gc-forever - Gamecube/Wii Forums

First post here so hello to everyone and glad I found this nice forum.
Now, I did find the forum looking for info on repairing my Gamecube. Was given a broken machine some time ago the only nintendo missing from my collection, so I started a repair job, first steps can be found here http://www.retrocomputers.gr/forum/sygx ... ir-project a post I did in our local retro forum. After that I managed to replace and repair the laser reader part and now struggling with motherboard. I couldn't find any schematics online so any link for that would be highly appreciated. Now at a first inspection one component named X2 probably a crystal oscillator was broken and was hard to read the part number. I think could be kds2a but the internet search gave me very little, guessing could be a 24.00014Mh or 12.00369Mh both values found with same kds2a component part. Could someone help me identify this component and give me some info or equivalent. Will re-post a forum member photo that shows the component. Thank you all in advance.

X2 is the RTC crystal, 32.768kHz

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|RDC| wrote:X2 is the RTC crystal, 32.768kHz

The way you wrote this confused me at first, and I read it as 32MHz. If I got it right now, I guess it's 32768Hz or 32kHz ?

k = kilo or 1,000
M = Mega or 1,000,000

32.768kHz is the same as 32,768 or Thirty-two thousand seven hundred and sixty-eight Hertz. It's a very common frequency for any RTC (Real Time Clock) applications as 2^15 = 32768.

Yeah, the period threw me off. I know that 32kHz is commonly used for RTCs, that's why it sounded weird.