Switch Informations by serial number - READ THE FIRST POST before asking questions (2024)

JDH9999 said:

Does anyone know if an "xtj" switch oled model can be modified or is patched?

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Read the first post before asking questions...

Chekeleke said:

Xaw10087xxx patched

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Is this a question? If yes, read the first post before asking questions.

Semi related so I apologise if this isn't the right thread. But is there a scam going around where people are swapping the back of a switch to fake an early model?

In the UK (I know not all countries or all switches have this). Any switches sold have the year of manufacture. Nintendo patched the RCM exploit in July 2018. So in theory all switches made before then should be exploitable.... And they should be in the green zone.

I've just bought one that's not (and I've seen quite a few).I thought it could be a board change (official repair). Would changing the board change the serial too?

The serial itself is in the possibly patched range. I didn't know at the time as the seller was reluctant to give the serial out. I figured I'd it's a 2017 model it's definitely unpatched and I'd get a 2nd switch cheap.

My mate thinks this is a scam. Swapping the backs to sell a 2017 model that really isn't. What do you think?

Kallim said:

Semi related so I apologise if this isn't the right thread. But is there a scam going around where people are swapping the back of a switch to fake an early model?

In the UK (I know not all countries or all switches have this). Any switches sold have the year of manufacture. Nintendo patched the RCM exploit in July 2018. So in theory all switches made before then should be exploitable.... And they should be in the green zone.

I've just bought one that's not (and I've seen quite a few).I thought it could be a board change (official repair). Would changing the board change the serial too?

The serial itself is in the possibly patched range. I didn't know at the time as the seller was reluctant to give the serial out. I figured I'd it's a 2017 model it's definitely unpatched and I'd get a 2nd switch cheap.

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My mate thinks this is a scam. Swapping the backs to sell a 2017 model that really isn't. What do you think?

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Serial number isn't on the back cover, so if anything is actually swap is probably the mother board.

Kallim said:

Semi related so I apologise if this isn't the right thread. But is there a scam going around where people are swapping the back of a switch to fake an early model?

In the UK (I know not all countries or all switches have this). Any switches sold have the year of manufacture. Nintendo patched the RCM exploit in July 2018. So in theory all switches made before then should be exploitable.... And they should be in the green zone.

I've just bought one that's not (and I've seen quite a few).I thought it could be a board change (official repair). Would changing the board change the serial too?

The serial itself is in the possibly patched range. I didn't know at the time as the seller was reluctant to give the serial out. I figured I'd it's a 2017 model it's definitely unpatched and I'd get a 2nd switch cheap.

My mate thinks this is a scam. Swapping the backs to sell a 2017 model that really isn't. What do you think?

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The serial number should be at the bottom of your Switch, on the left side of the USB-C connector. If it matches the serial number you can find in the system menu, there was no board change or shell swap. It's just a regular patched Switch.

Kallim said:

Would changing the board change the serial too?

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Yes.

Dust2dust said:

The serial number should be at the bottom of your Switch, on the left side of the USB-C connector. If it matches the serial number you can find in the system menu, there was no board change or shell swap. It's just a regular patched Switch.

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The case serial and settings match. This switch also have the year (in this case 2017 which was before Nintendo started patching them). The point I'm trying to make is if it was made before Nintendo began patching them it should be unpatched. Which is why I'm wondering if this is fine sort of scam (I don't think so but my mates convinced).

But it's a very easy thing to swap that back cover if you wanted to make it look like an earlier model. I also don't think I'd trust the serial at the bottom 100% on eBay etc... I think the best way would be the settings menu.

Kallim said:

The case serial and settings match. This switch also have the year (in this case 2017 which was before Nintendo started patching them). The point I'm trying to make is if it was made before Nintendo began patching them it should be unpatched. Which is why I'm wondering if this is fine sort of scam (I don't think so but my mates convinced).

But it's a very easy thing to swap that back cover if you wanted to make it look like an earlier model. I also don't think I'd trust the serial at the bottom 100% on eBay etc... I think the best way would be the settings menu.

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If the serial number match then it is untampered with, it still come down to the inject a payload if it fall under possibly patched.

Kallim said:

This switch also have the year (in this case 2017 which was before Nintendo started patching them). The point I'm trying to make is if it was made before Nintendo began patching them it should be unpatched.

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The Nintendo plant that produced your console probably had a lot of these 2017 shells, and just used them in the following years, 2018 and beyond. The best way to judge if the Switch is unpatched is by serial number only.

Rokusu said:

Any news about XAJ40055?
I bought one but i'm not that sure it will work.

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Did yours work in the end, years later haha

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Rokusu said:

Any news about XAJ40055?
I bought one but i'm not that sure it will work.

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Did you get it to work in the end, years later haha

Passportpowell said:

Did yours work in the end, years later haha

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Did you get it to work in the end, years later haha

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Why do you necrobump this reply?

manu_jedi said:

XAJ400501 is not patched (so i quess XAJ400521 and lower (?) are fine)

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It fall under possible patch, 50/50

If the owner of "ismyswitchpatched" is around.
Their website doesn't return the correct result for

Serials beginning with XAJ4:
Serials between XAJ40000000000 - XAJ40046000000 are safe to buy

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I got a NSW between that Serial, jailbroken with FW 11.0.0

myfz said:

Their website doesn't return the correct result for

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It's not the websites fault. There's a typo on your screenshot. 4004. Not 4400.