Hi @mmusk818 hope you have fixed your N64 by now. And hello everyone arriving here by searching “n64 no audio”. I found this thread (again) after searching online for the solution that worked for me and since I saw it nowhere I wanted to share it with you guys.[br]
I also had audio issues with my childhood N64 a while ago and I tried all these suggestions here but none of them worked until I got the sound fixed just last week all thanks to a Brazilian YouTube video that came out July of this year.[br]
Basically I ended removing the rightmost chip (with the control ports facing you) U2, and bridged contacts 3-7 and 8-12(they are numbered on the board). And it frigging worked! (sorry for the quality and lack of photos, in the excitement I forgot to take photos of the wires I soldered, perhaps for the best)
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I had no issues with my N64. The chip I removed is stated to be an amp but I noticed no sound quality or volume loss. Apparently that chip is there only to close those two paths.
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Alternatively it might be a problem with the capacitors C25, C26 or C142. So replacing them might work too. Check them for shorts.[br]
If ripping off a chip from your n64 seems too scary/drastic (please don’t literally rip it off, desolder it) then soldering a wire between U2’s contact 7 and the capacitor directly above it (C142, the one between caps C25 C26 and the U2 chip) can do the trick (for me it didn’t).[br]
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Hope it helps, dunno if posting a YouTube video is allowed but let me know if you want the link.
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Hope it helps, dunno if posting a YouTube video or referring to is allowed so let me know if I can and you want the link. Would love to give the guy from the video the due credit.
Hi @mmusk818 hope you have fixed your N64 by now. And hello everyone arriving here by searching “n64 no audio”. I found this thread (again) after searching online for the solution that worked for me and since I saw it nowhere I wanted to share it with you guys.[br]
I also had audio issues with my childhood N64 a while ago and I tried all these suggestions here but none of them worked until I got the sound fixed just last week all thanks to a Brazilian YouTube video that came out July of this year.[br]
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Basically I ended removing the rightmost chip (with the control ports facing you) U2, and bridged contacts 3-7 and 8-12(they are numbered on the board). And it frigging worked! (sorry for the quality and lack of photos, just)
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Basically I ended removing the rightmost chip (with the control ports facing you) U2, and bridged contacts 3-7 and 8-12(they are numbered on the board). And it frigging worked! (sorry for the quality and lack of photos, in the excitement I forgot to take photos of the wires I soldered, perhaps for the best)
[image|2215636]
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Alternatively it might be a problem with the capacitors C25, C26 or C142. So replacing them might work too. Check them for shorts.[br]
If ripping off a chip from your n64 seems too scary/drastic (please don’t literally rip it off, desolder it) then soldering a wire between U2’s contact 7 and the capacitor directly above it (C142, the one between caps C25 C26 and the U2 chip) can do the trick (for me it didn’t).[br]
Hope it helps, dunno if posting a YouTube video is allowed but let me know if you want the link.
Hi @mmusk818 hope you have fixed your N64 by now. And hello everyone arriving here by searching “n64 no audio”. I found this thread (again) after searching online for the solution that worked for me and since I saw it nowhere I wanted to share it.[br]
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Hi @mmusk818 hope you have fixed your N64 by now. And hello everyone arriving here by searching “n64 no audio”. I found this thread (again) after searching online for the solution that worked for me and since I saw it nowhere I wanted to share it with you guys.[br]
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I also had audio issues with my childhood N64 a while ago and I tried all these suggestions here but none of them worked until I got the sound fixed just last week all thanks to a Brazilian YouTube video that came out July of this year.[br]
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Basically I ended removing the rightmost chip (with the control ports facing you) U2, and bridged contacts 3-7 and 8-12(they are numbered on the board). And it frigging worked! (sorry for the quality and lack of photos, just)
[image|2215636]
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Alternatively it might be a problem with the capacitors C25, C26 or C142. So replacing them might work too. Check them for shorts.[br]
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[br]
If ripping off a chip from your n64 seems too scary/drastic (please don’t literally rip it off, desolder it) then soldering a wire between U2’s contact 7 and the capacitor directly above it (C142, the one between caps C25 C26 and the U2 chip) can do the trick (for me it didn’t).[br]
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Hope it helps, dunno if posting a YouTube video is allowed but let me know if you want the link.
Hi @mmusk818 hope you have fixed your N64 by now. And hello everyone arriving here by searching “n64 no audio”. I found this thread (again) after searching online for the solution that worked for me and since I saw it nowhere I wanted to share it.[br]
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I also had audio issues with my childhood N64 a while ago and I tried all these suggestions here but none of them worked until I got the sound fixed just last week all thanks to a Brazilian YouTube video that came out July of this year.[br]
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Basically I ended removing the rightmost chip (with the control ports facing you) U2, and bridged contacts 3-7 and 8-12(they are numbered on the board). And it frigging worked! (sorry for the quality and lack of photos, just)
[image|2215636]
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Alternatively it might be a problem with the capacitors C25, C26 or C142. So replacing them might work too. Check them for shorts.[br]
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If ripping off a chip from your n64 seems too scary/drastic (please don’t literally rip it off, desolder it) then soldering a wire between U2’s contact 7 and the capacitor directly above it (C142, the one between caps C25 C26 and the U2 chip) can do the trick (for me it didn’t).[br]
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Hope it helps, dunno if posting a YouTube video is allowed but let me know if you want the link.
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