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title: "Get Started (New 3DS)"
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Select the appropriate page for your version from the chart below.
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Note that the "from" and "to" fields are inclusive. This means that, for example, the "from 9.0.0 to 9.2.0" row includes 9.0.0, 9.1.0, and 9.2.0.
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Note that the last number of your system version (which is preceded by a dash) refers to your browser version. Currently, the browser version is irrelevant to the New 3DS in this guide.
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For all versions you can also [Cart Update](cart-update) to a higher version in the same column to follow its instructions.
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Your device version can be found at the bottom right of the top screen of the System Settings.
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      <th style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">From</th>
      <th style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">To</th>
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      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" colspan="2">ALL VERSIONS<br><sub>(Requires Soldering!)</sub></td>
      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;" colspan="2"><a href="installing-boot9strap-(hardmod)">Installing boot9strap (Hardmod)</a></td>
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      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2.1.0</td>
      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">2.1.0</td>
      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><a href="installing-boot9strap-(2xrsa)">Installing boot9strap (2xrsa)</a></td>
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      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">8.1.0</td>
      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">8.1.0</td>
      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><a href="ntr-and-cubic-ninja">NTR and Cubic Ninja</a></td>
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      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">9.0.0</td>
      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">11.3.0</td>
      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><a href="homebrew-launcher-(soundhax)">Homebrew Launcher (Soundhax)</a></td>
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      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">11.4.0</td>
      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;">11.4.0</td>
      <td style="text-align: center; font-weight: bold;"><a href="installing-boot9strap-(dsiware)">Installing boot9strap (DSiWare)</a></td>
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