Just received Dreamcast in mail, but game won't load

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2004-10-20 10:12am

So, I have Marvel Vs Capcom 2 and my Dreamcast now. I plug the DC in, set the time in the VMU, and pop the game in. It searches for a few seconds then tells me to insert the game disk. WTF. The disk is in there =/

The game disk has some scratches but nothing that should cripple the game, but the DC has a big crack in one of the grooves across the lid. I don't know if this is the problem. I can get to the bootup menu, but the game simply will not load.

Sporkzen · Post by **Sporkzen** » 2004-10-20 10:22am

Can light enter the crack into where the cd spins? And is the motor spinning worth a damn?

If theres a crack try running some tape over it to block the light from entering.. it worked on a cd walkman i had once after i dropped it.. not the same thing but its worth a try.

Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2004-10-20 10:33am

Light shouldn't be getting in. The CD will spin a little bit once I close the lid, but it always stops.

Tech^salvager · Post by **Tech^salvager** » 2004-10-20 10:34am

It may just be a defective disk. Its happened to me with Sonic adventure. I would try another game in your DC or try the disk in another DC.

Tech^salvager · Post by **Tech^salvager** » 2004-10-20 10:38am

Hamel wrote:Light shouldn't be getting in. The CD will spin a little bit once I close the lid, but it always stops.

Maybe you should clean the GD Drive lens.

Jawawithagun · Post by **Jawawithagun** » 2004-10-20 04:01pm

From here:

Q:When I put a game in, my Dreamcast wont read the disk, why?
a:Usually this is caused by an out of sync laser lens, its hard to fix. Your best bet would be to buy another system, try Ebay or local pawn shops, they are usually cheap. If your very patient you could try this method. How to adjust the laser lens in the Sega Dreamcast

Or you could try to burn a bootdisk for your Dreamcast and switch disks after booting.
this might help too

Damaramu · Post by **Damaramu** » 2004-10-20 08:50pm

Pssssssst.

THIS might be a big help to you.

Utsanomiko · Post by **Utsanomiko** » 2004-10-20 09:04pm

Tech^salvager wrote:It may just be a defective disk. Its happened to me with Sonic adventure. I would try another game in your DC or try the disk in another DC.

Yeah, I knew a guy in highschool whose SA disk did that right after they came out. Never happened to any of my disks, though, but I never owned that game either.

Tech^salvager · Post by **Tech^salvager** » 2004-10-20 10:46pm

I would go to www.dcemulation.com and go to their Message boards and ask the question there. Its site about Emulation on the DC if you didn't know lol

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Hamel · Post by **Hamel** » 2004-10-21 01:59pm

I fixed the problem by screwing with the laser's calibration or something like that~ Wasn't that hard to do.

MvC2 is awesome

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2004-10-21 02:57pm

Dreamcast sometimes has a problem with reading discs, but in my experience, it's usually with burned discs. I've found that if you turn the DC upside down, it reads better.