Does this Dreamcast read pirated games?

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It means the drive was built and assembled in Indonesia. Should be about the same quality as other rev. 1s and 2s.

Mil CD is a format developed to add multimedia features to music CDs like for the Dreamcast but when hackers got ahold of it they used the format to break the Dreamcast copy protection and make the current selfboot software. Mil CD support is support for burned games

Oh and few more things that you might be interested in. While you're replacing that battery try messing with the controller ports fuse. If you plug another controller in while the DC is on or unplug one the fuse has a chance of blowing and controllers wont work until it's replaced. These days though you can replace the fuse with a Polyswitch fuse. Heres a good tutorial for it

http://blog.kazade.co.uk/p/dreamcast-controller-board-fix-right-way.html

The website also contains a guide for building a dreampi which is DIY device that can take Dreamcast games online and allow some private servers. It's easy to put together but in the early days configuring the software was a pain but I can confirm that it work..

EDIT: accidentally deleted my comment on MIL CD games so I added it back in

Its ok. So mine has Mil CD support since it can play burnet games, i see... i was confused about that mil CD thing.

Thanks for guide. Ill be sure to do that with polyswitch fuse. i didnt know they exist... so its a regular fuse, but the difference is it reset it self when power is gone?

OH i saw that on youtube, i was seeing dude doing the mod with raspberry pi! cool! i dont remember is speed is as before or it depends on your internet.

Anyway, i have a question about battery if you might know...
I have a hard timefinding 3V rechargable..i found actually but they are verry expensile. althought i found much more afordable alternative but its 3.6V not 3V .....will that harm my Dreamcast?

I mean this dude did it, but he did not said anything about higher voltage so i was wondering, since original one is 3V


This is the one he mention in the video that i found, but im just not sure....

 

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Its ok. So mine has Mil CD support since it can play burnet games, i see... i was confused about that mil CD thing.

Thanks for guide. Ill be sure to do that with polyswitch fuse. i didnt know they exist... so its a regular fuse, but the difference is it reset it self when power is gone?

OH i saw that on youtube, i was seeing dude doing the mod with raspberry pi! cool! i dont remember is speed is as before or it depends on your internet.

Anyway, i have a question about battery if you might know...
I have a hard timefinding 3V rechargable..i found actually but they are verry expensile. althought i found much more afordable alternative but its 3.6V not 3V .....will that harm my Dreamcast?

I mean this dude did it, but he did not said anything about higher voltage so i was wondering, since original one is 3V


This is the one he mention in the video that i found, but im just not sure....

The CR-2302 has a higher voltage than the stock battery in the first place. I'm not sure what the effect of a 3.6v would be to be honest, the only different battery I've seen installed in a Dreamcast was this.

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/ML-2020/G1AN/P046-ND/431505

This one isn't widely used because the legs don't fit the board well and require some bending to be used but it's actually the closest thing to the original battery on the market.

 

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The CR-2302 has a higher voltage than the stock battery in the first place. I'm not sure what the effect of a 3.6v would be to be honest, the only different battery I've seen installed in a Dreamcast was this.

https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/ML-2020/G1AN/P046-ND/431505

This one isn't widely used because the legs don't fit the board well and require some bending to be used but it's actually the closest thing to the original battery on the market.

Well legs can be welded, people i want to buy from do that kind of things, but as i know CR batteries, no matter the diameter, are not rechargeable, and might explode (in theory) if charged.
Well, the guy from video replied to me, and he said:

"The only problem I have is that the battery will slowly deplete, just like any other rechargable device. If I let the Dreamcast sit for a few months, it will not stay charged and will need to be played to recharge it."

than i asked if extra .6 volts is not a problem, and he said:

"They never charge up to 3.6V in the first place, the voltage being feed to it is around 3.0~ in the first place."

Can someone confirm this plese?
i mean its not logical that battery outputs 3V if its feed 3V, and battery it self is labeled to output 3.6V.
Why does it matter how much is being feed?

 

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Well legs can be welded, people i want to buy from do that kind of things, but as i know CR batteries, no matter the diameter, are not rechargeable, and might explode (in theory) if charged.
Well, the guy from video replied to me, and he said:

"The only problem I have is that the battery will slowly deplete, just like any other rechargable device. If I let the Dreamcast sit for a few months, it will not stay charged and will need to be played to recharge it."

than i asked if extra .6 volts is not a problem, and he said:

"They never charge up to 3.6V in the first place, the voltage being feed to it is around 3.0~ in the first place."

Can someone confirm this plese?

The rechargeable ones are lithium ion and go by the designation LIR2302. I thought that you'd have found them already but I'm sorry I guess I should've mentioned that a while ago. Yes if you play your Dreamcast then the electricity from the console will charge it back up. I'm not sure about the last question but the explanation sounds reasonable.

 

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The rechargeable ones are lithium ion and go by the designation LIR2302. I thought that you'd have found them already but I'm sorry I guess I should've mentioned that a while ago. Yes if you play your Dreamcast then the electricity from the console will charge it back up. I'm not sure about the last question but the explanation sounds reasonable.

No i cant order it yet, because they are expensive and, quite rare where i live from, and i want to find it localy or at least to order it from my country. i found this one but those .6 volts bugs me...

Well yeah, it will recharge it back up, but im concerned about the discharge of extra 0.6V on CMOS...i dont know how will that affect dreacasn the in long run.... i really dont understand DC hardvare and how much extra energy can CMOS take with no damage. He said its nothing, but i dont want to just do it.

 

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OH jesus! I was opening my DC and noticed the GD rom drive is
actually made in Japan!!!

So euro PAL revision 1 made in indonesia, GDrom made in japan, and a metal fan....

Now im even more scary to touch this beauty haha