My Dreamcast hates me.

[RCBH928]

Please do not scare me, I have nightmares about this...
It will cost me an arm and a leg to buy another Dreamcast, and there aren't many out there(10 million?)
There are 100 million psx, and I can't find a decent modded one

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Please do not scare me, I have nightmares about this...
It will cost me an arm and a leg to buy another Dreamcast, and there aren't many out there(10 million?)
There are 100 million psx, and I can't find a decent modded one

Don't get too worried the DC's motherboard can be fixed in about 20 minutes with a few resistors and other cheap parts. These motherboard failures are just caused due to Sega buying cheap extraneous parts. The main chips and IC's are all top notch Sega quality parts.

Plus, Sega literally manufactured around 20 million Dreamcasts but only sold about 10-13 million, so there are millions of brand new spare consoles just lying in warehouses for the taking.

[Devezu]

Plus, Sega literally manufactured around 20 million Dreamcasts but only sold about 10-13 million, so there are millions of brand new spare consoles just lying in warehouses for the taking.

So you mean more people can enjoy Street Fighter 3? Awesome! But in all seriousness, that's great. However, I would still lubricate it, just to make it more quiet. Not silent, but definitely bearable. My mother, upon first seeing it, asked me if my newly bought and in good condititons was broken. I told her no. She still told me to open it up and check because people at flea markets can be scum. . Now, my Dreamcast is smoother sounding. White lithium lube, though, should be owned by anyone that manages retro consoles, as it helps A LOT with moving parts and anything with large amounts of friction.

[Ninja]

One of my many Dreamcasts (I can't remember which now, so I have to test them all) has the same problem as you, Ack! Good luck with yours. I have always put off fixing it but I think I'll try a couple of these recommendations to see what comes of it. Thanks for the tips, folks.

[arion]

My dc started acting up when i was playing Grandia 2 thankfully all i needed to do was clean the lens.

However i did not figure that out right away and i had to sit though some very slow load times that lead to a crash. Not to mention how many times i had to restart and load the game again. And on top of that the feeling that the game might crash on the next loading screen.

So yeah i know how frustrating this is

[bacteria]

I would tweak the laser (its potentiometer) as a last resort.

I have tweaked 10 or more Dreamcasts lasers. Very easy and works EVERY time.

I tried it on one of my previous units, on a DC that only loaded a few of my games but not many; and it never worked again - might be that the previous owner had already tweaked the laser for all I know! Anyway, it was dead after that. Moral is to do the laser trick if you have nothing else to try and nothing to lose, is my suggestion.

DreamCasts do not appear to be "as long lasting" as other console systems made, by all accounts!

[RCBH928]

Please do not scare me, I have nightmares about this...
It will cost me an arm and a leg to buy another Dreamcast, and there aren't many out there(10 million?)
There are 100 million psx, and I can't find a decent modded one

Don't get too worried the DC's motherboard can be fixed in about 20 minutes with a few resistors and other cheap parts. These motherboard failures are just caused due to Sega buying cheap extraneous parts. The main chips and IC's are all top notch Sega quality parts.

Plus, Sega literally manufactured around 20 million Dreamcasts but only sold about 10-13 million, so there are millions of brand new spare consoles just lying in warehouses for the taking.

Thats very nice to hear
Where are those warehouses?

[Mod_Man_Extreme]

Please do not scare me, I have nightmares about this...
It will cost me an arm and a leg to buy another Dreamcast, and there aren't many out there(10 million?)
There are 100 million psx, and I can't find a decent modded one

Don't get too worried the DC's motherboard can be fixed in about 20 minutes with a few resistors and other cheap parts. These motherboard failures are just caused due to Sega buying cheap extraneous parts. The main chips and IC's are all top notch Sega quality parts.

Plus, Sega literally manufactured around 20 million Dreamcasts but only sold about 10-13 million, so there are millions of brand new spare consoles just lying in warehouses for the taking.

Thats very nice to hear
Where are those warehouses?

San Francisco, USA at Sega Headquarters unfortunately, but you can buy DC's online just about anywhere for around $60-$99.