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SMiTH wrote:From what I have found any pc cd rom laser if it will fit properly on the rails and accepts the ribbon cable (1 pin will be unused) will work fine on dreamcast. After a swap of the laser lens the pot will need to be adjusted and it will read retail gd-rom's and isos. I have had the best luck with pc cd rom laser lenses from 2000-2003 era. You should be able to find these pc cd rom drives for around 1-4 dollars at your local thrift store, swap meet, flea market, etc. If you already bought the spu3200 laser, all you can do is test it after fitting it properly and adjusting the pot. Keep in mind if it is a new laser lens sometimes you have to bridge a solder point on the lens (don't know if that is just for blu ray and dvd lenses).
SMiTH wrote:pc cd rom drives from 2000-2003 laser lenses work.
the last ones i swapped were NEC and Creative cd rom drives. (1:1)
I do not have specific models.
I have not ever had to hack the assembly up.
Goto your local thrift store, flea market, swap meet, computer recycle shop, computer shop, etc.
Buy a stack of old pc cd rom drives with manufacturer date 2000 to 2003.
You should only need to spend maybe 10 bucks for a stack of them.
Give it a try.
I still need to get around to fixing a jvc x'eye laser lens and I am going to try this same method.
More than likely alot of cd based gaming systems can be fixed doing this.
Some might require modifying the assembly or modding the ribbon cable/s..but for the dc I have yet had to do this.
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