Dreamcast X - Modify

OVERVIEW:

THIS IS AN EXTREMLY SIMPLE METHOD TO MODIFY YOUR SEGA DREAMCAST TO PLAY IMPORTS TITLES. 100 PERCENT WORKING EVERYTIME. IT'LL TAKE YOU ABOUT 5 MINUTES TO DO AND NO HASSLE OR DAMAGE TO YOUR MACHINE BECUASE YOU DON'T HAVE TO SWAP CDS WHILE THEY'RE SPINNING. THE CD WILL COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR LOCAL CD IN FOR 2 MINUTES TILL IT COMES TO A STOP. TRUST ME, IT'S WORTH THE WAIT CAUSE YOU'LL BE PLAYING ALL THE GOOD IMPORTS. I DO NOT TAKE CREDIT FOR THIS TRICK NOR DO I ENDORSE THE MODIFICATION OF THE DREAMCAST. IF YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO, IT WILL BE AT YOUR OWN RISK. I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IF YOU DAMAGE YOUR DREAMCAST, VOID YOUR WARANTY OR FACE ANY LEGAL ISSUES. I'LL NOT SUPPLY ANY ADDITIONAL HELP OR ANSWER ANY EMAILS UPON THIS SUBJECT AS ALL INFORMATION HERE IS STRAIGHT FORWARD AND WORK IF DONE PROPERLY.

WHAT YOU NEED:

- PHILIPS SCREWDRIVER
- SODERING IRON
- TAPE OR ELASTIC BAND

GETTING STARTED :

DISCONNECT ALL PLUGS AND FLIP THE DREAMCAST UPSIDE DOWN REMOVE THE FOUR SCREWS ON THE BOTTOM SIDE OF THE DREAMCAST. ONE SCREW IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH THE MODEM ATTACHMENT. ONCE THE SCREWS ARE ALL REMOVED, FLIP THE DREAMCAST RIGHTSIDE UP AGAIN AND REMOVE THE COVER. PLUG IN YOUR SODERING IRON AT THIS TIME AND ALLOW IT TO HEAT UP.

STEP ONE:

ON THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE GD-ROM DRIVE (FIG 1-A), THERE IS A BLACK TRIGGER EXTRUDING FROM THE CIRCUT BOARD UNDERNEATH THE METAL PLATE. THIS IS THE LID SENSOR SWITCH. YOU WILL NEED TAPE, OR SOMETHING TO HOLD THIS SWITCH BACK (FIG 1-B). THIS WILL ALLOW YOU TO LEAVE THE LID OPEN TO SWITCH CD FROM LOCAL TO IMPORT.


FIG 1-A THE RETANGULAR AREA IS THE LOACTION OF THE LID SENSOR TRIGGER. YOU WILL NEED TO KEEP THIS DOWN TO BE ABLE TO OPEN THE LID WHILE CD IS LOADING.		FIG 2-B USE TAPE, ELASTIC BAND OR ANY OTHER MEANS TO KEEP THE TRIGGER DOWN. IT HAS A SPRING WHICH WILL MAKE IT GO BACK TO IT'S DEFUALT POSITION.

STEP TWO:

NOW LOOK AT THE CONTROLLER PORT LOCATED BETWEEN THE POWER SWITCH AND THE COOLING FAN (FIG 2-A). YOU WILL SEE A LARGE CIRCULAR BATTERY WITH THREE PINS CONNECTED TO THE BOARD (FIG 2-B). THIS WILL BE THE BATTERY YOU'LL NEED TO DISCONNECT. TO DO THIS, LOCATE AND REMOVE THE FOUR SCREWS (FIG 2-C). YOU DO NOT NEED TO DISCONNECT ANY WIRES BUT IF IT MAKES IT EASIER FOR YOU TO WORK WITH, THEN DO SO BUT REMEMBER TO RE-ATTACH THEM.


		FIG 2-B THIS IS THE DATE/TIME BATTERY. IT HAS THREE PINS SODERED TO THE BOARD.

FIG 2-A THIS IS WHERE THE CONTROLLER BOARD IS LOCATED. ON THIS, YOU WILL FIND THE DATE/TIME BATTERY (BLUE OR PURPLE SHADE) THAT NEEDS TO BE REMOVED.		FIG 2-C THESE ARE THE FOUR SCREWS YOU NEED TO REMOVE TO EXPOSE THE BACK SIDE OF THE CIRCUT BOARD.

