Dreamcast Model Differences

17 March 2025

• curprev 19:1119:11, 17 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 18,001 bytes +32‎ Similar little tweaks to my writing as prior. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 19:0719:07, 17 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 17,969 bytes +42‎ Making some of my explanations more clear. Tag: Visual edit

13 March 2025

• curprev 22:3422:34, 13 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 17,927 bytes +43‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000) Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 22:3222:32, 13 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 17,884 bytes −5‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000): More grammar fixes. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 22:3122:31, 13 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 17,889 bytes +32‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000) Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 22:2422:24, 13 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 17,857 bytes +29‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000) Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 22:2322:23, 13 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 17,828 bytes +2‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000) Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 22:2322:23, 13 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 17,826 bytes +23‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000) Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 22:2122:21, 13 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 17,803 bytes +11‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000): Making it more clear on what unit it happened on with me. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 22:1922:19, 13 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 17,792 bytes +31‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000): Rewording what I wrote to make it flow better. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 22:1622:16, 13 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 17,761 bytes −1‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000): Grammar Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 22:1522:15, 13 March 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 17,762 bytes +1,214‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000): I finally discovered exactly why the VA2 can't play GDEMU like devices, as well as what caused the VA2 error when trying to load a GDEMU. Tag: Visual edit

17 February 2025

• curprev 19:3419:34, 17 February 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 16,548 bytes 0‎ Fixed outdated link

17 January 2025

• curprev 12:3412:34, 17 January 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 16,548 bytes −2‎ Updated "as of" dates. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 12:3312:33, 17 January 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 16,550 bytes +304‎ Major update I found regarding VA2 aftermarket parts. Tag: Visual edit

2 January 2025

• curprev 00:1800:18, 2 January 2025‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 16,246 bytes −100‎ Just tried to do this & the controller port difference and different bottom shell made it hard. Tag: Visual edit

25 December 2024

• curprev 17:2617:26, 25 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 16,346 bytes +78‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000): Little more info Tag: Visual edit

22 December 2024

• curprev 02:4302:43, 22 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 16,268 bytes +55‎ Top shells do not differ between any of the revisions (tried it). Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 02:4002:40, 22 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 16,213 bytes +160‎ Noctua fan mod compatibility. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 01:2701:27, 22 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 16,053 bytes +30‎ →‎VA0 (1998 - 1999): Rewording what I wrote Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 01:2401:24, 22 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 16,023 bytes −162‎ Made mistakes discussing the VA0 repairs, did more experimenting and my previous thought was wrong. Corrected it. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 00:2900:29, 22 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 16,185 bytes 0‎ Slightly expanded images to see if it makes the main text look nicer. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 00:2700:27, 22 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 16,185 bytes +501‎ Added repairs for the VA0 after I myself needed to change the fan. Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 00:1000:10, 22 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 15,684 bytes +97‎ Removed mistakes made about the bottom shells between the Dreamcast revisions (I further explored & experimented). Uploaded a cohesive picture showing how custom Dreamcast shells work, and ultimately the difference between the VA0 shell and the VA1/VA2/aftermarket shell. Tag: Visual edit

16 December 2024

• curprev 23:5823:58, 16 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 15,587 bytes 0‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000): Spelling Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 23:5123:51, 16 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 15,587 bytes +7‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000): Mixed up a detail Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 23:4723:47, 16 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 15,580 bytes +9‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000): Forgot to add word "original" Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 23:4723:47, 16 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 15,571 bytes +1,317‎ →‎VA2 (October - December 2000): Discussed a documented VA2 modding attempt that myself and ModsvilleUSA tried, as it revealed unknown things about the VA2 and could help others if they want to further explore & experiment with trying to mod a VA2. Tag: Visual edit

4 December 2024

• curprev 01:0701:07, 4 December 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 14,254 bytes +751‎ Ribbon cable & disc drive switch on the VA2 further explained, reworded stuff more clearly to follow it easier while reading. Fixing paragraph structure I previously wrote as well. I think the draft is finished for now.

