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Dreamcast just ramdomly resets...

Kidderz - Jun 24, 2003

		Kidderz		Jun 24, 2003
			Right, this has happened twice in last week. The DC aint over heating, well the last time when playing a LEGIT copy of Daytona USA2001 it died on my 16th lap.. heh I was about to win... But yeah, last time it rebooted 2 days before playin CDR copy of HOTD... Any ideas why it reset? Hope it dunt get worse...

		mal		Jun 24, 2003
			I was sure that I read a post about this recently. Maybe itwas somewhere else... :huh Anyway, open up the DC and try removing the PSU and replacing it again. This should clean the contacts between the PSU and the mainboard. Dirty contacts seem to be the main cause of random resets.

		Kidderz		Jun 24, 2003
			I'll try that in teh mornin when I can find teh screwdriver, thanks!

		Jaded God		Jun 24, 2003
			Ahhh I just read a sticky thread about this at dcemu forums... A tutorial made and the common problems for resetting dreamcasts.. Try http://www.dcemulation.com/phpBB... I just tried searching for you but I failed to find it Give a post there and someone will probably be able to help you.

		Alexvrb		Jun 24, 2003
			This is the original thread, read the instructions. http://www.dcemulation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=3...

		mal		Jun 24, 2003
			Nice one.

		Jaded God		Jun 24, 2003
			ahh beat me.. I couldn't find it.. Thanks alex

		Shitface		Jun 25, 2003
			That happen to my friends dc. If we wedged a quarter between the lid and console, it would work a little better, or if we put lots of text books on top of it. But it turns out that my friends little sister stuck a penut and a dime inside the laster unit. :smash

		mal		Jun 25, 2003
			That problem sounds more like the switch on the GD-ROM unit is out of alignment or something.

		Butane Bob		Jun 25, 2003
			It's an easy problem to fix and is also extremely common. It involves opening your dc and using some cleaning fluid to clean 4 metal pins inside it, not sure exactly off my head but if need be i can dig up the information if anyone needs it.

		mal		Jun 25, 2003
			Butane Bob, did you actually read any of the suggestions given so far?

		Kidderz		Jun 25, 2003
			My DC has been a-ok for past 2 hours... Hope its sorted now! Thanks