Repairing my Dreamcast, Where to go?
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 Nov 19 2006, 09:22 PM, updated 20y ago
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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 |
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Nov 20 2006, 01:47 AM
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Just of interest, where did you send your Dreamcast to?
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Nov 20 2006, 12:49 PM
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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. |
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Nov 20 2006, 01:10 PM
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QUOTE(LiLBoy @ Nov 20 2006, 12:59 PM) I want a Dreamcast!!! I wish I could get mine working    |
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Nov 20 2006, 07:14 PM
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QUOTE(h3llspawn @ Nov 20 2006, 03:00 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! 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. |
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Nov 21 2006, 01:04 AM
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QUOTE(sunauto @ Nov 20 2006, 11:31 PM) 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. Hehe, thanks a lot sunauto! I'll remember to take a look there when I head up to Penang.  You can get a brand new Dreamcast from http://www.gamechoiceclub.com |
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Nov 22 2006, 01:45 AM
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Does anyone have the contact number for the company Ace Electronics?
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Nov 22 2006, 04:16 PM
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QUOTE(chocobee_2707 @ Nov 22 2006, 01:31 PM) 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 Wow, that's real lucky for you. Mine can't even power up at all. coz the cost should be sky high coz spareparts for dc are very very limited now |
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Nov 22 2006, 05:47 PM
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QUOTE(tripleB @ Nov 22 2006, 05:14 PM) 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. |
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Nov 23 2006, 09:05 PM
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QUOTE(sunauto @ Nov 23 2006, 06:46 PM) 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. There isn't any light. I used two stepdown transformers that are confirmed to work but it still doesn't power on.QUOTE(sunauto @ Nov 23 2006, 06:49 PM) 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. 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. |
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Nov 23 2006, 09:14 PM
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Just gave Ah Hin a call. He said that the power board is most probably faulty, and quoted me RM170.
Maybe I misheard. |
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Nov 24 2006, 12:25 PM
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QUOTE(sonic_cd @ Nov 24 2006, 12:10 AM) 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. |
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Nov 25 2006, 12:19 AM
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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.  |
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Dec 6 2006, 04:45 PM
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Sent my Dreamcast to DjiNn. Hope he gets to the root of the problem.
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Dec 13 2006, 05:46 PM
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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.
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Dec 13 2006, 06:24 PM
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QUOTE(DjiNn @ Dec 13 2006, 06:07 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. |
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