is an issue.