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Nintendo GameCube Error Messages
Memory Card Error Messages |
An Error has occurred:
If you are getting the specific message, "An error has occurred. Turn
the Power Off and check the Nintendo GameCube Instruction Booklet for further
instructions." This means there may be an internal problem with the system.
System
settings were lost:
You need to reset the time and date from the Nintendo GameCube Main
Menu. To access the Main Menu, turn the power ON while holding down the A
button on the controller. Follow these steps to reset the time and date:
If the same error continues to happen, it is likely you have an internal battery malfunction. Please click here for more information.
Wrong Game Disc:
This message happens when a Game Disc has been removed while the system is on, and a different Game Disc is inserted. Re-insert the original Game Disc.
No Game Disc:
This error can occur when the Game Disc has been removed while the system is on and then the Disc Cover is closed. Follow these troubleshooting steps:
Ensure the game is inserted correctly. With the power turned off on the system, replace the Game Disc in the system, printed side up. Press down gently on the Game Disc until it locks on the center hub. Close the Disc Cover and press the power button ON to see if the game comes on the screen.
Determine if this happens with more than one game by inserting a different game into the system.
If the error occurs with all games, follow the Multiple Game Disc troubleshooting.
If the error occurs with only one game, follow the individual game disc troubleshooting.
The Disc could not be read:
Ensure the game is inserted correctly. With the power turned off on the system, replace the Game Disc in the system, printed side up. Press down gently on the Game Disc until it locks on the center hub. Close the Disc Cover and press the power button ON to see if the game comes on the screen.
Determine if this happens with more than one game by inserting a different game into the system.
If the error occurs with all games, follow the Multiple Game Disc troubleshooting.
If the error occurs with only one game, follow the individual game disc troubleshooting.
Disc Cover open:
Close the Disc Cover.
If the same error continues after the Disc Cover is securely closed, please click here for more information.
Fully Corrupt:
When the entire save area of the Memory Card becomes corrupt,
the system will inform the player that the Memory Card is corrupt
and offer to format it. The card must be formatted before gameplay
begins or when the game attempts to access the Memory Card. The
exact message may vary from software to software.
Follow the steps for formatting
a memory card.
For specific issues with the Memory Card 1019, please click
here.
Data Area Only Corrupt:
When only the data area of a Memory Card is corrupt (not the entire
Memory Card) the game may not detect this until the Memory Card
is accessed. Once it is accessed, the game will inform the player
that the file being accessed is corrupt and must be erased. The
game will only delete the one file being accessed and will not
format the entire Memory Card (Other saved game files on the Memory
Card may be OK).
Follow the steps for deleting a file.
For specific issues with the Memory Card 1019, please click here.
Memory Card is Damaged:
If the Memory Card has been physically damaged, or has been
damaged beyond repair, you will get this message. The Memory Card
will need to be replaced. The system may attempt to format the
card, but if it cannot it will give the error Memory Card is Damaged.
There is no way to recover the game data from the memory card.
For information on locating replacements for older products, please click here.
For specific issues with the Memory Card 1019, please click here.
Suggestion: It is always a good idea to copy your most important files to a second Memory Card as a back-up. |