SNES Original

Billybb347 · Post by **Billybb347** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:50 pm

This may seem newbish but, why can't one use the original SNES (as opposed to the miniSNES)?
Is it that Ben is not recomending it because it has an updated motherboard?
I say this because I'd rather use my own system instead and get the PSOne Screen

Kurt_ · Post by **Kurt_** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:54 pm

No reason, other than it's larger and takes up more power.

Post by **Triton** » Fri Feb 23, 2007 9:02 pm

ive mostly done it before, using the version with the seperate audio board. it would have been done 100% but the snes got messed up on me and i put it aside. had to relocate the controller port thing the audio board the cartslot and i can tell you its a bunch of wires!

disregard the horrible paintjob etc, ive rebuilt this case to much better than pictured, need to get another snes to gut for it! lol

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 4:01 am

I'm actually working on one. TIP: you might wanna try and get one without an apu. Don't know what an apu is? Search google for: Snes Apu.

grahf · Post by **grahf** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 9:44 am

Hey Triton, any recent pics? Working or not, i'd like to peek your progress.

Post by **Triton** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 6:44 pm

no recent ones yet sorry! if it took pics now there wouldnt be much to look at because i have most of the front disassembled because it needed rebuilt partly, needed something more substantial than hot glue holding it together lol

myersn024 · Post by **myersn024** » Sat Feb 24, 2007 7:48 pm

If you're going to use a full size SNES, just make sure that it's one that doesn't have a separate audio board. With the heat shielding and stuff removed, the full size SNES board is actually flatter than the SNES mini board and it isn't really that much bigger than the SNES mini's board either.

Billybb347 · Post by **Billybb347** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:32 am

Thanks for all the help. How do I find out if it has a seperate APU?

jeroen · Post by **jeroen** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 11:33 am

That's the hard part. Only way of knowing is opening. (not sure if this is true but their might be a production year a certain year wil have most change of not having it.)

myersn024 · Post by **myersn024** » Sun Feb 25, 2007 9:22 pm

Billybb347 wrote:Thanks for all the help. How do I find out if it has a seperate APU?

There might be a way to tell by looking at the serial number of the SNES, but I don't know. I'd probably just open it up and see.

rjo · Post by **rjo** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 1:43 am

Billybb347 wrote:Thanks for all the help. How do I find out if it has a seperate APU?

The label on the bottom of the SNES has an imprinted 4 digit number. The first two digits are the year it was produced. The second two I don't know, maybe batch number or production week. Of the two SNES's I have, the one made in '91 does have an APU, the one made in '93 does not.

SNESguy · Post by **SNESguy** » Tue Feb 27, 2007 11:42 am

As far as I know, ONLY SNES mobos from 1991 have that bulky APU unit sticking off the board. After that, technology improved and they reduced the size to just one or two DIP chips.

BTW, my second SNESp really demonstrates how well you can make a portable look with an older motherboard. Take a look at the thread:http://benheck.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php? ... ight=snesp

Hope that helps.

SNESguy

Billybb347 · Post by **Billybb347** » Wed Feb 28, 2007 5:04 pm

rjo wrote:
Billybb347 wrote:Thanks for all the help. How do I find out if it has a seperate APU?
The label on the bottom of the SNES has an imprinted 4 digit number. The first two digits are the year it was produced. The second two I don't know, maybe batch number or production week. Of the two SNES's I have, the one made in '91 does have an APU, the one made in '93 does not.

Mine doesn't have a stamped number on it.

And their doesn't seem to be any production dates.

Oh well, I have been perusing around the fourms and I think that I will not gouge my SNES but will use the FCTwin for my portable (Does it use normal Phillips screwdrivers to open?). I'll post details on that in another thread.