Page 1 of 1
Orange gamecube makes clicking noise and cannot read disc
Posted: Wed May 31, 2017 2:21 pm
by gcboy
I got one orange GameCube that makes a clicking noise and won't read disc. The drive's potentiometer currently reads 540ohm. I tried adjusting it a few ohms backward even as low as 10ohms or 0 ohm but still not working. Already cleaned the lens with isopropyl. Any other ways to fix it?
Re: Orange gamecube makes clicking noise and cannot read disc
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 2:51 am
by emu_kidid
gcboy wrote:I got one orange GameCube that makes a clicking noise and won't read disc. The drive's potentiometer currently reads 540ohm. I tried adjusting it a few ohms backward even as low as 10ohms or 0 ohm but still not working. Already cleaned the lens with isopropyl. Any other ways to fix it?
Sounds/behaves like a dead laser.
Does it spin discs up fully even if for just a second at all or is the laser just seeking to the end and back? Or is it spinning the disc up then smacking the end of the rail a few times and stopping?
Re: Orange gamecube makes clicking noise and cannot read disc
Posted: Thu Jun 01, 2017 4:15 am
by gcboy
It spins the disc up and smacks to the end rail a few times and stop spinning.