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My Panasonic FZ-1 uk model occasionally ejects CD's and refuses to run games, is it possible to do anything to it? recently bought it from ebay. can i open it and clean anything? or even put a new cd drive in it?

Open it up and make sure the CD assembly is all sitting properly in place and that the tray can close completely. Mine was damaged in shipping and did something similar. Though with mine, it was always instead of occasionally. I just had to pop everything back into place.

Ok, thanks, i wont break anything by accident will i? is it worth blowing some air over it to get rid of dust inside? i used a cd lens cleaning disc already, one of those ones with a tiny brush on it.

...stop using gold discs...

ipaul wrote:Ok, thanks, i wont break anything by accident will i? is it worth blowing some air over it to get rid of dust inside? i used a cd lens cleaning disc already, one of those ones with a tiny brush on it.

Probably not, just don't force anything. Cleaning out the dust couldn't hurt, but probably wouldn't have much effect on this problem. If you open it up and it looks like everything is in place, your laser might be dying. (Or you might be trying to play burned games.)

1)Discs might be very scratched or,
2)clean the lens.
Dont worry 3dos are pretty tough.

Hi there,

A newbee with a question...

I've got a Panasonic FZ-1 I purchased new back in the day. Got it out to show the nephew and ran into a problem.

Playing Road Rash, I decided to check out the sound tracks. The music quit and I didn't think anything about it.

Tried to load another game and nothing...

I opened it up, check all connections, and found the CD drive will not spin up at all...

Anyone had this happen? If so, did you fix it? I've changed the drive in my Xbox, modified my Sega Saturn to play imports & backups, but can't seem to fix this thing...

Thanks in advance....

John Boy

John Boy wrote:Hi there,

A newbee with a question...

I've got a Panasonic FZ-1 I purchased new back in the day. Got it out to show the nephew and ran into a problem.

Playing Road Rash, I decided to check out the sound tracks. The music quit and I didn't think anything about it.

Tried to load another game and nothing...

I opened it up, check all connections, and found the CD drive will not spin up at all...

Anyone had this happen? If so, did you fix it? I've changed the drive in my Xbox, modified my Sega Saturn to play imports & backups, but can't seem to fix this thing...

Thanks in advance....

John Boy

Hmm, well the drive may have just died. Then again, it could also be that the cables that runs power to the motor came loose as well. Reopen the system and make sure that all cables and ribbons are in place and tight. Then try her again.

Just FYI people though, the worst thing you can put in your 3DO systems are those CD's with the little brushes on them. The bristles can flake off after awhile and get lodged in the system gears and such. Can also kill the laser itself by easily scratching them. I know it's a one in a million chance, but that one time can still happen. Even though it is a pain, it is still better to open the system up and clean it gently with a Q-Tip and Windex.