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→Identifying a brick: updated links and a bit of rephrasing
= Identifying a brick =
= Identifying a brick =
To fix a brick, it must be identified first. If the [[System Menu]] boots fine, then the brick is simply a [[#Semi/Partial Brick|semi brick]].
To fix a brick, it must be identified first. If the [[System Menu]] boots fine, then the brick is simply a [[/Semibrick|semibrick]].
If the health screen is the last screen seen, then the brick is either a banner brick or a mail brick. To test this, hold + and - when pressing A; if the system still refuses to boot, it is a [[#Banner Brick|banner brick]], otherwise it is a [[#Mail Brick|mail brick]].
If the health screen is the last screen seen, then the brick is either a banner brick or a mail brick. To test this, hold + and - when pressing A; if the system still refuses to boot, it is a [[/Banner brick|banner brick]], otherwise it is a [[/Mail brick|mail brick]].
If "Error 003" appears on the screen, then it is an [[Error 003|Error 003 brick]].
If "Error 003" appears on the screen, then it is an [[Error 003|Error 003 brick]].
If a system menu error message other than error 003 appears at this point, then it is a [[#Full Brick (System Menu)|system menu brick]]. Otherwise, the brick is either a full brick or a low level brick. If [[BootMii]] as [[boot2]] still boots, then it is some form of full brick. If HBC can be launched from here, then it is a [[#Full Brick (System Menu)|system menu brick]]; otherwise, it is an [[#Full Brick (IOS)|IOS brick]].
If an Opera error shows, then it is a [[/System Menu brick|System Menu brick]].
If [[Priiloader]] is installed, and it boots, then this is likely a [[#Full Brick (System Menu)|system menu brick]], and can easily be fixed.
If [[BootMii]] as [[boot2]] still boots, then it is either a System Menu brick or an [[/IOS brick|IOS brick]], both of which have a similar fixing procedure.
If BootMii is not installed as boot2, and the brick is a full brick, it is worth attempting to use a [[SaveMii Dongle]] to recover; if it works, it is a [[#Full Brick (System Menu)|system menu brick]]. Otherwise, it is or is equivalent to a [[#Low Level Brick (LLB)|low-level brick]].
If [[Priiloader]] is installed, and it boots, then this is likely a System Menu brick, and can easily be fixed.
Finally, if an existing BootMii-boot2 installation fails to boot, then this is a [[#Low Level Brick (LLB)|low-level brick]].
If BootMii is not installed as boot2, and the brick is a full brick, it is worth attempting to use a [[SaveMii Dongle]] to recover; if it works, it is a System Menu brick. Otherwise, it is or is equivalent to a [[/Low-level brick|low-level brick]].
Finally, if an existing BootMii-boot2 installation fails to boot, then this is a low-level brick.
= Prevention =
= Prevention =