30-11-2004, 09:48 AM
(This post was last modified: 30-11-2004, 09:51 AM by Anti Hacker.)
I had a freind who had a GC and it did the exact same thing. a while before it just wouldnt read the disc at all, you couldnt hear the disc spinning. It turns out it was a laser issue. GC's do this quite a lot, not as reliable as the other consoles it seems. It wasnt that the laser was dirty, actually. when my freind accidentally nutted his GC (dont ask why anyone would headbutt their GC, i just dont know 
), these symptoms started to occur. So, we wheeled out our standard issue technical mumbo jumbo man (who goes by the name of panda in the gaming industry). We took apart the GC and found out the laser had been knocked out of position. it wasnt starting to read the disc where it was supposed to. A few minutes later with a bit of minor re adjusting to the laser, the GC was fine. I would try this instead of giving money away for something you can do yourself. Be careful what you touch in your GC if you take it apart, keep it clean. Take out the power children, and make sure its not covered in static! 
(If it is you should sacrefice yourself for your GC, remember, it hasnt led as full a life as you 
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), these symptoms started to occur. So, we wheeled out our standard issue technical mumbo jumbo man (who goes by the name of panda in the gaming industry). We took apart the GC and found out the laser had been knocked out of position. it wasnt starting to read the disc where it was supposed to. A few minutes later with a bit of minor re adjusting to the laser, the GC was fine. I would try this instead of giving money away for something you can do yourself. Be careful what you touch in your GC if you take it apart, keep it clean. Take out the power children, and make sure its not covered in static! (If it is you should sacrefice yourself for your GC, remember, it hasnt led as full a life as you )
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