n64 overclocking

[Guest_Matt]

Hi, just finished wiring up my n64 with 2 switches attached to pin 112,116 and ground and 3.3v. Although my gnd and 3.3v are on the power supply pins as i found this easier to solder to than the capacitors.

Anyway my question, when I had the switches in ground/ground the led is off, but if I put it on gnd/3.3v or vice versa it goes dim about 1/4 brighness of when the machine is actually switched on, if its on 3.3/3.3 - machine doesn't work damn! - it goes brighter again but not as bright as when machine powered on.

My question - is this normal?

Thanks in advance, matt.

[NFG]

What you describe sounds as if the power supply is shorted, the machine is losing all the juice needed to actually work, and light the LED.

[Guest_Matt]

Oh, the machine works fine, it even overclocks, makes things faster - it just doesnt boot in 3.3/3.3 mode. the other modes work fine, i've even tested it on the intro of perfect dark to see how they boot faster etc when o/ced. What i was thiking that instead of now there being the hard on/off switch of the machine to regulate power, i am drawing 3.3 and ground from the ps - which is always on if so at the wall, because it is indipendent of the n64 on/off switch. I just wanted to know if other ppl who had hooked theirs up to the p/s had the same thing as me.

[NFG]

Most N64s don't go into the fastest mode, it's too fast.

[Drewman21]

Just a quick question about the fastest mode for the overclock.  Could a resistor be used to drop it down a abit so that it may not lock up right away but still be high enough to be faster than the standard overclock?  Or am I just being way to simple in my thinking?  Just wondering.
Thanks

Drewman21