It is an HKT-3000 right ?
Yeah 3000 not 3010. I've took a pic. Will upload it in a min
It is an HKT-3000 right ?
Congratulations:Yeah 3000 not 3010. I've took a pic. Will upload it in a min
Congratulations:
HKT-3000 - NTSC-J Dreamcast Initial Launch Version
Is there any benefit to that? I'm assuming that makes it VA0 and not compatible with GDemu. Here's the pic of the label. It doesn't even say Sega.
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How is redream @spectral and what are you running it on?
The stuff you see about 12V is to do with heat production after replacing the GDROM drive.Hi been reading and getting a big lost I have a va0 jap Dreamcast can I run a GDEMU?? are there mods to make it “safe” is that what the fan mod is for or the remove the 12v and big a 300o is for this is where I am getting lost
So if I cut the 5v trace ??The stuff you see about 12V is to do with heat production after replacing the GDROM drive.
The reason VA0 motherboards aren't compatible is that they have 5V at the connector whereas VA1 has 3.3V. The GDEMU is designed for 3.3V so it will burn out on the VA0.
No idea why he didn't just add the extra circuitry to make it compatible with both.
What issues are theyDid you load or disable the 12v rail? Otherwise it will spike to 14v and can cause issues.
Well, it can damage your psu and potentially anything attached to it, which is what sounds like what happened here.What issues are they
I think this is one of those internet myths that people read and repeat but has never actually happened to anyone. Even the creator of GDEMU doesn't consider it an issue.Well, it can damage your psu and potentially anything attached to it, which is what sounds like what happened here.
Sigh, really?I think this is one of those internet myths that people read and repeat but has never actually happened to anyone. Even the creator of GDEMU doesn't consider it an issue.
Sigh, really?
So...you think overheating a 20 year old psu for 8 hours straight(which is exactly what the op did) won't cause problems? In case you're not paying attention to this thread, op fried TWO gdemu boards already, the second only taking a short session to fry it.
Anecdotally, mine used to get HOT, like caps might explode hot, and crash after a couple hours of play until I did the 12v fan mod and inserted front and back shrouds. No longer an issue.
The 12v mod is recommended for a reason.
Yes, really.Sigh, really?
Exactly. Anecdotally, I've not had a single thermal issue with either of mine in over a year of pretty hardcore use but that's not proof of anything either.Anecdotally..
Yes, really.
Exactly. Anecdotally, I've not had a single thermal issue with either of mine in over a year of pretty hardcore use but that's not proof of anything either.
BTW, apparently you're the one not paying attention to the thread since my previous advice to him was regarding the PSU being the culprit.