The definitive GC motherboard trimming guide

[morgrif]

It's ok, as i told you that board is allready fried anyway.
Here some hazy (flaxty cellphone) pic:

Both are dol-cpu-01, in the left one (the one I mentioned before there's a 14legs amp' and a single bigger Cap. oposed to the 1R + 2Caps + 8 legs amp ar 2946.

Also, I got a small problem doing the cut on my new Rev A that you guys can maybe tell me if it's crucial. Take a look:

The Dremel sliped my hand when I was cutting sideways to have room for the 409 disc to go trough and did deep flax... Was so pissed, was nearly finished and the cut was going simply marvellous... the C 10 got a bit of a side cut but as far as I know about eletrical circuits it is still functional the thing is that I'm sure to have cut some traces in the area arround and I don't know if they are crucial or not for this to work, and specially if it's safe to wire it and turn it on. I'll be waiting. Thanks for all the help

 

[Ashen]

Your pictures make my eyes bleed.

 

[morgrif]

sry for that ashen, could you give me an answer to the problem tough?
I'd apreciate. thanks in advance

 

[MoRZiLLo]

Hi! My first post.
I learn all stuff in this forum before try my own GCP.

You guys awesome!!!

This is my GC-Mobo and is PAL (made in PHIL=Philipines? not TAIWAN)

This is a Phone photo,not cut or desold anything.

I was passed 20 years without use my soldering skills xDD Need some practice.

Maybe, if you need some(better) photos from this MB...

Thanks for this guide guys!!

 

[MoRZiLLo]

A question about this trimming guide.

If i have no plan to reduce my board:
what is the correct manual for me?

It's the medium cut the apropiate? or no need to relocate anything?

It's the only need to wiring points to video, sound and maybe the P1 to fit in my case? Or doesn't need to touch nothing?

Please! Don't be bad with me, i'm not speaking well

 

[superben51]

What language do you speak? If I under stand you right then for the medium cut you need to rewire Memory Card Connections, Controller port connections, Bios Battery connection, Video/Audio Connections and the 3.3v power input from the GC's regulator.

 

[Mr. Hooker]

MoRZiLLo
Joined: Tue May 22, 2012 5:27 pm
Posts: 6
Location: Spain

I'm guessing Spanish.

 

[superben51]

I didn't read his location.

 

[MoRZiLLo]

No plan for cut the board.
My question is what exactly the conecctions i need or if doesn't relocation anything.

 

[superben51]

In that case, you need audio, video and memory card.

 

[MoRZiLLo]

In that case, you need audio, video and memory card.

Ok thank you!

 

[Rbby258]

This is exactly how to wire up P1. It HAS to be the transistor from the same on the . None of the other transistors on the GC board are the same as the controller ones. But ones from the same spot on other boards should work too.

So if I cut on the red line how do you wire it up?

 

[Ashen]

Just like I've shown above...

 

[Rbby258]

But them bits are no longer on the board

 

[Ashen]

Yes, you remove them and rewire them as shown.

 

[Rbby258]

So it's bad that mine have been cut down the centre right?

 

[Ashen]

yup.

 

[Rbby258]

Ok thanks

 

[tom10122]

after my fuse went, i shorted the crystal because I thought it was a fuse, saw no difference

 

[kasar]

this is simply amazing

this makes me want to portabilize another cube

Kasar - For making THE best complete GC portablizing guide for n0Obs.

lol, my guide is nothing compared with yours ^^