GC's DVD-drive doesn't spin anymore?!

[Corvo]

Well then... after many, many fun gaming hours my GameCube decided to die on me.
As in: The drive motor refuses to spin my discs (the rest seems ok).
Since this is a JAP cube modded with a US switch + a ViperGC modchip... I really, really liked to keep this system working (better yet: spinning).

My question is:
If I go out and buy a PAL GameCube, can I switch the DVD-drives??

:(

I do wonder... was it "age" that killed the drive or did the modchip somehow help this about??
Oh well...

[Duey2k]

hmm well since the modchip works by keeping the laser actice it prolly didnt help. If you left it on all night that might have added a lot of extra wear and tear.

as for a pal drive in the jap system, from the research i have done it looks like it would work. the drives them selves seem to be pretty indepandant of the actual version/region of the system

and since the region is controlled by the motherboard, and all the power is regulated fron the exturnal inverter i would say it should work fine.

[Corvo]

Well... the cube died during a gaming session which only lasted... 30min?
True though, I have gamed perhaps 5 hours in a row, from time to time. Nothing to special.
No all-nighter for the DVD-drive though...

I very much doubt the ViperGC/BIOS'es have anything to do with it's "death".
It was simply an old DVD-drive.

Seeing how easy it would be to simply swap the drives...
...I find it to be good news that someone agrees :)

Would save me the hassle of re-installing the modchip and retaining a US/JAP Cube.

Thnx for the info!

[Duey2k]

no problem



yea, just soulds like old drive, a 5 hour runs is nothign was looking for a 24-32 hour run . :D

if you do try it defintally keep us updated as its good info.

[Corvo]

if you do try it defintally keep us updated as its good info.
Sure thing, will do.

Next up: Buying a new GameCube...

[Corvo]

Update: It works!

Well then... my Cube works again :)