How To: Fix / Repair Sega Dreamcast Laser / Disk Drive Assembly

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In this video, we are going to repair that clumsy Sega Dreamcast laser, that always manages to fail. If you need further help, please contact me. Please be very careful when handling the laser, and the small bolt. These parts are fragile.




Disclaimer : I am not responsible if your system receives damage. Do not handle your laser diode like I did. The one featured in the video is already broken. It was for demonstation purposes only.




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[kiltsonfire164]

I did the laser calibration but unfortunately the laser ribbon cable broke off and i am unable to reconnect it. What do i do. Greetings from Australia.

[EliteEditor]

@kiltsonfire164 You will have to replace the laser, from the start. You'l have to order a new mouse.

[stpierreorama]

i tried this, i heard the same trick from somewhere else and i didnt have a screwdriver that fit in that tiny screw, so i used a small pliers but i broke off that whole piece where the screw i needed to turn is, its not completely off but it moves, i fiddled with it and almost got it to work but then it didnt and I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO, any advice?

[EliteEditor]

@stpierreorama Haha, I broke mine too! It should still work, just twist the piece that is still hanging on. Or, the piece that still moves. I actually eventually had to replace my entire laser assembly, unfortunately.

[stpierreorama]

@EliteEditor i played around with it so much and still nothing, i wanted to play around with it more so i took out that orange ribbon so i can have more room and its so hard getting the orange strip back into place, i pushed it in as hard as possible and i still dont think its all the way in there. the part that broke off isnt just the screw part though, i also broke off the green material behind it that connects things together, i think at this point i need a new laser assembly too,

[EliteEditor]

@stpierreorama Sorry to hear that. You can probably find a cheap one on eBay. I don't have any other ideas. It might just be damaged enough to be irreparable.

[baseer1992]

kinda late but heres how it goes PLEASE READ!!!!!!!!!!

i turned it on and it had no visual or audio but when i set the volume on the tv to loud i could hear a staitc sound meaning that it was connected so i ordered another av cord but this time it had the same issue. changing the av cords did not fix the problem, i looked online only to find out that their must be somthing inside the dreamcast that i can fix.

[Mario101Luigi]

@TheSuper12dogs it probably is either the controller or the port. I dont think its the console

[SwankeyMonkey]

Is it possible to upgrade the DC laser assembly to a front feeding disc drive, for a Dreamcast-mod DIY project? Or is the DC limited to only this disc drive because of it being GD-rom? Any help and info is appreciated...

[Conkerdeath]

I didn't even have to turn the mechanism, all I did was take it apart, take the top of the disk reader off, and then it magically started working again. Why is the dreamcaast such a broken system?

[tunkunrunk]

@EliteEditor you are talking like a computer voice in science fiction movies

[SlowMoFastNGo]

how did u put the white ribbon back where its suppose to having problems

[SlowMoFastNGo]

the white laser ribbon came unattached from the laser is there anyway possible to slide it backk in cuz im having problems with it

[trokeification]

Last night, I was playing Sonic Adventure, and at about 1 AM, I decided to turn it off, and go to sleep. The next day, I decided that I wanted to play again, and it didn't work, so I tried to see what I could do with it. I tried this method, moving the screw both ways. It still didn't work. I turning about a tenth of a turn both ways, and eventually screwed it in as far as I could get it without breaking my hand, both ways. It still never worked. Any ideas?