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Dreamcast VMU Teardown

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Dreamcast VMU Teardown

crwdns2935163:0crwdne2935163:0 Caleb (crwdns2935087:02crwdne2935087:0)
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  1. Dreamcast VMU Teardown, battery cover: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Dreamcast VMU Teardown, battery cover: crwdns2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the silver screw and batteries

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  2. Dreamcast VMU Teardown, Rear shell: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Dreamcast VMU Teardown, Rear shell: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Dreamcast VMU Teardown, Rear shell: crwdns2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the four black screws

    • Be careful of the speaker wire

    • Carefully peel the speaker away from the shell with a Spudger

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  4. Dreamcast VMU Teardown, Battery terminals: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0 Dreamcast VMU Teardown, Battery terminals: crwdns2935265:03crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:02crwdne2935265:0

    • Remove the two battery terminal screws

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  5. Dreamcast VMU Teardown, Motherboard: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:01crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Dreamcast VMU Teardown, Motherboard: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:02crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0 Dreamcast VMU Teardown, Motherboard: crwdns2935265:04crwdnd2935265:03crwdnd2935265:03crwdne2935265:0

    • Lift the main board from the shell

    • Remove the screen from the motherboard

    • Remove the screen stay, D-pad and rubber buttons from the shell

    • And you're done!

    crwdns2913378:0crwdne2913378:0

    Nice teardown, it really brings me back to 1999. Does the unit still work?

    ...Also, the correct spelling is "you're." Sorry for being that guy.

    benrockhold - crwdns2934203:0crwdne2934203:0

    Thanks for >you're< comment haha!, yes the VMU still works

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