care to share?

alright, the crystal has a 32mV signal @ around 50 to 60Hz across it (my DMM only has an option for 20K Hz, so I guess its less accurate for lower frequencies). Im pretty sure I have a revision B board because there's no debug port and it has digital video out. Not sure what to check on the MX chip....

yeah the heat sink warms up. The voltages on U13 (the Sharp 070XZ1H voltage regulator) are correct as well, and I assume thats whats powering the DD right?

Im not quite sure what you mean by that but the disc drive doesnt do anything when I close the lid, and I have tested it with multiple DDs

I got a free broken gamecube, the light and fan turn on, but I dont get any sound or picture on either the analog video out or digital video out (which makes me suspect its a more central component at fault). I tested the voltages of the power regulator and even replaced it and its not the problem. ...