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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion => Topic started by: tpgb12 on December 27, 2015, 04:05:05 PM
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Hello. I have a PC Engine DUO-R and have been really enjoying it so far. I have a question, though. Is it normal for load times to occasionally be longer than usual? Here's an example:
I was playing Asuka 120%: Maxima Burning Fest and at the point in Story Mode where it loads the fight, it takes around five seconds to load. I suck at it, lose, reset the console and try again and do the same thing I did the first time I played. This time, however, it takes about twelve or so seconds to load the fight once I get to that point.
It's random when this happens and doesn't happen very often, so it really isn't that annoying. Is this normal, though? I can't check if the caps are going out because I don't have a security screwdriver bit and I would hope that's not the issue because I got a Duo-R specifically to prevent that from happening. I have no experience with soldering if this is the case and it also seems really expensive to have my console sent off somewhere. I've had a prefect experience with the console otherwise. Also, I am using a Genesis Model 2 power adapter with it.
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Hello. I have a PC Engine DUO-R and have been really enjoying it so far. I have a question, though. Is it normal for load times to occasionally be longer than usual? Here's an example:
I was playing Asuka 120%: Maxima Burning Fest and at the point in Story Mode where it loads the fight, it takes around five seconds to load. I suck at it, lose, reset the console and try again and do the same thing I did the first time I played. This time, however, it takes about twelve or so seconds to load the fight once I get to that point.
It's random when this happens and doesn't happen very often, so it really isn't that annoying. Is this normal, though? I can't check if the caps are going out because I don't have a security screwdriver bit and I would hope that's not the issue because I got a Duo-R specifically to prevent that from happening. I have no experience with soldering if this is the case and it also seems really expensive to have my console sent off somewhere. I've had a prefect experience with the console otherwise. Also, I am using a Genesis Model 2 power adapter with it.
I am quite certain this is normal. I have had some games hang up in loading as well. Its completely random. I assume you are using actual discs and not cdr?
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Yeah, I noticed this on real discs.
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This can fall within the range of "normal behavior", I believe, since I remember it occasionally happening back in the day (when hardware was brand new). .
I chalked it up to the laser having a difficult time seeking/reading some data/finding a track (due to a scratch/lint, for example).
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As long as it's not doing it on a regular basis with any and all titles, I wouldn't worry about it. Sometimes the blazing lazers get lost / fall asleep / etc.
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Well that's a relief; I was wondering about this myself!
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This is completely normal as long as it does not do it in the same loading places every time. If the lens misses something it takes a bit for it to retry again. Meaning you may not even hear the lens move around for 5 seconds or so before it makes another pass.
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This is completely normal as long as it does not do it in the same loading places every time. If the lens misses something it takes a bit for it to retry again. Meaning you may not even hear the lens move around for 5 seconds or so before it makes another pass.
It never does it in the same place. It's nice to hear that this is normal, by the way.
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You got to remember these CD systems were early technology where the load speed were like 150kib/sec so it load slowly compared to modern CD-ROM and DVD-ROM games.