Broken Nintendo 64!

boxerorange · Post by **boxerorange** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 10:11 pm

Alright. I ordered some of the special screwdrivers off eBay and when they came I opened my case. I then took out a few screws, left them out for a few days and now tried to put it all back together and it will not turn on! Please help me!

Gordon1 · Post by **Gordon1** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:11 pm

it should still all be OK. is your jumperpak in? I guess, just check all your wiring.

boxerorange · Post by **boxerorange** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:39 pm

I've tried it with jumper or expansion pack, with or without a cartridge, and with or without a controller plugged in but it just won't work! I'm really confused because I never even really took anything apart, I just don't get why it won't work!

vskid · Post by **vskid** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 11:53 pm

Does the power LED come on? Try putting the jumper/expansion pak in, turn it on for 5 seconds (no game in it), then put a game in and try. If it still doesn't work, try the same thing in a couple days.

boxerorange · Post by **boxerorange** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 12:24 am

Yeah, the LED won't turn on at all. I don't have it plugged into a TV though so it just might be not working.

eurddrue · Post by **eurddrue** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:08 pm

Have you tried it again in the last 24 hours or so because when you do something the n64 doesn't like/accept it trips the breaker inside the power brick and it resets in 24 hours, it happened to me before and I almost through it away thinking it got fried!

boxerorange · Post by **boxerorange** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:55 pm

It shows no signs of turning on still. Anybody ever encountered this before?

HazmatB · Post by **HazmatB** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 11:06 pm

Sounds like you probably bricked it. Could be the power supply too, but I wouldn't count on it ever turning on again. Happens sometimes. These are 10+ year old machines remember, and N64 have never been the most stable platform anyway.

boxerorange · Post by **boxerorange** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:48 pm

Update! I fiddled with it more today, and I noticed that when you plug/unplug the A/V cable is makes a static-y noise like the sound is working but video is not.

HazmatB · Post by **HazmatB** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 1:54 pm

Sounds like a bridge, did you do any soldering? Is their any material on the contacts of your exp pack that could be bridging something?

boxerorange · Post by **boxerorange** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 11:58 am

HazmatB wrote:Sounds like a bridge, did you do any soldering? Is their any material on the contacts of your exp pack that could be bridging something?

I didn't touch the insides, other than taking out screws.

But it doesn't matter! I left it unplugged for a couple days and just tried it again and it WORKED!

:D:D

evilteddy · Post by **evilteddy** » Fri Aug 15, 2008 1:25 am

Then it was the power supply that jumped itself.