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General Gaming / RE: please insert coin...

« on: October 10, 2004, 06:45:33 PM »

I think it took around 20 minutes to figure out what kind of bit to use, then how to use it. It takes a screw or two to get used to how to do it, after that... well, you're already halfway done ^_^;

Once you get those tamper proof screws off, you'll be able to lift off the cover, then pop off the front face plate. After that, it's just a little pop to get the memory card flap to snap off, then you're in business.


If you don't have the right bit, or can't find one... you could grind a standard (the flat head) bit to have a small divot in it. Try to make it around 10 to 15 mm wide. I think. o_o; About the size of the N in nintendo on the bottom of the GC (the one inside the oval).

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General Gaming / RE: please insert coin...

« on: October 10, 2004, 04:06:20 PM »

It's not too difficult to undo the four screws that hold the GC together, and it doesn't affect anything that I'm aware of. I've got mine entirely apart and it still works just fine. You'll need a screw bit that is pretty much shaped like a "U" to unscrew the four screws, it'll sound like stuff is breaking/snapping, but that's just the bit catching on the screw.

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General Gaming / RE:Upgrading/Overclocking

« on: September 28, 2004, 04:09:45 AM »

GameCube parts Gallery

Use the password Guest to view the images in the GameCubeParts gallery.

That gallery contains photographs of a disassembled GameCube.

Since I have already taken it apart, I'm quite able to make any modifications beyond overclocking.

My only problem is, I don't know how to overclock the hardware.

Plus, I'm looking to increase the performance of "emulated" games that Nintendo has released (Metroid from Metroid Prime, and the Zelda games off of the Zelda Collector's Edition disc). Unless the lag issues are directly code related, I suspect that either increasing bus speed to the CPU, VPU, or the RAM itself will increase the performance of those games.

I... could work on purchasing a TDEV Gamecube, but I'd need to become a licenced developer for Nintendo before I can purchase it. After that I could see if switching out the board with higher RAM (TDEV supposedly has twice as much) with the consumer 'Cube. However, I'd rather increase the performance speeds of my original 'Cube before trying to become a developer for GameCube.  

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General Gaming / RE: Upgrading/Overclocking

« on: September 27, 2004, 02:57:04 PM »

Not exactly what I meant, but that works... I guess.

Changing the color of the LED doesn't really increase the performance of the system.

I'm not looking for case mods, controller mods, or the like. I'm just wondering if there is any way to increase the performance of the machine itself.

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General Gaming / Upgraded/Overclocking

« on: September 26, 2004, 06:58:21 AM »

Is it possible to upgrade or overclock any aspect of the consumer Nintendo Gamecube?  

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General Gaming / Gamecube TDEV Edition

« on: September 26, 2004, 06:54:26 AM »

Does anyone know the hardware specs on the development consoles of the Gamecube?

Or at least the differences between the DevCube and the normal(Consumer) Gamecube?

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TDEV consoles can be purchased from SNSystems, if a Developer Licence is in affect for your company.

TDEVs supposedly have twice as much RAM, but a slightly slower processor than consumer gamecubes.

Does anyone know of another way to obtain a Developer gamecube?