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Hashmire420 · Post by **Hashmire420** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:20 pm

ok i just got my third dreamcast in the mail today it came with some great games some controllers a vmu a memory/rumble card and i turned it on without a game and checked all the memory cards and reformatted my old one. when i went to put in a game it sounded like it spun really fast but wouldnt load anything always going back to the bios screen every game i had and the games i got with it. after one game it sounded really slow. i looked to see if the laser was dirty and it was clean. then i moved the thing that the laser slides along the rail on well it stayed where i put it. so i have pinpointed my problem. does anyone know of a fix for this other than gdrom replacement. my other two dreamcast where drastically destroyed by household members.i really wanna play my new copy of shenmue please help!

Hashmire420 · Post by **Hashmire420** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 1:35 pm

o and btw i tried to use search but it seems to be broken heres what it says:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 8388608 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 39 bytes) in /sites/dcemulation.org/www/phpBB/search.php on line 362

dcmodder · Post by **dcmodder** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 2:36 pm

i'd say take one of the gd roms out of the other dreamcasts and put it in the "new" one. that is if the gdroms from one of the other ones works.

sorry didnt see the "other than replacement" thing. i'd suggest completely taking the thing apart and giving it a good cleaning. you'd be suprised the results you can get with just a good cleaning. while you're cleaning you should check all of the connections. ribbon cable to controller board, ribbon cable to gdrom board, fan connection, gd rom connection to main board, psu pins, and with the ribbons to clean them just use a pencil eraser.

my dis-assembly guide.
^Just incase you dont know how to take it apart

Hashmire420 · Post by **Hashmire420** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 3:05 pm

well thanks for the help but i already have cleaned the whole thing and checked the plugs did that a while ago actually by the looks of it, it was bought this way new theres no dust anywhere even in the fan and the case is really bright white.

ok anyways i have singled it down to the culprit and right now im waiting for my dad to bring me home some lube to fix it.

yea whos a loser who goes crieng to his daddy when things go bad yea..thats me

well it is a plastic gear that touches the little motor that moves the laser assembly up and down it is really hard to move

the motor works perfectly as does everything else

Hashmire420 · Post by **Hashmire420** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 4:58 pm

if somone would like to donate a broken dreamcast for the sake of saving this one or even just send me a gdrom unit i really would appreciate it
though i doubt i will get any free dontations but if your a kind soul just leave a pm

royhubbs · Post by **royhubbs** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:10 pm

I am a semi-nice guy, and have a spare gd- rom.. funds for shipping and a bag of swedish fish and we're in buisness...

Hashmire420 · Post by **Hashmire420** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:29 pm

well i still am waiting on that lubricant so you may not get your adorable yet edible swedish fish. ill probably be final on my decision by tommorow morning

royhubbs · Post by **royhubbs** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:32 pm

lol ok... lube it up!!!!!!!

Hashmire420 · Post by **Hashmire420** » Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:16 pm

well i got it to the point of where the laser will slide and the disc spins but nothing else just goes to the bios screen

so royhubbs i pm'd you some shipping info and also im not sure what is the going price for swedish fish these days?

Smurph · Post by **Smurph** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:22 pm

royhubbs wrote:lol ok... lube [my penis] up!!!!!!!

Lol, jk.

royhubbs · Post by **royhubbs** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:32 pm

hey smurphy, nobody asked for your input. Now go look at kiddie Porn

Smurph · Post by **Smurph** » Sat Sep 17, 2005 3:57 pm

royhubbs wrote:hey smurphy, nobody asked for your input. Now go look at kiddie Porn

No.

Alexvrb · Post by **Alexvrb** » Sun Sep 18, 2005 7:06 pm

Sanitary Smurph wrote:
royhubbs wrote:hey smurphy, nobody asked for your input. Now go look at kiddie Porn
I'm way ahead of you!

Tsk, tsk...

Anyway, you should check the ingredients of swedish fish. Last time I checked, they had carnauba wax. I used to use carnauba wax on my car, before I switched to a synthetic wax. Not that it stopped me from buying and eating them, mind you.