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N64 Gameshark Repair
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Restoring parallel port connectivity
Some revisions of the N64 Gameshark Pro feature a non working Parallel port... It seems Interact tried to fool customers simply soldering on a D-SUB 25 connector on their Gameshark and cheap out on the required circuitry to actually make the port work. What's weird is that only two very cheap ICs are missing for this feature to work!
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74HC04 in SOIC-14 package, 3.90mm width
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74HC374 in SOIC-20 package, 7.50mm width
The funny thing is that the price of these parts combined is generally less expensive than the DB25(parallel port) connector itself!
In order to restore parallel port connectivity, you just need to solder the two ICs mentionned above!
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