DaytonaUSA Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 So I picked up a Sega Katana... yeah, another one. (Maybe they're like Pokemon, and they'll start breeding...). I have a question, as this one has a slight issue. How does the disc tray work on a Katana? What I mean is, how does it know when the tray is closed? This one has a slight problem in that a DC game won't spin and load when the tray is simply closed. You need to very slightly press on the drive, as if you were going to push it to open it, and only then will the game load. Of course, when you stop pushing, it stops spinning and you're sent back to the main menu. Does anyone have any ideas as to how this drive works, and how I could possibly fix this issue? Is it contacts? The spring? And I can't seem to find any disassembly information on this either. Otherwise it's in astounding shape, and I got it for a steal. I know it's fixable, it's just BARELY off. Assembler Games seems to be down due to server issues, so that whole community is a wash right now for reference. If anyone can help, PLEASE let me know. Not sure if it matters btw, but it's the model with the "Dreamcast" written on the front, and all hardware/ports included, as well as a HDD. In fact, if anyone knows how to check the contents on there, also let me know how. My first Katana didn't have a HDD, so I'm curious what could be on this one. Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 Also, I heard that Shenmue does't work on the Katana, is this true? What other games don't work? I thought as long as it was a real retail disc it would load. (IE: No burned games). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Figured out a way to fix it. Surprised no one here could help... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Figured out a way to fix it. Surprised no one here could help... Were you seriously surprised? How many folks would you assume even had a development system not available to the general public for a system that was only out 2 years, and then had the same "slight problem"? I don't know if I'm convinced you were really surprised. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 The disk drive issue was pretty common. And yeah, figured a few people would have owned a Katana here. This is when Assembler Games being down for the count really hurts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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