Tech: Tekken 4 DVD drive bad

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Hi All,
Have a Tekken 4 (Namco sys 246) with a bad drive in it. What drive can
I use to replace the bad drive? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks!
-Mike

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I don't understand why you can't swap drives... what's special about the
namco one?


"Matt Mac Donagh" <gamefixer@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Namco made sure that we send these boards in for service when the drives
go
> bad.... If you send it in now they will replace the drive and security
> dongle for around $500.00. When the drive fails again in the future you
will
> be able to use any off the shelf drive because of the new security dongle.
>
> Matt
>
> "Mike" <coins2play@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:1112125888.449088.137520@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Hi All,
> > Have a Tekken 4 (Namco sys 246) with a bad drive in it. What drive can
> > I use to replace the bad drive? Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > -Mike
> >
>
>

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that's insane....

Do they not warrenty their work for 90 days or something?


"matt" <gamefixer@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I agree. Namco really puts the screws to you on board repairs. Oh, then the
>repairs fail 3 weeks later. Here's the breakdown...
>
> $350.00 for the new dongle, $75.00 for the new drive and $75.00 in labor
> to install the new drive and dongle.
>
> F NAMCO!
> --
> Matt
> M and M Electronics
> 6661 Stanford Ranch Road
> Suite F, PMB 105
> Rocklin, Ca 95677
> 916-275-5871
> "Shatter Proof" <shatter_proof@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
> newseq2e.5386$c76.772@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
>> But for 500$!
>>
>> You are almost better off buying another working one off e-bay.. they've
>> been around 250$ or so..
>>
>> Brian Emmel
>> "matt" <gamefixer@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:R4ednfzaR9wljNffRVn-vQ@starstream.net...
>>> Special firmware that the security dongle looks for. Lots of people
>> bitches
>>> so Namco rewrote the dongle to not look for the firmware.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Matt
>>> M and M Electronics
>>> 6661 Stanford Ranch Road
>>> Suite F, PMB 105
>>> Rocklin, Ca 95677
>>> 916-275-5871
>>> "Shatter Proof" <shatter_proof@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
>>> news:Znn2e.5286$c76.4814@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
>>> >I don't understand why you can't swap drives... what's special about
>>> >the
>>> > namco one?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > "Matt Mac Donagh" <gamefixer@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> > news:sPi2e.26573$hU7.14816@newssvr33.news.prodigy.com...
>>> >> Namco made sure that we send these boards in for service when the
>> drives
>>> > go
>>> >> bad.... If you send it in now they will replace the drive and
>>> >> security
>>> >> dongle for around $500.00. When the drive fails again in the future
>>> >> you
>>> > will
>>> >> be able to use any off the shelf drive because of the new security
>>> >> dongle.
>>> >>
>>> >> Matt
>>> >>
>>> >> "Mike" <coins2play@aol.com> wrote in message
>>> >> news:1112125888.449088.137520@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>> >> > Hi All,
>>> >> > Have a Tekken 4 (Namco sys 246) with a bad drive in it. What drive
>> can
>>> >> > I use to replace the bad drive? Any help would be appreciated.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Thanks!
>>> >> > -Mike
>>> >> >
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>