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Tchay's Troubleshooting guide for the Gamecube Disc Drive

In light of my new portable handheld Gamecube, I thought I'd give some advice on things to watch out for.

The disc drive is the most sensitive part of the Gamecube; thus, it can often be the cause of the problem in your portable.

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GameCube Portable Guide "How To and FAQ" I saw lot of people asking for a "how to" on making a gamecube portable, so I will try to make an "open source guide" wich will be free to be updated/upgreaded by any of current benheck forum members. Read this article

How to rewire the gamecube dvd drive Kasar's method of rewiring the gamecube dvd drive. Read this article

Wii hardware/controllers PCB pictures & info Information about the Wii Read this article

Extending the Gamecube Optical Drive Cables OK everyone who has built a Gamecube Portable knows that one of the hardest things to do with it is extend the optical drives ribbon cables so that you can move the optical board away from the dvd board and the Gamecube mainboard. Well here is the easy way. Read this article

Replacing the Gamecube Analog Triggers If you decide to build a GCP you'll eventually get to the point where it's time to put in the analog triggers. Now with the Gamecube controller you don't really get much choice of where to put them. Because of the way they are built you almost have to put them in the top/front of your portable. And man is it uncomfortable to hold a GCP portable and try to use the triggers way up at the top. And when you go to put them there you realize they take up a ton of space and are incredibly hard to get in and make look good. Wouldn't it be much nicer to have triggers on the bottom of the portable where your index and middle fingers naturally rest. Well now you can :) Read this article

Gamecube power information ShockSlayer discovered that you can power the 12V line, which is required for sound, with 5V. Read this article