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All Almost all video game consoles have the same basic components: a power supply; a motherboard containing the CPU, GPU, and RAM; an interface for media input (cartridge, disc, or download); connections for video and sound; and some method for user input. Because of these common features, many consoles will share problems, and the process of diagnosing and repairing the malfunction will often be more or less the same.
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The purpose of this FAQ is to help guide you in diagnosing a problem with a console that has not yet been explicitly written about on this wiki. It's assumed you're not an idiot and that you've already tried the obvious steps (are all the cables plugged in, is the TV on, etc.). First, check if the issue you're having falls into one of these categories: