how could i fix?

joeyjoe9876 · Post by **joeyjoe9876** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 2:46 am

hi recently i took apart my gamecube (Pokemon XD limited edition) and the AWM 21107 80C 60V VW-1 cable going to the thing to make the disc spin broke -.-'
here's a picture of it

now i won't read any discs at all

if someone could please help i would be very thankful

also is there a way i could eliminate the disc drive all together and make it so it boots directly from a SD card?

thewise1 · Post by **thewise1** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:18 am

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH You killed a limited edition gamecube, nooooooooooo.

Anyway you're lucky it was the ribbon cable that didn't brake. You'll have to solder all of those to the proper place. And how did those break anyway, they look like they've been cut.

And as for the sd card replacement, it hasn't been done yet, otherwise it would have been a portable.

joeyjoe9876 · Post by **joeyjoe9876** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 7:32 pm

my friend did cut it

could i just use some wires to replace the cable?

samjc3 · Post by **samjc3** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:14 pm

joeyjoe9876 wrote:my friend did cut it
could i just use some wires to replace the cable?

thats some friend!

yeah, you should be able to solder wires into the solder legs at the back of the ribbon cable plug.

joeyjoe9876 · Post by **joeyjoe9876** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:33 pm

ok thanks
but first i need more wires!
what would you recommend?

samjc3 · Post by **samjc3** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:46 pm

joeyjoe9876 wrote:ok thanks
but first i need more wires!
what would you recommend?

steal some out of your dads computer!

seriously though, ide cABLE works great for this stuff.

Harshboy · Post by **Harshboy** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:04 pm

I recommend 30 AWG Kynar Wire.

nevermind1534 · Post by **nevermind1534** » Thu Aug 06, 2009 9:06 pm

samjc3 wrote:ide cABLE

cAPS lOCK fail

joeyjoe9876 · Post by **joeyjoe9876** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:27 am

ok thanks for the help

joeyjoe9876 · Post by **joeyjoe9876** » Fri Aug 07, 2009 2:29 pm

another quick question. where exactly would i solder the wires on the DVD drive? im kinda new to the whole portable sytem scene and i don't wanna mess anything up lol

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 1:10 am

Presumably, the wire was cut mid way, so you have half on one board, half on the other. seperate each wire individually, strip each one carefully, and solder back together. Alternatively, take apart a few old CD rom drives and you will likely find ribbon cable that is the same size (presuming that it isn't directly soldered to either board.

joeyjoe9876 · Post by **joeyjoe9876** » Sat Aug 08, 2009 9:49 pm

ok i accidentally snapped the wires going to the motor but i was able to solder that easily back to place, doing the rest now

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:46 pm

let me know if it works, carefull with the soldering.. its delicate

joeyjoe9876 · Post by **joeyjoe9876** » Fri Aug 28, 2009 4:51 pm

haha i got a new gamecube cause i completly messed it up when i did it

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