Gonna have to try this because my childhood gamecube just stopped reading discs after years of not using it😢. I’ll try to gather both the tools and the time to try this and see if I can get it back working.
@danielgloverpiano76939 күн бұрын
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@railroadverdigo166515 күн бұрын
mine just wont spin 😥
@railroadverdigo166516 күн бұрын
what if it dose not want to spin at all?
@PiratePazu19 күн бұрын
Truly appreciate you dude. Wasn't a boring vid at all. Had fun following along and this fixed my issue. Got to learn something new ☺
@Lostrico6919 күн бұрын
Oh you saved my gamecube, it worked, many thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@morganmend19 күн бұрын
Glad I could help!
@LordDiscord21 күн бұрын
Is it supposed to boot into the game from start up? Mine makes me go in manually? Did you check to see if it truly wasn't reading the disc
@morganmend21 күн бұрын
Yes it is supposed to automatically launch the game at startup. Yes I checked multiple times, and in multiple ways, and as seen in the video, the GameCube was not reading discs.
@LordDiscord21 күн бұрын
@morganmend Huh, well mine will read the disc, I just have to manually boot it, is there anyway I can get it to boot from start up
@chrisdutch301324 күн бұрын
I've scrolled down pretty fast into the comments, and no one seems to have mentioned this, so I'll just say it: As someone else said, this is a bandaid fix. The laser is dying, and you're increasing the power to it to keep it going, which will cause it to burn out faster, so you lower the resistance, which increases the power to the laser ... If the normal resistance on the pot is 450 ohms and you were reading 229, there's a decent chance someone had done this sort of adjustment already.
@morganmend19 күн бұрын
You’re greatly misinformed.
@meakwemes117225 күн бұрын
Watching this a year later and this worked like a charm, I appreciate you!
@morganmend19 күн бұрын
Great to hear!
@joseloredo2083Ай бұрын
Thank you my friend! Now i can enjoy some old Mario and Sonic games i have
@morganmend19 күн бұрын
You’re very welcome. Enjoy!
@longerinoАй бұрын
I couldn't actually make it all the way through your video because it was painful to watch.
@morganmendАй бұрын
I couldn’t actually make it through all your other comments because they were too painful to read.
@longerinoАй бұрын
Your review was very difficult to get through, but I appreciate that you made it.
@longerinoАй бұрын
Yeah, look up the color choice that you purchased and you would know that it was a Japan model
@longerinoАй бұрын
You spend a lot of time critiquing the cosmetics of the system.
@longerinoАй бұрын
I like how you tap your finger on the table like you knew you made a bad choice.
@longerinoАй бұрын
Dang son, if you did 3 minutes of research you would know what you were purchasing.
@longerinoАй бұрын
Ignorance is bliss.
@longerinoАй бұрын
Why are you unimpressed when you knew the description?
@blacklionkelly6864Ай бұрын
I own a Nintendo GameCube
@CooperDooper38Ай бұрын
To anyone here looking for a fix: first, pop open the disk tray, shine a light in there, make sure there's no dust built up. I came here for a method to fix it before realizing I should do that, cleaned everything, dabbed a q tip with rubbing alcohol and cleaned off the laser lens, and the console is working like new.
@marttileivo5151Ай бұрын
Could you please show the photo or video the parts that hold the hood open thanx
@5404chris1Ай бұрын
Would have been nice if u would have showed how to take it out
@morganmendАй бұрын
How to take what out?
@robs8606Ай бұрын
Have a DOL-001 model. Was originally at 408 ohms. Tried adjusting in 30-50 ohm steps all the way down to 150 and up to 600. It did not fix my issue of the disc not reading.
@morganmendАй бұрын
Go lower
@robs8606Ай бұрын
@@morganmend thanks for the quick response. Just got done putting it back together (after giving up) maybe tomorrow I'll open it up and try lower. I saw the comment about lubricanting the rails, have you had to do that before if adjusting the potentiometer didn't work? If so do you have a video posted on how to do that?
@TheCookiecookie69Ай бұрын
Great video my man 💪 i have 2 gamecubes at home im gonna tear down tonight
@llednar785Ай бұрын
Great guide 👍
@morganmendАй бұрын
Thank you! Very much appreciated! So glad you found it useful!
@Buuhster2 ай бұрын
My gamecube was already at 180 ish when it started to fail reading discs. I got it to 140ish, think that is maybe too much?
