Is my Dreamcast buggered?

[Strider]

None of the ports work for the joypads work, any ideas?

[Yod@]

None of the ports work for the joypads work, any ideas?

There's a small fusable resistor on the joypad board, that's probably the first thing to check. IIRC it's about 4 Ohms - if it reads as an open circuit (i.e. doesn't conduct), then it'll need to be replaced.

[Strider]

None of the ports work for the joypads work, any ideas?

There's a small fusable resistor on the joypad board, that's probably the first thing to check. IIRC it's about 4 Ohms - if it reads as an open circuit (i.e. doesn't conduct), then it'll need to be replaced.

Where can I get those from and is it worth fixing?

[Saurian]

It's absolute childsplay - [pimp]I have whole joyport units here for a tenner if you dont want to repair the one you have.[/pimp]

[Welrain]

or if you need a replacement DC..Ive got one for ?30 plus delivery :-)

[Saurian]

or if you need a replacement DC..Ive got one for ?30 plus delivery :-)

Pimps in da house!

[Strider]

It's absolute childsplay - [pimp]I have whole joyport units here for a tenner if you dont want to repair the one you have.[/pimp]

Is it just a case of unscrewing the current port and putting the new one in?

[Saurian]

It's absolute childsplay - [pimp]I have whole joyport units here for a tenner if you dont want to repair the one you have.[/pimp]

Is it just a case of unscrewing the current port and putting the new one in?

Yeah - 4 screws hold the unit in - 1 ribbon cable connects to the board. I would suggest you try and work out what caused this fault in the first place. A friend of mine kep killing his due to a dodgy pad convertor.