replace gd rom with cd rom

nevets934 · Post by **nevets934** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:07 pm

has any one sucessfully replaced the gdrom lkaser with a cd one?

dcmodder · Post by **dcmodder** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:11 pm

there's been a lot of topics asking that same question. not saying that you should go to them.. but from what i've heard it's pointless. wait... it is pointless! because cd roms cant read the gdroms correctly.

bizzle · Post by **bizzle** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:36 pm

dcmodder wrote:there's been a lot of topics asking that same question. not saying that you should go to them.. but from what i've heard it's pointless. wait... it is pointless! because cd roms cant read the gdroms correctly.

Actually, you're wrong. The laser assembly is actually a standard CD-ROM laser. It's the actual GD-ROM controllers that allows the discs to be read. Midnight Obsidian proved this theory when he replaced the laser assembly in his Dreamcast with one from a portable CD player.

JASaxman · Post by **JASaxman** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 7:37 pm

From all the tech sheets I've read, I was under the impression that it was the Firmware in the Drive that changed the way it could read. The only problem I've found it finding a laser with the same housing to fit the GD-ROM.

The Only laser swapping I've done is swapping a Yamaha laser into the later Samsung GD-ROMs. I've never tried a normal CD laser... I shall try on one of my DC's and see what happens.

DCPepperoni · Post by **DCPepperoni** » Fri Jan 14, 2005 10:16 pm

hey

yeah man... it should work

when people say that gd-roms and cd-roms are different internal.. and then they start saying how the firmware is different.. just ignore them

the only difference in a gd-rom and a cd-rom is that gd-rom minimizes error correction... therfore being able to fit much more on a regular cd. (with the right cd) thats why it has the strict message of not to scratch the dreamcast game cds - you can even get regular cd-rom with a bit of tweaking to read sega dreamcast disc... but lets not get into that...]

so it will work.. you just need to do it right..

Disheveled DrFreeze · Post by **Disheveled DrFreeze** » Sat Jan 15, 2005 9:23 am

i say, in that case, wouldnt it be a lot easier to make a slot or tray loading DC?

just get a regular CD-rom, and either tweak it to read GD discs, or frankenstein the original GD firmware into it

Prophet][ · Post by **Prophet][** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 4:22 am

MidnightObsession did this and it worked fine. Look up the post using the search function.

And no it would n't be easier to make a slot or tray loading DC as you still can't easily connect the firmware upto it.

Nemesis · Post by **Nemesis** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 9:54 am

i really want to see that, but it would be near impossible...a tray loading DC...

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:45 am

Buy a dc devkit.

I got to search for this other topic before I ask a question here and get flamed.

Zealous zerotype · Post by **Zealous zerotype** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 10:59 am

Yea my slot loading dreamcats never got too far.
I got stuck at this point. I kept th eorgnial laser asembly, and built the dvd drive around it. I just couldnot get it to push down on the disc to make it read.

dcmodder · Post by **dcmodder** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:12 pm

oops my bad.

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:41 pm

I cant find the topic.

WHy cant we just make an adapter for the drive and connect it to where the dc drive is?

dcmodder · Post by **dcmodder** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:54 pm

Dark Savant0 wrote:WHy cant we just make an adapter for the drive and connect it to where the dc drive is?

because sega doesnt want that to happen and no one has the time\patients to do that sort of thing.

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 1:58 pm

oh. okay.

I like it when people get to the point. NOT being sarcastic.

dcmodder · Post by **dcmodder** » Sun Jan 16, 2005 7:27 pm

n e time Dark Savant0