I've had my gamecube for well over its warranty. I haven't yet called Nintendo with the matter becuase I don't want to go through the hassle just yet lol. I am having similar problems. The Gamecube will turn on fine, I'll be in the middle of my game and then the CD would stop spinning. The small orange light on the top of the system is off, the screen is black, the cd doesn't spin but you can hear the system is still on becuase of the humming. I'll hit the power button off and then back on and the orange light will just turn on then off. If I disconnect the power adapter from the back of the Gamecube and put it back in and it'll work again. I have all Nintendo products, nothing is 3rd party. Has anyone experienced this and can they give me some insight on it. It's really been getting on my nerves while playing Metriod Prime 2 lol.