Gamecube portable project worklog.

[64M320N3]

Sounds like your regulator is faulty. Get a new one, as it gets hot but it shouldn't be smoking.

[Nintendott]

if it starts smoke, then its fried right?'
The chip.

[Nintendott]

ok, i ordered a new free sample.
Now i just have to wait about 8 days.
I have to start with the disk drive now while im waiting for the chip.

[Nintendott]

Disk drive completed!

[kasar]

looking good, looking good

[Nintendott]

Yes it does, but some stupid error came on the screen when the gamecube tried to load a game.
Maby a short surcit somewhere.

[Nintendott]

?????
Now the game cube LED wont power on but the system does, hmmm.

[kasar]

?????
Now the game cube LED wont power on but the system does, hmmm.

did u modified the gamecube controllers ports/battery board?, make sure/check the led is placed at the right way, the led and resistor are working, and the 5v on controllers ports/battery board are working fine.

if the led is the only thing fail, it is the easiest thing to fix, use the resistor came with the controllers port/battery board and attach it to a led , then just find any working 5v point at your gamecube mobo.

btw, before do this, make sure other system functions work normally: (controllers, sound, disc drive,memcards slots.....)

[Nintendott]

sound,video is working, but the error is still showing up.

[kasar]

sound,video is working, but the error is still showing up.

if the error you got is something like this: "an error has been ocurred, turn the console off and check the user manual" probably the DVD drive is not attached correctly, I remember got that error when my disc drive was not connected to the system. check all soldering points for any short or unconnected pins with a multimeter.

[Nintendott]

Well, i don`t have one, YET
I`m going to try annaway.

[Nintendott]

Huuray!
Everything works!!!!!
The LED didn`t power on because i used the other controller board from the ruind system.

I also found the error, one of the Disk Drive wires was NOT conected, i soldered it it worked!



One more thing, i got the new regulator!

[Nintendott]

WHAAAT???
The regulater worked, i think, the only thing is that the PSone screen (Backlight) Wont turn on.
Why ?????

The screen still works perfectly with the original power suply.

[kasar]

WHAAAT???
The regulater worked, i think, the only thing is that the PSone screen (Backlight) Wont turn on.
Why ?????

The screen still works perfectly with the original power suply.

does the regulator provide the correct voltage and enough power to the ps1screen?
check what the original power suply output and compare it with your regulator output.
the multimeter is allways a good friend

[Nintendott]

UPDATE!

I found out that the game cube power suply isn`t strong enough to power bouth things.
Thats sad, cus now i cant play the system with the power suply.

But, still with the whole GC power suply, the Backlight is still sissapering.

it uses the gamecube ground.