Dreamcast Noises?

[The-Bavis]

So, I bought a used Dreamcast from a kid on Craig's List. I've never had a Dreamcast or even played one outside of a Sam Goody in 2000. Let me start by saying that this thing was sold to me in a shadowy house so I didn't know what it looked like until I got it home. This thing was FILTHY. I took apart one of the controllers and cleaned it thoroughly. Then, the console itself was so narsty I took it apart too and cleaned the case and dusted out the brown dust all inside the vent, etc. I put it all back together and it seems to work. I think. The only game I have is a Tony Hawk disc that has been scratched to hell. So, there is potential that I have not put this thing back quite right or maybe it wasn't so great to begin with. Here's my question in multiple choice format:

Does the Dreamcast make a sound like a floppy drive spinning when it starts the process of loading from the disc? As in when I press START to skip an animation or accept something on a menu?

a) Yes. Your Dreamcast is awesome.
b) Only if the disc you are playing needs to be thrown in the trash.
c) No. Only if you are a moron and took the thing apart because of your germophobia and aren't 100% certain you put all the screws in the correct place. It doesn't matter that you used them all - they could be totally jacked up, dude.
d) What?

[Kyle15]

That sounds like mine. If it constantly loads throughout games and makes those noises, that's about right.
Soul Calibur makes it REALLY noisy, so be warned when you try that one. It sounds like a box filled with rabid mice!

[The-Bavis]

So, it's bad?

[SPAZ-12]

No, if it plays games then it's fine. The dreamcast was not the quietest console ever.

[The-Bavis]

OK, then. Thanks for the help. I guess I will try to find a game I care about that hasn't been in the garbage disposal.

[Superman]

Some of the noises could be due to the disk, for example, if the system is having a problem reading a specific portion of the disk and is trying over and over again to read it.

As the others mentioned, even a perfectly find Dreamcast makes quite a bit of noise.

[otaku]

noise is fine. CD-r discs can be especially noisy. I'd worry the games that do this would wear the system out faster which they probably do but not enough to worry about it.

[b1aCkDeA7h]

I remember when I got my Dreamcast from EB Games back when they were called that. Best $10 I ever spent.

Yeah, they're quite loud. It has something to do with how GD-ROMs work if memory serves.

[The-Bavis]

Thanks for all the help!