@morganmend2 ай бұрын
No it is absolutely fine. The ranges varied widely from the factory anyway. Get it to where it is working well for you and call it good!
@jairtoralva8302 ай бұрын
Dude I cant believe that worked so easily, MVP! thanks for the vid! I just said "what the hell" and went for it and it worked on the first try!
@morganmend2 ай бұрын
You’re very welcome!
@intoxicode2 ай бұрын
7 hours wasted trying ranges from 150-600ohms, when i found a comment that stated, it could just be laser rails, and took the laser and spindle motors off, lubed and retightened them, and viola...🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦
@morganmend2 ай бұрын
Was that by chance my comment? I remember telling quite a few different people about the laser rails. Glad you got it figured out.
@DarkDraco6 күн бұрын
@@morganmend where is the comment about the rails? i did the pot adjust and game wont read. was thinking the next step would be cap replacement but the laser does make a click noise that might be fixed by messing with the rails? thanks
@Anaicheeseds2 ай бұрын
Merci beaucoup pour cette vidéo, les cd ne tournaient plus et grâce à ce tutoriel ma gamecube lit parfaitement les jeux. Je n'avais pas de multimètre donc j'ai juste tourné très légèrement le pluviomètre, j'ai dû m'y prendre à deux fois mais ça a marché ☺️
@morganmend2 ай бұрын
De rien et merci
@djlamar22 ай бұрын
Will this fix my issue with it not reading Luigi's mansion? It reads other games like the thousand year door
@morganmend2 ай бұрын
In my experience, whenever a GameCube reads some games, but encounters an error reading others, it is actually the disc drive spindle motor which is failing. You will likely need to replace your disc drive spindle motor.
@johnsessler6862 ай бұрын
This just worked for me, I don’t have a multimeter so I just turned it back about half of what he did and give it a try and it fired right up, will get it set to the right reading when I get a multimeter.
@PunPunson2 ай бұрын
Do you want a low reading for the digital multimeter? I have the d001 model and my laser doing the same thing
@NigaBo-z3c2 ай бұрын
Wow this video is helpful I’m trying to this when I have free time since my method of getting it to read disc is open and listen for spin then close then open listen for buzzing noise then close then repeat for a while and then it read disc 😂
@morganmend2 ай бұрын
Glad it helped!
@UltimateChomper2 ай бұрын
Your bad ass dude
@sohipnation2 ай бұрын
Thanks
@morganmend2 ай бұрын
You’re very much welcome!
@wolfgangleithold17032 ай бұрын
First time trying something like this, and it totally worked!! Had to order some tools off Amazon to crack it open but it was money well spent. I didn't have a multimeter so I just did what another commenter suggested and turned the potentiometer a tiny amount until it worked. (about 20 degrees counter clockwise) Thanks so much for the tutorial!
@morganmend2 ай бұрын
Great to hear! Glad you found the tutorial useful! Enjoy your GameCube!
@billsawyer-k3t2 ай бұрын
why is the mower so filthy? Gosh it needs blowing off or some type of cleaning!
@morganmend2 ай бұрын
Ha! You’re not the first to say this nor will you be the last. Here’s all you need to know: Bet My Mower Mows Better Than Yours! #lawncare #lawnmower #murray #mowing #20thanniversary kzbin.infoMBGsnzwE5Bw?feature=share
@jeffreyb12743 ай бұрын
You were right . Thanks
@morganmend3 ай бұрын
You’re welcome!
@niceshot45633 ай бұрын
how does this even happen? My GC worked perfectly then all of a sudden had this problem.
@morganmend3 ай бұрын
There are a number of things that can cause a sudden disc read error. Bad or failing capacitors, failing spindle motor, debris in the laser track, laser degradation or failure, to name a few. These are some of the more common issues. The good news is that all these aforementioned issues can be resolved through either repair or replacement.
@fireboltthunder23603 ай бұрын
True Crime, good game
@morganmend3 ай бұрын
One of my favorites!
@fireboltthunder23603 ай бұрын
@@morganmend True Crime New York is good too. I like both games
@cube45473 ай бұрын
Thank you for this video! It helped me a lot and now I can play my games again :)
@morganmend3 ай бұрын
You are very much welcome!
@bAeNcDkYs3 ай бұрын
Mine is doing the exact same thing. Thank you so much. Now I need to buy a super small screwdriver like yours haha
@morganmend3 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Glad I could help. If interested in a set like mine I do have it linked in the description. Good luck with your GameCube!
