Restore and Modify an Original DMG Gameboy: Released in 1989, the DMG (Dot Matrix Gameboy) was the first Gameboy Nintendo ever released. It’s a lot of fun to mess with, so here’s a quick guide of my experiences taking apart, restoring, and modifying the DMG with an awesome new backlight. Oct 05, 2012 Original GameBoy DMG-01 Backlight. I actually prefer this to the GBC Frontlight below. It’s actually two mods – fitting an hex inverter, and fitting a backlight kit (from nonfinite electronics), I used the v3 version and it’s very easy to fit, I did need to clean the rear of the screen after removing the reflective film, that was the most difficult bit. DMG-01: Game Boy: It is original Game Boy. It can be used by four AA batteries only for about 35 hours, and is the longest in the Game Boy series. But, In the Game Boy series, body size is.
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- 1Chip Info
- 2Game Boy DMG-01 Capacitor List
- 3Schematics
Chip Info
DMG-CPU-06
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- U1: CPU: DMG-CPU
- U2, U3: RAM: LH5264TN-TL
- U4: DMG-AMP
Game Boy DMG-01 Capacitor List
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A quick note on replacing capacitors: there are a few caps on the LCD board that require removal of the LCD module to desolder. For those caps, I would not attempt to remove the LCD module, instead I would cut the leads as close to the old capacitor body as possible and solder the replacement parts to the old legs. The LCD modules are known for developing bad connections, so you probably don't want to aggravate the LCD during the capacitor replacement process.
DMG LCD-06
DMG-CPU-06
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DMG JACK
DC CONV DMG
DC CONV2 DMG
Schematics
Drawn by Jeff Frohwein [1]
DMG-01 Schematics
CPU Section
LCD Section
Power/Cartridge Section
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