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by Artyom
Tue Nov 06, 2012 6:56 pm
Forum: 1990's Gaming
Topic: How To Remove Nintendo Screws- a Tutorial
Replies: 72
Views: 198722

Re: How To Remove Nintendo Screws- a Tutorial

Does anyone have the specs for the 4.5mm gamebit used on the N64? I'd like to purchase some with Philips or Slotted heads so I don't risk stripping the gamebit - bit I purchased.
by Artyom
Thu Apr 28, 2011 9:21 am
Forum: 1990's Gaming
Topic: replacing the internal battery
Replies: 10
Views: 11573

replacing the internal battery

Hello,

Currently I'm looking into replacing the dead 3v coin cell in my dreamcast with something that has a bit more juice. The battery I'm hoping to use is a 3.6V 1200 mAh 1/2AA Keeper cell Li/SOCI2. The extra 0.6v shouldn't matter right? if so is there anything I need to wire up so I don't blow ...
by Artyom
Fri Apr 22, 2011 12:44 am
Forum: 1990's Gaming
Topic: GD-ROM/CD-Rom drive swap
Replies: 3
Views: 3431

Re: GD-ROM/CD-Rom drive swap

A little bit more info on the drive hack in the video, auto-translated from Portuguese, is in this post . It's not using a whole IDE drive, just the compatible internals hooked to the Dreamcast's drive controller with a PIC to handle the eject/insert functionality.


Hmm, well thanks for the info ...
by Artyom
Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:32 pm
Forum: 1990's Gaming
Topic: GD-ROM/CD-Rom drive swap
Replies: 3
Views: 3431

GD-ROM/CD-Rom drive swap

Hello all,

I've been lurking on here for a while and thought I'd finally post since I found something that might be of interest to you all.
it would seem as if someone has figured out how to hook up or modify a (from the looks of it) laptop or maybe just a regular CD-ROM drive to a Dreamcast and ...