GrizzLee Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Pulled my 3DO out of storage. Hadn't played it for 5 or 6 years. Worked great for an hour or so, then the games would no longer load. The drive would keep opening after I put the game in. The motor spins, but the game won't load. Thinking it was a heating issue, I let it set and came back a day later. Nope, randomly loads games and then ejects or won't load a games at all. Is this a laser optical issue? Is the drive easily replaceable? Or should I stick to my XBOX ... J/K!! Appreciate any advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wing_Commander Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 2/21/2022 at 2:52 PM, GrizzLee said: Pulled my 3DO out of storage. Hadn't played it for 5 or 6 years. Worked great for an hour or so, then the games would no longer load. The drive would keep opening after I put the game in. The motor spins, but the game won't load. Thinking it was a heating issue, I let it set and came back a day later. Nope, randomly loads games and then ejects or won't load a games at all. Is this a laser optical issue? Is the drive easily replaceable? Or should I stick to my XBOX ... J/K!! Appreciate any advice. might have to adust the laser. the lens could possibly need cleaning...., or even need a recap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted February 24, 2022 Author Share Posted February 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Wing_Commander said: might have to adust the laser. the lens could possibly need cleaning...., or even need a recap Thanks for the reply. Not sure how to adjust the lens, however, I found a new laser replacement. Not sure how to install. Hopefully not too hard. Will report back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted February 27, 2022 Author Share Posted February 27, 2022 Update... Got a new laser and installed it. Now the disc won't spin... Arrrrgh!!! I guess it's time to find another player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted March 7, 2022 Share Posted March 7, 2022 Could be a bad motor. Or bad caps. Or both. Yay aging CD tech! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrizzLee Posted March 7, 2022 Author Share Posted March 7, 2022 39 minutes ago, Austin said: Could be a bad motor. Or bad caps. Or both. Yay aging CD tech! I just sold all of it. I was through fussing with it. Someone got a good deal ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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