Post by: r_227 on August 02, 2003, 07:39:31 PM
Post by: Mario on August 02, 2003, 07:41:57 PM
Post by: r_227 on August 02, 2003, 07:56:11 PM
take a look at this
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Post by: CO_Hawke on August 02, 2003, 08:20:50 PM
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Originally posted by: Mario
I have never heard of this ever happening to any cube ever. So i guess its pretty rare
Goes to show that Nintendo makes quality products.
Post by: joeamis on August 02, 2003, 09:56:52 PM
but this GC drive thing has probably happened to like . 2 percent of people, not 2%, . 2%
just make sure the left and right side of your gamecube have ventilation, i.e. not blocked by anything and you should have no problems
Post by: r_227 on August 03, 2003, 08:03:06 AM
Post by: Giolon on August 04, 2003, 02:34:43 PM
I think it was from playing three people taking turns playing Zelda 24/7.
Post by: joeamis on August 04, 2003, 02:43:58 PM
then you should take extra measures to make sure it's cool
good ways of doing this? well, does anyone have ideas lol
Post by: KDR_11k on August 05, 2003, 02:10:05 AM
Post by: VoodooMerlin on August 05, 2003, 04:41:37 PM
The usual precautions would apply to the Cube as in any disc drive item. For some strange reason, nicotine residue kills drives........so don't smoke around them. Get your cats and dogs away from them as well. Don't play them on the floor or carpet like so many idiots do. The fan will suck in all of the crap from the floor. Learn how to properly load and unload the discs without touching the surface of the disc at all. Don't put the discs back into the DVD game cases after they've been removed for the first time. Store them in a CD jewel case instead. Make sure that the room that you store the Cube in is cool and well ventilated.
It just takes a little effort and some common sense to keep these things running smoothly. Unfortunately, once the machine's novelty has worn off, people get lazy.
Post by: KDR_11k on August 05, 2003, 11:17:55 PM
Nicotine causes a nasty yellow layer on any horizontal surface (like the lens) which might interfere with the laser. Usually it only thickens on exposed surfaces, but maybe it takes a lot less of the stuff to nuke a laser...
Does anyone know if GC disks are prone to DVD rot?
Post by: VoodooMerlin on August 06, 2003, 01:30:31 AM
If you have the technique down then the stock game cases are okay....but many people have this weird way of removing discs where they put their forefinger on the middle and their thumb at the edge of the disc and then sort of "pry" the disc out. Your fingers touch the surface most every time....or it fumbles out of your fingers, which isn't good for the disc. Go into any video game store and look at the condition of 90% of the used game department's discs. Scratched, scuffed and fingerprinted. Most people's game collections look like crap. It doesn't matter whether the disc "still works"....it isn't good for your hardware. We found that a CD case tends to be a little more manageable for the average person.
Post by: joeamis on August 06, 2003, 12:36:38 PM
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Originally posted by: VoodooMerlin
Go into any video game store and look at the condition of 90% of the used game department's discs. Scratched, scuffed and fingerprinted.
Every used game I bought this year, has either had 1-5 very very minor scratches or none at all.
Post by: KDR_11k on August 06, 2003, 10:13:12 PM