@SLRModShop3 ай бұрын
Public Service Announcement: this does NOT fix your gamecube laser, this will kill the laser for good in exchange for a few days, weeks or months of gameplay. If you don't have an oscilloscope and adjust it based on the RF eye pattern, you're just shooting in the dark. Having a multimeter doesn't factor in this equation. If you don't have one, it makes no difference, either way you're doing it blind. The solution is actually to replace all the capacitors on the disc drive, and then to calibrate the laser with an oscilloscope. EVERYTHING ELSE IS VOODOO MAGIC REPAIR FROM REDDIT, full stop. Sorry to call this guy out on his own video but from the comments, I can see that this guy might be responsible for a couple thousands of walking dead / dead lasers :/
@morganmend3 ай бұрын
This is simply not true. As I’ve previously stated these optical board capacitors were only discovered to be failing within the last few years. Up until this point, POT adjustment was the only known remedy for disc read issues outside of laser replacement. POT adjustment was and still is performed by many GameCube owners, commercial sellers/resellers, and repair shops. POT adjustment is also regularly performed by modders to allow GameCubes to read burned backup game discs. If I were responsible for the deaths of thousands of GameCubes, I’m sure there would be many complaints in the comment section of this very video. As I touched on before, failing GameCube optical board capacitors were only a recent discovery (within the last five years or so). These capacitors have began prematurely aging out and losing their charge and or leaking. The capacitor plague is a major contributing factor, I’m sure. I will say that I personally have had some success with capacitor replacement as well. I will be posting a video delving more into the specifics at a later date. However, I have also encountered many consoles where in which cap replacement did not correct the issue. In some cases laser replacement didn’t either. In these systems, I have still had to resort to POT adjustment in order to get the laser to read making the disc drive operational. I still stand behind the POT adjustment, as in my experience it is in no way an immediate detriment to the laser lens. I have systems from years ago that have required no further tinkering after POT adjustment. Moreover, very seldom have I had a console that I have had to readjust after successfully getting it to read utilizing the POT adjustment. I still stand behind the POT adjustment, because in many cases It serves as a simple and effective way for someone wanting to play their GameCube, to play their GameCube.
@SLRModShop3 ай бұрын
@@morganmend The fact that you think that I'm against pot adjustment is extremely telling. What do you think I do after I get the RF eye pattern on screen? I adjust that very potentiometer! The issue isn't dialing this thing in, it's to do it blindly. x = +5 y = *2 z = ? What is the result of xyz? You don't know, do you? No, you don't, you're missing z. That's what you're doing when adjusting the pot. That's why you need to see the RF pattern as it gives you xyz, not each part individually, it gives you the result! Which allows you to dial x to compensate for z. The fact that you believe that I'm against pot adjustment says it all, you don't know what you're doing, WHICH IS 100% FINE, just don't go and speak like you're an authority on the topic. And yes, you have a video with 40K views on your blind pot adjustment, you did condemn at least a couple thousands of gamecube lasers to die early. Have a good read about how to calibrate a laser (not talking about reddit posts), you'll see how outlandish this situation is. Again, it's 100% fine to not know. Just don't go around spreading gospel you were taught on reddit. I've been doing this for long enough to know exactly where your knowledge comes from... Reddit is the worst place to learn about repairs. reddit: "My xbox isn't turning on" most upvoted: "change the drive belt" Literal reddit exchange. That day I installed uBlacklist, a browser extension that let me block reddit entirely from search results... Repairs and modding are 100% of my free time, and I banned reddit from my life back in 2013 or so... That's your source of knowledge... Don't use reddit for repairs.
