Einleitung
This guide shows how to separate the GameCube's optical drive assembly from the motherboard.
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Turn over the Gamecube so that the bottom side is facing up.
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Use the 4.5 mm Gamebit screwdriver to remove all four screws.
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With the bottom side of the GameCube facing upward and the screws removed, carefully pull the outer shell of the unit away from the top half.
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Move the GameCube so that the inside is facing upwards.
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The left side of the unit contains the cooling fan and its housing. Carefully remove the two (2) screws attaching the cooling fan housing to the unit.
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Do not detach the red and black cooling fan wire from the main unit.(red wire)
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Remove the four (4) Phillips #1 screws retaining the ground springs (outlined in teal).
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Carefully remove the ground springs from the main unit as shown in the second photograph.
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Using a Phillips #2 screwdriver, unscrew the twelve (12) screws that are around the outer edge of the optical drive (circled in red).
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Carefully separate the optical drive assembly from the rest of the GameCube unit.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.