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nick barnhart Posted on Feb 25, 2007

Power light My problem with the game cube is that when the system is turned on the power light coms on then goes out again altho I cab hear the fan running but it will not play the disc or anything else. I played with it some got it to work 1 time then it quit again as soon as the game was finished. Anyone know a way to fix it?

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The problem could be that the lens is waring out... not problem though, this can be fixed quite easily (if it salvageable, that is, and that it hasn't degraded too much..) There is something called a POT of the lens, which is basically the power and spread the laser uses to read discs.. over time, its figure reduces, and if it reaches too low, or beyond a certain point, it could render the lens and machine useless.. if you want to try, you can open up the machine to tweak the POT level.. which is in no way harmful if you adjust it within reasonable limits... Here is a guide to doing it, and what will be required, if it seems to be the only option you have left... http://modthatcube.pxn-os.com/content/pot.htm I'd personally recommend adjusting the POT once in a while anyways, for maintenance, and once you do it once, will only take 5-8 minutes each time.. I've also noticed that stuff loads faster since I adjusted mine..

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