STEP THREE:

GIVE THE CONTROLLER PORT A LITTLE NUDGE, SLIDE IT OUT AND FLIP OVER, EXPOSING THE BACK OF THE CIRCUT BOARD. LOCATE THE POINT DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE ONE PIN OF THE BATTERY (FIG 3-A) HEAT UP THE SODERING IRON IF YOU HAVEN'T DONE SO ALREADY AND APPLY IT TO THIS POINT. SIMULTANIOUSLY WHILE DOING THIS, PUSH THE BATTERY BACK (FIG 3-B). WHEN THE ONE PIN OF THE BATTERY HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED FROM THE BOARD, YOU ARE DONE. YOU MIGHT WANT TO PUT A PEICE OF PAPER BETWEEN THE DISCONNECTED PIN AND THE BOARD SO THERE IS NO CURRENT FLOW AND MAKE SURE IT IS COMPLETELY DETTACHED. NOW PUT THE CONTROLLER PORT BACK INTO IT'S ORGINAL PLACE AND RE-SCREW THE FOUR SCREWS (FIG 2-C).


FIG 3-A THIS IS THE POINT WHERE YOU SHOULD APPLY THAT HOT SODERING IRON WHILE SIMULTANIOUSLY PUSHING THE BATTERY ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE BACK (SEE FIG 3-B)
		FIG 3-B THE BATTERY HAS THREE PINS CONNECTED TO THE BOARD. THE BLUE CIRCLE SHOWS THE PIN THAT NEEDS TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE OTHER TO PINS SHOULD REMAIN IN PLACE. WHILE YOUR HEATING UP THE OTHER SIDE, THE BATTERY SHOULD BE PUSHED BACK IN ONE MOTION, DO NOT PUSH BACK AND FORTH OR YOU WILL BREAK OFF ALL THREE PINS.

STEP FOUR:

SIMPLY RE-ASSEMBLE THE SYSTEM BY DOING THE REVERSE OF STEP ONE. CONNECT THE DREAMCAST PLUGS AND POWER ON WITH A LOCAL CD AND OPEN LID. YOU WILL SEE THE CD SPIN AND A SCREEN POP-UP ASKING YOU TO SET THE TIME/DATE (FIG 4-A). IGNORE IT AND LET THE CD SPIN FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES (GO VISIT THE SHOP LINKS AND BUY SOME IMPORTS WHILE YOU WAIT). ONCE THE LOCAL CD COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP, REPLACE IT WITH AN IMPORT CD AND CLOSE THE LID. USING YOUR CONTROLLER, PUSH THE DIRECTION PAD LEFT FIVE TIMES UNTILL SELECT IS HIGHLIGHTED AND FLASHING. CLICK (A) AND AWAY WE GO. YOUR IMPORT WILL BOOT NO PROBLEM. ENJOY!


FIG 4-A YOU WILL SEE THIS SCREEN RIGHT AFTER THE DREAMCAST LOGO IF EVERYTHING WAS DONE PROPERLY. LET THE LOCAL CD SPIN FOR TWO MINUTES TILL IT STOPS. SWAP WITH A IMPORT, CLOSE THE LID THEN, CHOOSE SELECT AND PRESS (A) ON THE CONTROLLER. VOILA, IMPORT GAMING!		WELL, SINCE I PUT ALOT OF HARD WORK IN PUTTING THIS TOGEATHER, THE LEAST YOU COULD DO IS CLICK THE AD ABOVE AND JOIN ALLADVANTAGE. THEY PAY YOU .50 CENTS PER HOUR YOUR ON THE NET. JUST FOR LEAVING UP AN AD BANNER THAT YOU CAN MINIMIZE ANYTIME. PLUS YOU CAN GET PAYED FOR YOUR FRIENDS SURFING TIME.

TROUBLESHOOTING:

TO PLAY A LOCAL CD: INSERT THE CD AND POWER ON. CHOOSE SELECT AND CLICK (A) AT THE TIME/DATE SET. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE CD TO STOP.

IF THE CD DOESN'T SPIN WHEN LID IS OPEN, RECHECK STEP 1. THE LID SENSOR MIGHT BE UP.

IF THE TIME/DATE SCREEN DOESN'T APPEAR, RECHECK STEP 3. THE BATTERY IS NOT DISCONNECTED OR THERE IS STILL A FLOW OF CURRENT BETWEEN THE BOARD AND BATTERY. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIT A PEICE OF PAPER BETWEEN THE DISCONNECTED PIN AND THE CIRCUT BOARD.

TO RESTORE THE SYSTEM TO ORIGINAL, FIRST: REMOVE WHATEVER IS HOLDING DOWN THE LID SENSOR SWITCH. SECOND: APPLY THE SODERING IRON ON THE POINT UNDERNEATH THE BATTERY WHILE SIMULTANIOUSLY PUSHING THE BATTERY FORWARD TILL THE PIN IS BACK IN.