简介
The Nintendo GameCube launching 2001 was the second most powerful gaming console of its time, though it didn't feature any other multimedia capabilities.
It was my first stationary gaming device and I still appreciate it, because a lot of good games like Zelda: The WindWaker and the best version of Resident Evil 4 have their homes on this platform.
The unit disassembled in this teardown is a PAL one.
That's it. Enjoy the teardown!
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Before you can even think of disassembling any Nintendo device you have to face the same problem with every console except NES and Wii: the screws of the enclosure. And the most tricky fact of these screws is their type because this is not a reasonable standard screw.
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The four screws I'm talking about are a compound of a flat plate with a thicker convex layer with six notches in the brass.
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This bit is a Nintendo Reduced E Series bit size 8. Found at http://eazypower.com/shop/nintendor-tee-...
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I couldn't find anything suitable in the internet, so I built one on my own in this way:
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Using a steel rod of about 8 mm diameter.
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I tried to mill three teeth with equivalent distance around the boundary of one end of the rod with an angle grinder. After that I drilled a hole perpendicularly in the center of the rod. Taddaah... a working screwdriver!
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Now let's begin the Teardown.
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Make sure to have a game disc inserted to avoid damaging the lens. Flip the unit upside down and remove the screws sitting in the four holes with your possibly self-made screwdriver. Don't remove the enclosure yet!
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Turn the device on its stands again, now lift the top case off. It'll come up easily.
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Great teardown Thomas!
Will I need to reapply the thermal paste?