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=== Notes === | === Notes === | ||
* Contrary to some information on the internet, the drive does NOT seem to be married to the individual console. It is however likely that you can not replace the older drive type by the newer type or vice versa (needs verification, please contribute), due to different specifications and features, despite identical electrical interfaces (which is just IDE/ATA through a 50 pin flat flex cable). | * Contrary to some information on the internet, the drive does NOT seem to be married to the individual console. It is however likely that you can not replace the older drive type by the newer type or vice versa (needs verification, please contribute), due to different specifications and features, despite identical electrical interfaces (which is just IDE/ATA through a 50 pin flat flex cable). | ||
* Several | * Several revisions of the Sanyo SF-DB11 pickup exist, with only the older ones being compatible with the PSX. Trying to install a newer one will burn the flat flex cable and/or blow the 5V drive-power fuse on the motherboard depending on your luck. It didn't seem to damage anything else though; most notably all electronics (after replacing the blown fuse) AND the laser pickup (after being installed into a compatible PC drive that uses this newer revision) survived. | ||
** These different types are seemingly actually called "SF-DB11B" (the one compatible with the PSX), "SF-DB11NS", "SF-DB11NX" and "SF-DB11NXL" (all three incompatible with PSX). These are best differentiated by the bottom sticker, not by the embossed revision number | ** Known compatible revisions: T02, T05, T06 bottom sticker number starts with DB11 | ||
** Known incompatible revisions: T08, T09, T14, bottom sticker number starts with 11NX or 11NXL. | |||
** There's also some revisions that start with "S", e.g. S03. These are likely also NOT compatible. | |||
** These different types are seemingly actually called "SF-DB11B" (the one compatible with the PSX), "SF-DB11NS", "SF-DB11NX" and "SF-DB11NXL" (all three incompatible with PSX). These are best differentiated by the bottom sticker, not by the embossed revision number. | |||
** Symptoms of a blown 5V fuse: | ** Symptoms of a blown 5V fuse: | ||
*** Drive appears dead (the slot-mechanism however still works and correctly pulls in and ejects discs) | *** Drive appears dead (the slot-mechanism however still works and correctly pulls in and ejects discs) |