How to Put Games on your TI-84 plus or TI-84 plus silver edition

Step 3 Download Ion

Go here to download Ion, which will allow you to play the games.
Open the file.
Extract all files.
Send the files to your calculator's RAM.
If you need help look at the pictures.

Comments

[donut4life]

i acciedently moved the whole ion folder over to my ti-84 plus, what do do?

[donut4life]

what do i do?*

[FrodoUndead]

Ok Friends, I have good news for everyone. The reason that you cant put the Ion on your ram is because your moving the whole folder not the 3 individual files. right click on the 1.65k folder and click extract all. then open the new folder and send all there files to your calculator. hope this helps

[cvela2]

It would've been nice for a file specification to tell the difference between the 1.75 KB ion file and the 1.65 KB. :\

[superalex11]

I know a lot of people have said this, but WHEN I GO INTO THE THING TO CLICK RAM IT DOESN'T SHOW UP! COULD SOMEBODY HELP?!?!?!

[everlight4u]

Mine wont send it to the ram i only have the archive and dont send option! in plain english someone tell me what to do!

[cheesehead11]

Same problem! Please help us people!

[ysia]

I installed Doors CS, but it won't let me set it to RAM.. It wont let me change it from archive to RAM. >__< Any advice? DD;

[jjoyce1]

When im going to install ION I dont have to option to install it onto the RAM like when I click the button it doesnt do anything!!!

[pinkbeckybear]

what is your calculator's RAM?

[PikeMinnow]

RAM, for calculators and computers, is an acronym meaning Random Access Memory.

It's a little like a desktop workspace. There are two types of memory- volatile and permanent. A hard drive is permanent, and RAM is volatile. It constantly needs to be refreshed.

Whenever a computer or calculator takes something off its permanent storage (like a hard drive where a bunch of documents are stored) it dumps a copy in RAM. The reason why it does this is so that when you aren't working on something, it's not taking up the space that the computer could be using for other things. For example, your computer turns on, and loads necessary parts of the operating system from the computer's hard drive into RAM.

Then, as you start clicking around, you open up other things like documents, and they go into RAM too. When you are done, the computer saves it back to the hard drive to make room for something else you want to do.

If you start opening too much, you can run out of RAM and a lot of times that can result in Stop Errors and BSODS because the computer is trying to do too much. It's also why if you are heavy into multitasking it is a good idea to spend a little extra on RAM so that you have more space for activity.

A calculator is just another type of computer, though it will have a lot less RAM than your desktop.

[kutner47]

where can you access your calculator RAM?

[Small0007]

If it doesnt find your calculator then run the connect as administrator

[xxlgirl]

HEYYYYYYYYYYY I NEED THE ION FOR TI-84 Plus NOT 83!!!!

[The Mollusk]

Same thing.

[anth98]

Same

[i have candy]

try geting mirageOS, i believe it's the same thing, it will automatically unarchive your games when you play them.

[The Mollusk]

I made alot of progress with that calc. I killed all the games and now I'm writting programs and making money off of them, but thanks for the comment, it would have been really helpful if i hadn't stopped coming to this site for so long.

[rqsuvw]

every time i go to transfer ION to my calculator. it says "access denied" does anyone know how to get past this? its driving me crazy

[alex8724]

i got the same prob when u figure it out plz contact me and i will do da same wit u

[anth98]

It won't even find my calculator

[CALCULATORTI-84!]

Hey man , did you find out how to do it ? im getting the same problem now :(

[martigraw01]

me too HELPPPPPPPPPPP

[Ishki]

When I try to right-click to "Send to TI Device" it says "Windows is restarting" then closes it. Any help?

[anth98]

ME TOO! It's messed up man.

[killabreath]

SAME WITH ME

[darthalbino]

same here, no idea

[Jane2357]

 im having the same exact problem. i think that the instructionsare for TI 83 and not TI 84/TI 84+. its bugging the crap out of me!

[snowbunny12]

my computer says usb comunication eror: insuficiant memory can anyone help

[tkdgus96]

i downloaded a tetris game and i have 2 ti files
and other files when i send it to the calculator it says error
when i make it ram on 83p it says syntax error

[cici525]

I cant find the "send to ......" button when I right click!! I have vista (if taht helps)

[shengzsy]

I found the solution.
Get another cable.
My dad has this hi-speed cable and it works extremely well. The TI cable really is not good. Get another one from Frys or something.

[adrianpaez]

My calculator is not connected I think. When I plug it in it says TI-84 Plus found. I can do all of the steps the thing is that it says their is not calculator detected. Any help?

[DukeFanatic54321]

When you download TI Connect, click on the "TI Connect" appplication within the folder. It will search for devices. If it searches and finds nothing, click COMMUNICATION SETTINGS. Choose your calculator type in the drop-down box and that it is a USB direct cable.

Try connecting again.

[pacman2323]

how do you extract all files on a apple?

[peach_fart]

control+click brings up right click menu, extract should be there.

[feztheforeigner]

I am having the exact same problem!!! HELP!!!!!!!

[klingonprins]

tswat ya get for gettin a mac

[tripples]

guys i think thats these instructions are for TI 83 not 84!

[spencerrules26]

everyone stop. this is ion for ti 83 plus only it's no good to anything else