10 November 2024

• curprev 01:3901:39, 10 November 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ m 13,503 bytes +8‎ Adding space between line to make it easier to read.

30 June 2024

• curprev 06:2106:21, 30 June 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 13,495 bytes +26‎ Fixed some voltage typos & added PAL identification info as it's the same as NTSC-U identifying.

28 June 2024

• curprev 18:2518:25, 28 June 2024‎ Nadaman talk contribs‎ 13,469 bytes −50‎ No edit summary Tag: Visual edit

23 June 2024

• curprev 01:1001:10, 23 June 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 13,519 bytes +207‎ Added pictures for the different Dreamcast revisions for more technical detail. Mainly for user-friendliness for someone attempting to mod or repair these revisions, so they know what to look for while reading the article. Removed some of my sources since
• curprev 00:5100:51, 23 June 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 13,312 bytes +430‎ Added pictures for the different Dreamcast revisions for more technical detail. Mainly for user-friendliness for someone attempting to mod or repair these revisions, so they know what to look for while reading the article. Removed some of my sources since

22 June 2024

• curprev 22:1122:11, 22 June 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 12,882 bytes +559‎ In the middle of adding pictures for the different Dreamcast revisions, not done yet.

12 April 2024

• curprev 02:1102:11, 12 April 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 12,323 bytes +100‎ VA0 info

30 March 2024

• curprev 01:5901:59, 30 March 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 12,223 bytes +1,493‎ Added more info. Made the article more user-friendly by having clear & more concise sub divisions for each Dreamcast revision (VA0, VA1, VA2)

28 March 2024

• curprev 04:5204:52, 28 March 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 10,730 bytes +7‎ Figured out how VA2's disc drives can be fixed, descried VA2's microcontroller & software drivers, replaced GDEMU with the broader term ODE, made source link to the full blog
• curprev 04:4104:41, 28 March 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 10,723 bytes +797‎ Explained how VA2's can be fixed, VA2 microcontroller/software driver info, replaced "GDEMU" with the broader term "ODE"

6 March 2024

• curprev 01:2401:24, 6 March 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 9,926 bytes +755‎ Defeated GD-ROM security of late November-December 2000 VA2 units. The BIOS chip only protects against MIL-CD and CDI burned games.

5 March 2024

• curprev 15:3815:38, 5 March 2024‎ Derf talk contribs‎ m 9,171 bytes +6‎ No edit summary
• curprev 05:4405:44, 5 March 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 9,165 bytes +59‎ Simplified language, added credit

28 February 2024

• curprev 22:1522:15, 28 February 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 9,106 bytes +349‎ More VA2 info, simplified language, Dreamshell info

12 February 2024

• curprev 03:2403:24, 12 February 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 8,757 bytes +47‎ Added detail I forgot to add

4 February 2024

• curprev 04:5904:59, 4 February 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 8,710 bytes +597‎ Lot of important VA2 info that I discovered with my own experience, thorough examination, research, hands-on experiments, etc. to clear-up the 20+ years of VA2 confusion.

1 February 2024

• curprev 03:4003:40, 1 February 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 8,113 bytes +8‎ Specified BIOS type

31 January 2024

• curprev 05:2805:28, 31 January 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 8,105 bytes +824‎ VA0 and VA1 information I discovered & researched.

24 January 2024

• curprev 23:1123:11, 24 January 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 7,281 bytes +1,503‎ Experimented & confirmed that VA2's parts can be replaced with VA1's parts for burned games & GDEMU. Also corrected other info and grammar elsewhere.

21 January 2024

• curprev 22:2222:22, 21 January 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 5,778 bytes +1,545‎ Info I gathered on the Dreamcast VA2 as well as in-depth info on the manufacturers.
• curprev 21:1921:19, 21 January 2024‎ Al Balog talk contribs‎ 4,233 bytes +707‎ Info I gathered on the Dreamcast VA2. As I did the PS1 model page, I plan to go more in-depth with the Dreamcast models in the future.