oh well, props to them for trying

cool, thanks. why is it called chase the chuck wagon? that weirds me out

hey guys, after a several year hiatus, i'm getting back into retro consoles. This place looks like a pretty active community, but are there any other sites and forums to recommend? Maybe for Sega fans? How about buying and trading -- where should I go for that?

Thanks guys!

It is most definitely NOT worth it. Just a head's up~!

In my humble judgement, there is most likely a repair solution here. I don't think it's bricked, lots of people have had a problem with getting the drive spinning, including me. In my case, I just had to clean the lens and if I recall correctly, I had to move the laser just a teeny tiny bit. If your...

maybe i'm wrong, but wouldn't we be able to see in the pix he posted if it is needs to be filed down? i don't think i've ever had to do that

thanks for the welcome!

but hmmm, yeah. if that's the case, he probably just needs to re-seat the chip then, right? cleaning the connections will help too. is that what fixed it in your case?

hey guys, i'm new around these parts, but it looks like a good, fun community. now to the problem at hand. i've dealt with similar problems before, and it seems to me you might have a combination of problems here. the pictures your posted seem to show a properly installed modchip. probably the lens ...