Nintendo Switch NAND upgrade

Hello guys.
I decided to make a nand upgrade for my Switch and i ordered new chip eMMC SDINBDA4-128G from here:

https://ro.mouser.com/ProductDetail/SanDisk/SDINBDA4-128G?qs=sGAEpiMZZMtrOYfT0mhKeUzd88m4IAQx8g4qy4blkMZQF//LLxhtRA==

Until i get it, with hekate i have dumped eMMC BOOT0, BOOT1, eMMC RAW GPP, BIS, TSEC and SBK keys . I removed the eMMC board from the Switch and with the hot air station, i removed the original NAND chip and clean off the pads on the mini board. When the new chip arrives, they i come back with new information on how i progress with the work.

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I came back with new data.
For me being the first time I try a nand upgrade, i first tested with a 32Gb SanDisk eMMC. Now that I have succeeded and everything is ok, i will order 128 GB.

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Hey there,
wow, congratulations. I’ve never done that before. Sounds cool. Did you also manage to move the OS and everything to the new chip and boot?

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Thank you very much. Yes I made a Nand restore with Customized Hekate : https://github.com/sthetix/hekate-emmc-size-check-removed/releases
For the eMMC 128Gb I will have to use:
Memloader: https://switchtools.sshnuke.net/
HacDiskMount: https://switchtools.sshnuke.net/
biskeydump: https://switchtools.sshnuke.net/
NANDPART: https://github.com/blawar/nandpart
Gparted Live: https://gparted.org/download.php

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That is very cool! Thanks for sharing the links too, will probably very useful down the road :grinning:.

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Anytime for the community. A complete guide to the link below. Thx @sthetix for the tutorial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=4&v=T2OOUv8TmpM

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Hey there,
ok, so it can only be done with unpatched switches. Nevertheless, nice work and thank you for the information!

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Unfortunately yes. But, the latest news from sources say that it looks like TX has actually found a way to modify the latest Switch consoles, including the newly released Lite!:smiling_imp::crazy_face:

Hey there,
we will see about that. Sooner or later, the security of the new Switch and Switch Lite will fall, too.

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