Gamecube laser ticking noise???

techknott · Post by **techknott** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:24 pm

This really is a last resort but im just about at my wits end. My laser is making a ticking noise(trying to focus and resetting itself rapidly). Ive tried a different laser, same problem, tried pot tweaks, same problem.

Anyone else encountered this before I throw it at the wall????

sipsorz3 · Post by **sipsorz3** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:35 pm

I had the same problem, didn't know how to fix it though.
throw it at wall now!

collinE · Post by **collinE** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 1:02 pm

you're sure that it's the laser? not to be condescending but have you done all the normal stuff like try a different disc and all that?

Only reason I say so is I had a bad disc make a clicking sound in a dvd drive one time. I hope you don't have to get another cube and hack up the drive again.

grossaffe · Post by **grossaffe** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 2:01 pm

techknott wrote:This really is a last resort but im just about at my wits end. My laser is making a ticking noise(trying to focus and resetting itself rapidly). Ive tried a different laser, same problem, tried pot tweaks, same problem.

Anyone else encountered this before I throw it at the wall????

Oh, its the laser that makes that sound? when ever my gamecube is about to freeze (yes, I can tell you when it freezes before it happens), I hear something sliding and clicking several times before the screen goes blank and tells me there was an error.

kasar · Post by **kasar** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:11 pm

my gcp projectÂ´s optical drive also makes weird noises sometimes, anyway it works fine and dont have DREs with any of my GODs or backus. if you dont have any "read disc error" or something like that you can just forgot it,cause those small things can help to become yourself crazy.

techknott · Post by **techknott** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:59 pm

Its definitely the laser doing the clicking(I can see it), but its not reading the discs at all. Its driving me nuts. Ive even tried a different dvd daughterboard and its still the same which leads me to believe its a fault on the mobo somewhere.

Website · Post by **Life of Brian** » Thu Sep 11, 2008 4:09 pm

At what point did it stop reading discs?

techknott · Post by **techknott** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:39 am

It was reading them when i had it all out of the casing(laid out on the desk). When i put it all inside, thats when it happened. The funny thing is that when I swap the laser over, it would read them a couple of times and then do the same again. Now though its just doing it constantly.

Ive been at it ages now and im really looking forward to stamping on it and just buy another cube next week.

benheck.com Forums

Gamecube laser ticking noise???

Gamecube laser ticking noise???

Re: Gamecube laser ticking noise???