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My [2nd] Dreamcast just died
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Clean the on board power connectors with a bit of WD40.
http://groups.google.com/group/rec....6a7f59c8fe73567?sa=X&oi=groupsr&start=1&num=3
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Those things get pretty hot, try not to put it on carpet. But it'll still get hot. This little clear plastic piece inside mine was melting and smelled. Of course I took my beloved Dreamcast apart and put a clear yellow shell on it, and when I finished putting it back together I ended up with 9 extra screws...
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
Dreamcast hates Freedom..
Buffy4ever
Banned
You people most be rough on your sytems. I have an oriignal Dreamcast form the launch day, and it works fine. Plus a friend gave me his dremacast he bought, and it work too. My playstation 2 runs in perfect order.
The Only 2 machine I had go out on me. 1 was my orginal Playstation form the original launch date. Then it went out not becuase of system failure but becase the CD spindel got cracked. This may have been due carrying it back and forth to college, and other people from college ( like room-mates) playing it.
The other machine was my Oriignal Saturn. One day it stopped working, and I had to get a replacement, but the reason it probally stopped working was becuase of my mom at the time. she dropped it once while cleaning, and another time the system fell because she got the vacum cord tangled in the Saturn Power cord. Besides those 2 systems, All of my other systems and replacement systems work to this day.
The Only 2 machine I had go out on me. 1 was my orginal Playstation form the original launch date. Then it went out not becuase of system failure but becase the CD spindel got cracked. This may have been due carrying it back and forth to college, and other people from college ( like room-mates) playing it.
The other machine was my Oriignal Saturn. One day it stopped working, and I had to get a replacement, but the reason it probally stopped working was becuase of my mom at the time. she dropped it once while cleaning, and another time the system fell because she got the vacum cord tangled in the Saturn Power cord. Besides those 2 systems, All of my other systems and replacement systems work to this day.
the androgyne
Member
i can second that the 'push the connectors' technique listed above really works too.. its not difficult to perform either and its not like you've got warranty 
FortNinety
Member
Stuff like this makes me afraid to play my DC too much. 
My launch Dreamcast (made in Japan) had its drive motor die during PSO. To be fair, it was spinning thousands and thousands of hours. I got a replacement drive, and it still works fine to this day, but yes, the Dreamcast is Sega's most poorly made console. The made in China ones are garbage.
Lo-Volt said:
Well I take good care of my consoles, starting with the N64 I kept a can of compressed air handy and cleaned the lens carefully and have had good luck. But thanks to Sony I need to have a fear about my hardware failing for every system they launch. Main reason I returned my PSP, figured I would sit back and watch for a while.
^SanjuroTsubaki said:
Exactly... and yeah man, when I have a console in the "now playing" rotation I clean them about once a week. Open 'em up to make sure all is well and brush/blow out the dust that accumulates inside. Especially necessary with newer consoles that feature fans since it sucks dust through the vents.
My controllers get a good cleaning after every use as well. I open those up too and clean off the analog stick shavings or dirt from the gears that control them one in a while.
My stuff is meticulous and I have yet to have a system fail on me. All of them launch consoles as well.
DonasaurusRex
Online Ho Champ
*hugs original dreamcast* thats my baby.
Funny thing is that I still see plenty of used Dreamcasts around. I could literally walk ten minutes in either direction up my street and find one or two DC's in their respective stores for 40 or 50 bucks Canadian. Meanwhile I think I've only seen two Saturn's on sale in the last couple years. They're as hard to find as Keira Knightly's breasts.
Shogmaster
Sloppy seconds
Both of my launch DCs (JP and US) are working like champs. Woot for me?
Alex Anderson
Member
My original Dreamcast stopped spinning discs within two days of NHL 2K2's release, with said game inside of the unit. Cruel, cruel irony.
At least by then I had three other working DC's. One being the Smash Pack DC I'd gotten for the river house, and two $50 clearance units which I figured I could keep tucked away for future use or resellage. Yeah, they're still in my closet...
At least by then I had three other working DC's. One being the Smash Pack DC I'd gotten for the river house, and two $50 clearance units which I figured I could keep tucked away for future use or resellage. Yeah, they're still in my closet...
SonicMegaDrive
Member
I wish I still had a working Dreamcast.
One day those fuckers will be worth lots of money.
They'll have Dreamcast museums that display 'Actual WORKING Dreamcast' units.
People will go "ooh, ahhhhh!"
One day those fuckers will be worth lots of money.
They'll have Dreamcast museums that display 'Actual WORKING Dreamcast' units.
People will go "ooh, ahhhhh!"
sonic4ever said:
Not really. It's pretty well documented that Dreamcasts have bad drives (can't vouch for the reset problem... never ran into it). I currently own a NES, SNES, 2 Saturns, 1 PSOne, 1 N64, 3 Dreamcasts, and a XBox.
Of all of those, my Dreamcast is the only one where the drive completely stopped working. I bought a replacement drive off NCS and it works now. Although I will say that my Saturn drive just started having issues ever since we moved :/
At any rate, I say this because it's not due to poor handling. The DC drive is one of the more faulty ones and you will find countless complaints of dead ones just like the original Playstation. Just because your DC works now does not mean that all DC drives are long-lasting. And just because your DC works doesn't mean that everyone else's DC that doesn't is being mishandled.
Cerebral Palsy
Banned
My launch Dreamcast is still chugging along like a champ to this day. It has received a SHITLOAD of play time also.
Sapiens
Member
My "Made in Japan" North American DC still runs.-not that I use it often. It was bought 9-9-99.
The DC unit I purchased a year later, the made-in-china model died fast. When i looked inside both of them, I found that the mad in Japan model had a higher quality construction, while the China variant traded metal parts for plastic ones, etc.
After 10 years my model 1 saturn still runs swell. Even AFTER a botched region switch mod I performed a year back.
ALSO: edit: unlike other systems, the DC drive is very easy to replace. NCS even used to sell replacement drives. If you ever want to swap a newer model drive into an older (made in Japan model) DC, it takes no more than 5 minutes.
The DC unit I purchased a year later, the made-in-china model died fast. When i looked inside both of them, I found that the mad in Japan model had a higher quality construction, while the China variant traded metal parts for plastic ones, etc.
After 10 years my model 1 saturn still runs swell. Even AFTER a botched region switch mod I performed a year back.
ALSO: edit: unlike other systems, the DC drive is very easy to replace. NCS even used to sell replacement drives. If you ever want to swap a newer model drive into an older (made in Japan model) DC, it takes no more than 5 minutes.