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# Checking for CFW
## Required Reading
This is an add-on section to check if your console already has a modern custom firmware.
If your console already has an arm9loaderhax or boot9strap based custom firmware, you will need to follow the instructions indicated to upgrade your setup to a modern one.
::: info
If your console has a menuhax-based CFW setup, you should [clear HOME Menu's extdata](troubleshooting-post-install), then follow all instructions on your SysNAND. You probably have a menuhax-based setup if your system version when booting without an SD card is 9.2.0-20.
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## Instructions
1. Power off your console
1. Hold the (Select) button
1. Power on your console while still holding the (Select) button
1. You should now see a configuration menu of some sort
## What to do next
::: tip
If your console boots to the normal HOME Menu, return to [Get Started](get-started)
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::: tip
If you see a Luma3DS version of 7.0.5 or lower, continue to [A9LH to B9S](a9lh-to-b9s)
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::: tip
If you see a Luma3DS version of 7.1, continue to [Updating B9S](updating-b9s)
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::: tip
If you see a Luma3DS version of 8.0 or greater, continue to [Restoring / Updating CFW](restoring-updating-cfw)
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::: warning
If you see GodMode9, Decrypt9WIP, Hourglass9, or Luma3DS chainloader, you held (Start) by accident and should try these instructions again with (Select)
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::: danger
If you see something not described by the above options, join [r/3ds on Discord](https://discord.gg/3ds) and ask, in English, for help.
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