Recently, my uncle gave me his six year old Sega Dreamcast and it's a real classic, I've been wanting to play it.

Unfortunately the console does not power on although I have checked everything, and rechecked again.

Anyone knows where I can get the problem diagnosed and repaired?

This post has been edited by colinwong89: Nov 19 2006, 09:23 PM

Forget about it. No more DC parts here. Mine kong like 4 years ago. Sent it to the tech, he says the mainboard fried (very common with DC), cannot fix. I didn't even bother taking it back.

You have better luck finding a used one that works honestly.

Just of interest, where did you send your Dreamcast to?

well i had a similar problem last time , same reply, get a second hand wan better . well if u ever go to penang got one or 2 shops in komtar there that might have it .

good luck in getting it fixed/getting a 2nd hand unit! it's a damn good machine!

Anyway, I have no clue whether my Dreamcast is modded or not... was there such a thing?

I know i had to use a Boot disc, and then the later games didn't need the bootdisc for booting...

now... the thing is, i wanna play different region games... think it's possible? can the boot disc be used to boot different region games?

I'm still new to the Dreamcast scene, although it's quite old... I knew a few games needed the bootdisc, but WHY is my primary concern.

Aren't there any shops in Sungei Wang that offer repairs? I don't mind sending it overseas, as long it's not at the other side of the earth I'm sure some company in Asia does it.

I want a Dreamcast!!!

I wish I could get mine working

i could sell mine off... it might just fetch a premium price

no idea why the earlier games needed a bootdisc

was just playing skies of arcadia last night... man... the dreamcast rocks

This post has been edited by Gilthoniel: Nov 20 2006, 02:30 PM

If you lookin for a 2nd hand DC try to look around at PJ Old Town. I saw one over there. Priced around $300 plus. I'm not sure whether they could repairs yours though. Good luck. By the way... Skies of Arcadia is one heck of a game!

RM300 includes what actually? wanna see how much my DC is worth
hehehe

sorry dun think i hv any info on tat i was juz curious tat the shop is selling one so i juz casually asked how much... hehehe. if i happen to be there, i'll enquire it for u.

Thanks for the tip.

By the way, DjiNn's helping me to take a look at my Dreamcast soon. I hope that he can get it repaired.

Well, if you're from Penang, I would have asked you to go to Ace Electronics, Komtar, they can fix any consoles including classing ones like Neo Geo CD.

You can get a brand new Dreamcast from http://www.gamechoiceclub.com

Hehe, thanks a lot sunauto! I'll remember to take a look there when I head up to Penang.

mostly the dreamcast is unmodded , though there is one mod chip which eliminates the use of a bootdisc, but very rare ..


they even can reapir my old sega saturn .. which is kinda cool considering its age ...

Does anyone have the contact number for the company Ace Electronics?

yup, they can fix it, and be prepared for a expansive/unbelievable amount they are charging~! (just dont act too stupid and dont act too clever)...just my dua kupang

what is ur dreamcast problem. last time, my dc act like not enough power. when i turn it on, the orange light appear but not bright enough and nothing appear on tv screnn. after that i open up the dc and find the problem with my little knowledge in electronic. i found out the problem coz by the power board connector a bit loose. so i just "sendal" it. and my dc still going strong till today.i dont think it worth to repair ur dc. unless u have alot of money to waste coz the cost should be sky high coz spareparts for dc are very very limited now

Wow, that's real lucky for you. Mine can't even power up at all.

Hmmm. Could be the power board. May I ask what region is your console? I used to have a problem related to the power board. My suggestion would be to try changing/repairing the power board. Not that it's easy to find one, though. There used to be many shops in Sg Wang that sell Dreamcast power boards.

It's a Japanese Revision 1 console.

I opened the Dreamcast, but up to the top cover to check if there was anything odd (I didn't dare go further) but there was nothing. Tried twitching with the switch plugs if there were loose but still no startup.

Is there any light on your Dreamcast? It could be your power board, you might probably fried it if you didn't use a stepdown transformer since your Dreamcast is the Japanese version using 110V.

Nah, nonsense, I know them personally, they can fix any consoles, if the repairs are expensive, they'll let you know. You can contact Ah Hin at 016-4815555 or his shop's number is 04-2623707. He many many Dreamcast spare parts including the optical lens, hope you can solve the problem for you.

There isn't any light. I used two stepdown transformers that are confirmed to work but it still doesn't power on.

Thanks heaps sunauto, I'll give them a call one day and see what they can do. I'm just hoping they don't charge a lot.

A week and a half till SPM's over... then I got all the time to fix it up.

Just gave Ah Hin a call. He said that the power board is most probably faulty, and quoted me RM170.

Maybe I misheard.

revision 1 ? hmm hows the cooling system on it looking like ?

According to a website, there is a single digit number that tell you what revision it is under the console, next to the PAL or NTSC label.

Just a simple 40mm x 40mm fan on the down right side with a small vent to the opening of the casing, that's all.

RM170? I think you probably misheard lah, the lens already RM150 only, how can the power board more expensive than the lens itself.

Alternatively, you can buy the power board yourself from AI Trading Hong Kong, http://www.goldenshop.com.hk and they carry all spare parts for it.


This post has been edited by sunauto: Nov 24 2006, 08:29 PM

The power board looks easy to replace... As an alternative I could order one from the site and do it myself, that is if the power board is the culprit.

Again, thanks sunauto.

i see. cause the earleir dreamcasts, had somesort of heatpipe cooling mechnism inside ,which was then switched to the thick thermal pad attached to big metal plate ,then cooled by the regular(noisy abit ) fan ..

its easy to replace, pop open a few screws here and there, release some clips, and your`re done .

Under Defeat is DAMN good!!

Sent my Dreamcast to DjiNn. Hope he gets to the root of the problem.

good luck.

dc is still active in my gaming diet. more active than xbox.

get = sega gt, msr, sword of the beserke, skies of arcadia, sonic (duh) jet set radio, tokyo bus guide, typing of the dead, pso..omg so many. my dc still can surf internet..

Crap, DjiNn just told me that the power board's dead, and there are no spare parts for it. Looks like I have to order one on my own.

This post has been edited by colinwong89: Dec 13 2006, 05:46 PM

why not you give me this week see I can get teh sparepart or not~. before you order the power main board?

Sure then, if it's cheaper than USD13... That's the price that they're offering me if I get it overseas.