Hi all,
Yesterday I received a boxed Nintendo GameCube (DOL-101) console.
My main goal here was to install a picoboot modchip inside, but before any of that I wanted to do some initial testing.
I inserted a disc and it done the famous 'no spin' and straight to the dashboard. So I took it apart, adjusted the laser POT to about 30ohms and tried it again. Worked perfectly. I tried about 3-4 different games and it booted every time.
However I thought that 30ohms might have been a little low so I went back and adjusted it to around 60ohms. I took it back over to the TV and gave it another try. It was still "working", but this time it was a little hit or miss. It failed to boot maybe once every five attempts.
So I left it alone and went on to install the Picoboot mod, thinking I could just tweak the laser later... because at least it was booting discs now...
Picoboot installation done. I went back over to the TV, everything was working correctly, SWISS booted fine etc.. Went to try and boot a game and I got the dreaded red error "The game disc could not be read. Please read the Nintendo GameCube instruction booklet for more information.".
I quickly took it apart and tried adjusting the POT back to the original 30ohms, but nothing. - From this point I've not been able to get a single disc to boot. It just displays the same error every time. I've tried cleaning the laser with a cue tip and alcohol as well.
I should have left it alone at 30ohms when it was working flawlessly. --
Does anyone know what might have caused this or have any solutions to fixing it?
Yesterday I received a boxed Nintendo GameCube (DOL-101) console.
My main goal here was to install a picoboot modchip inside, but before any of that I wanted to do some initial testing.
I inserted a disc and it done the famous 'no spin' and straight to the dashboard. So I took it apart, adjusted the laser POT to about 30ohms and tried it again. Worked perfectly. I tried about 3-4 different games and it booted every time.
However I thought that 30ohms might have been a little low so I went back and adjusted it to around 60ohms. I took it back over to the TV and gave it another try. It was still "working", but this time it was a little hit or miss. It failed to boot maybe once every five attempts.
So I left it alone and went on to install the Picoboot mod, thinking I could just tweak the laser later... because at least it was booting discs now...
Picoboot installation done. I went back over to the TV, everything was working correctly, SWISS booted fine etc.. Went to try and boot a game and I got the dreaded red error "The game disc could not be read. Please read the Nintendo GameCube instruction booklet for more information.".
I quickly took it apart and tried adjusting the POT back to the original 30ohms, but nothing. - From this point I've not been able to get a single disc to boot. It just displays the same error every time. I've tried cleaning the laser with a cue tip and alcohol as well.
I should have left it alone at 30ohms when it was working flawlessly. --
Does anyone know what might have caused this or have any solutions to fixing it?