Breakthrough in gamecube portablizing

Kyo · **Posted:** Sat Jan 17, 2009 6:41 am

Wait, you guys are figuring this out just now? That's what the whole thread is about

perhaps this article I made (based on the first post) when this was first discovered will help:
http://wocares.com/modding/article.php?id=16

it has a diagram

Crispy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 1:14 pm

dragonhead wrote:

ok lets clear this up as some people cant seem to understand.

THE 12v LINE CAN RUN OFF OF ANYTHING BETWEEN 5v AND 12v

THE 5v LINE STILL NEEDS 5v....

THE 3.3v LINE STILL NEEDS 3.3v....

THE 1.9v LINE STILL NEEDS 1.9v.

Am i right in thinking that the 12v imput on the regualtor board still needs 10-12v?
But if you cut out the GC regulator, and build your own, you can essentisally run the GC of 5v (split into 5, 3.3, 1.9 with your own regualtor).

AMIRITE?

Kyo · **Posted:** Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:00 pm

Basement_Modder · **Posted:** Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:25 pm

IN THEORY, you are right. This has never been successfully done.

ShockSlayer · **Posted:** Sun Jun 07, 2009 3:27 pm

Whats with you and posting in stickies in which discussions were ended a long time ago?

vskid · **Joined:** Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:25 am **Posts:** 6313

In theory, bumping old posts for no reason doesn't make you an idiot. Oh, wait, it does make you an idiot. So stop.

Electric Rain · **Posted:** Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:06 pm

In theory, WTF are you talking about? What hasn't ever been done? 'Cause I've tried this mod myself and it does work; the audio line can be powered off of 5V. And if there's no 12V line running to the Gamecube at all, why WOULDN'T it run off of 7.4 volts stepped down to the other 3 voltages?

Knux the Fox · **Posted:** Wed Nov 18, 2009 4:17 am

As for the disc drive, doesn't the Panasonic Q, the deluxe version of the Gamecube, use a standard laptop-style dvd-rom drive? Would it be possible to replace the Gamecube disc drive with a standard dvd-rom?

hailrazer · **Posted:** Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:25 am

Knux the Fox wrote:

As for the disc drive, doesn't the Panasonic Q, the deluxe version of the Gamecube, use a standard laptop-style dvd-rom drive? Would it be possible to replace the Gamecube disc drive with a standard dvd-rom?

No the Q has proprietary controller boards for interfacing the dvd drive to the Gamecube board.

Electric Rain · **Posted:** Wed Nov 18, 2009 2:20 pm

Knux the Fox wrote:

As for the disc drive, doesn't the Panasonic Q, the deluxe version of the Gamecube, use a standard laptop-style dvd-rom drive? Would it be possible to replace the Gamecube disc drive with a standard dvd-rom?

Only with destop's Gamecube IDE/USB project that I've been (not so much anymore) working on forever. Which apparently also works with ATAPI DVD-ROM drives, though nobody has yet been able to prove successful IDE, USB or ATAPI emulation with it...

pablojr · **Joined:** Sat Mar 13, 2010 12:43 pm **Posts:** 12

Does this mean i dont need a custom regulator to run the gamecube off of a 7.4v battery?!?!?

ShockSlayer · **Posted:** Tue Aug 17, 2010 8:40 am

You do need a custom regulator. The gamecube's power board won't run off something that low, although there is one model of powerboard that might. There is no way to tell what model that is.

SS

no* · **Joined:** Fri Mar 04, 2011 9:51 pm **Posts:** 6

Sorry for the very noobish question, but does this apply to Rev C gamecubes too, or will it only work with Rev A/B?

Can't really modify the regulator on a Rev C, as far as I can tell...

hackmodford · **Posted:** Thu Mar 17, 2011 11:58 am

Zenlock just been discovered that the 3V line can run on something up to about 5V

therefore you can run a gamecube off of a 3.7V and bridge the 12V 5V & 3.3V lines together, feed the battery directly to them, and then regulate down to 1.9V.

Cool

MrAfterFx · **Joined:** Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:06 pm **Posts:** 115

hackmodford wrote:

Zenlock just been discovered that the 3V line can run on something up to about 5V

therefore you can run a gamecube off of a 3.7V and bridge the 12V 5V & 3.3V lines together, feed the battery directly to them, and then regulate down to 1.9V.

Cool

That is just sweet! I want to make a GCP like Tchay's exept it will be red and vacuum formed

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