@morganmend3 ай бұрын
Number one: I never claimed to be an expert or authority on anything. I’m simply relaying information based on my own personal findings. It is clear that you are more knowledgeable on laser calibration than I. If that is the satisfaction you seek, then congratulations, you got it. That said, I can show you how to properly use that headlight restoration kit, if you’d like. We can even use my automobile. Number two: I have been fixing/repairing things my whole life. I’m a lifelong tinkerer. If you care to do so, (because I have yours, if you couldn’t already tell), have a look at my channel and you will see only a tiny glimpse of what I have done/do. Granted, I will admit many of the videos aren’t great, but to assume or claim that my knowledge is gained solely through Reddit is completely asinine. A majority of my knowledge is gained through my own personal experience. Much of this experience is hands on. I have never used Reddit for anything outside of sharing information I have learned, and very seldom so. I’m not saying I’ve never researched anything, but I prefer to try to figure out things on my own. Where’s the fun in already knowing the solution? You don’t learn anything that way. Number three: You seem adamant in your belief that I have condemned thousands of GameCubes to their early deaths because people are as you put it “blindly” adjusting their potentiometers. Let me just say this. Based on my own personal findings, which is a common theme here, these consoles came with many different POT settings from the factory. I have seen POT deviations in consoles that have never been opened before ranging from 650 ohms all the way down to 83 ohms. The way I see it, there was hardly any quality control to begin with. If there is any truth to your belief, then these lasers were already ticking time-bombs. A whole lot of good your oscilloscope does then. All hardware fails eventually. I say many of these systems have been given a new lease on life, no matter for how long. They are twenty plus years old. They may have otherwise been thrown in the trash or otherwise chopped up. If you have a gripe with me over something so minor as “blindly” adjusting a POT, you should checkout FFFGamingEmporium. You’ll love that guy. He is likely actually responsible for the early demise of thousands of GameCubes, just look at his sales. Your claims that I have condemned thousands of GameCubes to their “early demise” are baseless until you can present me actual solid proof. Maybe you can opt to make that mission take up 100% of your free time. For anyone reading, it is your GameCube, do with it what you’d like! Just don’t chop it up like that FFFGamingEmporium guy, that’s just brutal. I stand by my video.
@YankeGinobreaker63 ай бұрын
Will it work if u don’t have a Multimeter thing?
@Lacaras214 ай бұрын
My gosh, if that's excellent I'd hate to see what they consider good
@morganmend4 ай бұрын
Haha great point, I too shudder at the thought.
@jessejones17834 ай бұрын
the GameCube is region locked unless you mod the console so yeah that GameCube won't play US games only Japanese GameCube games
@ImperfectSlendy4 ай бұрын
I thank you for this video as the battery on my GameCube just died and now I know how to replace it confidently!
@morganmend4 ай бұрын
You are very much welcome! So glad to hear you found the video useful! Best of luck repairing your system! Thanks for watching!
@machineo128874 ай бұрын
Disassembling an entire console and putting it back together is literally the opposite of a "quick fix"
@morganmend4 ай бұрын
The fix is a simple adjustment of a screw. Get real.
@cube45473 ай бұрын
It’s a quick fix compared to sending it to repair or unnecessarily getting new replacement parts. This actually helped me a lot and now I can play my games again, and I was considering purchasing another console, it took like 30 minutes.
@peppermintpest53914 ай бұрын
I swear most 'renewed' products are just tossed in a box and shipped out as is. Excellent condition my ass! Definitely return that for a refund, they're hella preying on people who have no idea what they're buying. Garbage.
@morganmend4 ай бұрын
Absolutely unacceptable. Sucks to hear that this is such a prevalent issue. These suppliers need to be held accountable. Thanks for watching!
@ChanandIerBong4 ай бұрын
Aside from the lack of actually cleaning the GameCube and the overall exorbitant price, if it was listed as "Acceptable" it wouldn't have been a problem for me, and personally I may have even given it a pass if it were labeled in "Good" condition considering it at least works. However they had advertised it as "Excellent" condition and it most definitely does not meet the standard Amazon set for what it was labeled as. There should be a 90 day money back guarantee so hopefully you have no issue with your return or exchange. I will say however, you seemed to have had a minor issue with there being after market power and AV cables instead of OEM. Amazon Renewed does not guarantee OEM accessories even with it's most premium condition products. IMO you were lucky you got an OEM controller and not a cheap Chinese knockoff. Anyway good luck, and I hope you can get it exchanged for a better quality unit, hopefully one with a digital AV out.
@morganmend4 ай бұрын
My thoughts exactly! If the GameCube were described accurately and appropriately, there would be no issues here. As for the accessories, after rereading the description, I notice the listing states that a Nintendo controller will be included. As for the accessories, the listing states in so many words that “accessories will be equivalent to original”. The problem with these aftermarket power cables is in their power delivery. At times, these power cables can’t deliver the necessary power for GPU intensive games, which will cause the GameCube to power cycle. I don’t have an issue with aftermarket per se, however I do have an issue calling them equivalent to original. Thanks for watching and commenting, I will be sure to provide an update if I encounter any further issues during the return process.