Cartridge Relocation FAQ. HERE!!!

Includes but not limited to: SNES, Genesis, Sega CD, PlayStation 1, Nintendo 64, Dreamcast, Game Gear and I guess the Virtual Boy.

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Cartridge Relocation FAQ. HERE!!!

Post by *o* » Tue May 24, 2005 2:11 am

N64 Cartridge Relocation Guide

Parts

N64
SCSI cable
Terminal Blocks (sometimes referred to as terminal strips)
Working Cartridge (for testing)

Tools

Fine nosed pliers

Instructions

Open the N64 take off ALL heat sinks and shielding. Remove cartridge slot by pulling gently or levering it up with the fine nosed pliers.

Now the cable should be female-female but we need it to be male to female. So take your terminal blocks and push them into the terminals so the shorter end is poking out keep in mind that there are two halve of the slot on the board so you will need to take one pin out in the middle (it is a good idea to add a small amount of glue along the top of the terminal to stop the terminal bocks pulling out). This is a good point to put the cartridge slot on take the end of the cable that still has its female terminal intact and place the slot on top push down carefully (if you bend the pins at this point they can be hard to get back). Now place the terminal block end of the cable onto the spot where the cartridge slot came out of remembering the orientation and push down.

Alternative Methods

You can solder onto the board by soldering onto the contacts of the EXT slot this method is slower and less effective but very possible.

If you are soldering it is very easy to remove the EXT slot and placing the wires through the board. This cuts down the size further.

I will upload a few pictures and find some parts suppliers soon

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Post by Warrior_Rocker » Tue May 24, 2005 4:37 am

is this going off my idea to use a male / female scsi cable?... always thought when i did it 2 years ago that it was a stellar idea
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Post by *o* » Tue May 24, 2005 5:04 am

i used the basic principle

this is SO easy
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Post by chodges84 » Tue May 24, 2005 6:43 am

Will your SCSI cable job work if you take out the EXT Slot? or does that need to be in to bridge the Cart and EXp/Jumper Pack?

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Post by Warrior_Rocker » Tue May 24, 2005 1:02 pm

umm, i was able to cut mine down, , but if you take it off, you will need to bend the pins throught the port holes and solder them...
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Post by *o* » Tue May 24, 2005 3:41 pm

leave the EXT port on and cut the ext down to a uniform length (down to the "tabs" at eithher side)
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Post by Triton » Tue May 24, 2005 6:35 pm

with pics this would make a good step by step guide for when doomportables gets upgraded (more on that idea later)

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Post by I FINALLY REGISTERED. » Tue May 24, 2005 11:37 pm

with step by step photos, this would be nice.
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Post by *o* » Wed May 25, 2005 1:06 am

i will have it totally finished with photos and all by saturday (i hope)
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Post by chodges84 » Wed May 25, 2005 6:41 am

hmm,

i was gonna write a 'guide' (or at least follow my project in words and pictures) as I built my portable, but maybe I won't now.

Or maybe I will anyway, so I can look back at how I made mine.

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Post by Triton » Wed May 25, 2005 3:55 pm

i dont think IFR reads anything but the very first post in a thread before he posts... what he said sounds REALLY familiar lol

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Post by *o* » Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:23 am

UPDATE:

do not buy terminal blocks buy IDC headers
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Post by *o* » Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:28 am

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Post by sam » Tue Jun 14, 2005 6:23 am

Someone should sticky good faqs like this.

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Post by chodges84 » Tue Jun 14, 2005 11:55 am

hey *o*,

are these the IDC connectors you are describing?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/Module.aspx?Mod ... 4&doy=14m6

Or are they something different?, or could these be adapted to work?

If so I can finally move the cartridge slot.

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