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Most likely it is over heating due to a fan that stop spinning or dust in the vents. Make sure the fan is still working and clean it out with compressed air.
Here is a great site all about repairing it - http://www.ifixit.com/Device/Sega_Dreamcast
yea it's either the disc is not a disc of the country u are in or the disc may be damaged... also.. u can't install disc onto a sega dreamcast... if' it's backup games that u are playing u will need a boot disc... u can google it.. it's commonly called dreamcast boot disc and the image file is free on the net...
Looks like your Dreamcast can't read the game properly either due to damaged disc or the dreamcast GD rom is not working properly. try recalibrating the GD rom using this guide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTMSRfEqWAU
I believe your device is overheating, you need to make sure that the Dreamcast is well ventilated, don't set it on a carpet or enclosure. BLow any dust from the unit, pull the Dreamcast out of whatever nook it is sitting in, and set it on a flat surface like a hard cover book, etc. See if your issues resolve themselves.
Your spindle motor has gone, this is not impossible to solder another one in, and should be considered as these Sega consoles are getting rare over time. You will notice that it will attempt to read the disc but will just stop after 3 seconds, failing that open the machine and put a bit of tape at the back of the GD drive where a little lever is to keep it down as the lid maybe out of alignment.
you can get disks relayered at game stores.
there was a long period where this happened to me.
some games worked for a while, some didnt.
its the dreamcast.
you might wanna get anew power cable or just clear out the dust because that is the main problem with the dreamcast.
try playing with the console upside down
it sounds crazy but it worked for me.
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