3DO CD-Drive Fix

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So I bought a 3do and the drive was bad. I had an ideal, I knew the drive was a MKE type drive. So I found one on the bay for $10.00 shipped. Hoping I could just swap out the pcb on both drives, and I was right. I don't have any 3do disc to test, but audio cd's play just fine. Also I tried burning a cdr and it read the disc half ass, than it stops at the end of the disc. Maybe a bad burn? Plan on testing some more tonight. Here's a few pics. This was a good way to replace the Laser,Drive Motor and Spindle motor all at one time.:)
 

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Here's one more pic of the 3do with replacement drive. I could have changed the tray so it would be black,but I seen no reason for the extra work. Also a pic of Twisted on cd-r. So I'm golden, now its time to play.
 

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Also keep in mind, these early computer CD drives/consoles often do not like CD-Rs, only real retail pressed games. I bet if you get a retail game, it will load with no problem.

Last time I looked at the 3d0 auction scene, it was collapsed and you could pick up 10 or so titles in bundles (of course no long boxes, etc). I love classic gaming on the cheap, so you should have a lot of fun!
 
Also keep in mind, these early computer CD drives/consoles often do not like CD-Rs, only real retail pressed games. I bet if you get a retail game, it will load with no problem.

Last time I looked at the 3d0 auction scene, it was collapsed and you could pick up 10 or so titles in bundles (of course no long boxes, etc). I love classic gaming on the cheap, so you should have a lot of fun!

After burning with the cue file and TAO, in image burn I've had no problem. Tested about 10 different back-ups, and they all play fine. Even the FMV games play flawlessly.
 
Also keep in mind, these early computer CD drives/consoles often do not like CD-Rs, only real retail pressed games. I bet if you get a retail game, it will load with no problem.
I dunno, I used nothing but CDR's on my Playstation and it never had any problems with them. The various PC Engine CD ROM's don't seem to mind them either.
 
Just found your thread. I know it was 2 years ago now, but do you recall the model number of CD drive you used?
 
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