out of the systems I've taken apart the dreamcast is the easiest. what you want to do is remove the 4 screws around the case with a philips screwdriver, and take the top off. than you will see the controller board, the power supply, and disc drive on top. inspect the power supply for any burnt spots. remember the three senses for repair, Smell, sight, and feel. if nothing is wrong, than if you have an air compressor air it out, if you don't have an air compressor use canned air. than you will go about removing the screws from the power supply, and controller port. after you do remove the ribbin strip from the main board and detach the controller port and remove the fan and power supply. now you will remove the screws from the GD-rom drive and remove straight from its bottom connector. after all this you will see the giant plate which will need to be removed. remove all screws and remove the top plate, and you will see the Motherboard. also inspect the motherboard now and see if there are any burnt spots. now clean it with a can of air or compressor. to put it back together do all of these steps in reverse. if you want to narrow down where the smell is coming from do not put the screws back in yet, and have everything reconnected and turn it on. if anything you should be able to smell where it is coming from and see it.
Greeny98 wrote:Hello everybody I have a strange issue.
I bought a Dreamcast off of Ebay, as I had one years ago and wished to get a new one to relive some old memories. Anyway It came in the post this morning, and since then I have been having numerous problems.
1. When I plug it in and turn it on it makes the most disgusting burning smell, I have to keep the window open.
2. It will not connect to any TV in my house I have a VGA box and it will not display on any of 4 TV`s I have tried and the Scart do not work either.
But I can hear the disc running and reading.
I am wondering is the system completely burnt out and did I get robbed ?
Much thanks in advance to anyone who can help.