Hello!
I just purchased a Dreamcast off Amazon and started to enjoy playing all my old games that I have kept for 18-19 years. However, after playing the game for 5-10 minutes it sounds like the GDROM starts struggling to read the disc then the game freezes. I have watched various youtube videos on how to fix disc reading problems with the Dreamcast and ended up doing the most common fix by turning the potentiator (screw looking thingy) and it worked for a little bit longer than still did the same thing. My game discs are not the issue. Any suggestions on how to attack this problem would be awesome! I would love to start playing Record of Lodoss War soon
Dreamcast reading disc temporarily
- The-Amazing-Mr_V
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Re: Dreamcast reading disc temporarily
You could try to live up the rail which would help the laser move better. That fixed my issue.
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- Donated
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Re: Dreamcast reading disc temporarily
I believe Mr. V meant to say Lube up the rail. You do with lithium grease, as its a lubricant that wont hurt the electronics in the Dreamcast.
The-Amazing-Mr_V wrote:You could try to live up the rail which would help the laser move better. That fixed my issue.
- The-Amazing-Mr_V
- Metallic
- Posts: 821
- Dreamcast Games you play Online: Quake, PSO, ChuChu Rocket, 4x4 Evo, Max Pool, AFO, PBA bowling, Monaca, Ooga Booga, Tetris, POD.
- Location: Eau Claire, WI
Re: Dreamcast reading disc temporarily
Thank you for the correction.Sega1Dream wrote:I believe Mr. V meant to say Lube up the rail. You do with lithium grease, as its a lubricant that wont hurt the electronics in the Dreamcast.
The-Amazing-Mr_V wrote:You could try to live up the rail which would help the laser move better. That fixed my issue.
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Re: Dreamcast reading disc temporarily
So i lubed up the rail. It sounds like the laser lens is still struggling to read the disc. I am new to this and want to make sure I am going about this the right way. Before I buy another GD-ROM laser lens, is there any other possible solution to this problem?
- HuntrRose
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Re: Dreamcast reading disc temporarily
to be fair keep in mind.. a brand new dreamcast right out of the box sounds like a garbage disposal chewing up tin cans..
if you lubed the rail and adjusted the laser and it still won't read there may be a bigger issue...
if you lubed the rail and adjusted the laser and it still won't read there may be a bigger issue...
- The-Amazing-Mr_V
- Metallic
- Posts: 821
- Dreamcast Games you play Online: Quake, PSO, ChuChu Rocket, 4x4 Evo, Max Pool, AFO, PBA bowling, Monaca, Ooga Booga, Tetris, POD.
- Location: Eau Claire, WI
Re: Dreamcast reading disc temporarily
They are really loud when operating normally. Some games really make more noise loading then others too. Depends on how much the laser has to move to load everything.HuntrRose wrote:to be fair keep in mind.. a brand new dreamcast right out of the box sounds like a garbage disposal chewing up tin cans..
if you lubed the rail and adjusted the laser and it still won't read there may be a bigger issue...
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