Hello, first time poster here.
I have a Japanese VA0 Dreamcast which I'm aware that it is not compatible with GDEMU. Most people familiar with GDEMU know that although it's physically compatible with both VA0 and VA1 revisions, it's designed to receive 3.3V which only the VA1 correctly provides.
I have recently spotted a Reddit post (and its corresponding YouTube video) where the user installed a clone GDEMU without realising that it's a VA0 console. I've cross-checked my Dreamcast with the one shown in the video it is definitely a VA0 revision based on the matching hole patterns on the metal shield and controller board part number. It seems to be working fine and performs as expected.
A friend who I asked as well as Deunan on the GDEMU site notes that although it will appear to work fine in a VA0, the 5V supply will generate more heat than usual and inevitably damage the module/console in the long run. I know that I am ignoring the obvious warnings already and I'm not overly familiar with electrical stuff to begin with (I'm fine with some soldering though), but I wonder if it would be possible to install some type of resistor someplace in the console to lower the GDROM supply to 3.3V? What would this entail?
Thanks!
I have a Japanese VA0 Dreamcast which I'm aware that it is not compatible with GDEMU. Most people familiar with GDEMU know that although it's physically compatible with both VA0 and VA1 revisions, it's designed to receive 3.3V which only the VA1 correctly provides.
I have recently spotted a Reddit post (and its corresponding YouTube video) where the user installed a clone GDEMU without realising that it's a VA0 console. I've cross-checked my Dreamcast with the one shown in the video it is definitely a VA0 revision based on the matching hole patterns on the metal shield and controller board part number. It seems to be working fine and performs as expected.
A friend who I asked as well as Deunan on the GDEMU site notes that although it will appear to work fine in a VA0, the 5V supply will generate more heat than usual and inevitably damage the module/console in the long run. I know that I am ignoring the obvious warnings already and I'm not overly familiar with electrical stuff to begin with (I'm fine with some soldering though), but I wonder if it would be possible to install some type of resistor someplace in the console to lower the GDROM supply to 3.3V? What would this entail?
Thanks!