Sega Saturn Chip Problem...

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I have problem with a modchip.

i just received a mod chip from Consolegoods.co.uk and i installed it.

and its not working. I have the 64.pin saturn and and i have soldered on the underside of the modchip as it says in the installation guide.

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any advise?

[mick_aka]

Have a word with Rob at console goods (nice bloke) I had a right pain doing the 64pin conversion, you have to cut that trace really deep and make sure your soldering is spot on.

Tooke me a few attempts mucking about with mine to get it working...

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I have cut thr trice deeper now but its not working? Original game work if i insert the game in dashboard but not from power off? Backup game same but not working from dash either, just reads wery slow and after that it says wrong region? And the backup is the same region as my original? i also have a region switch so i can change region, So how sjhall i working chip play games from boot?

[mick_aka]

Have a quick flick through the instructions and check you have done all the required modifications for the 64pin mod and check you have a compatible CD drive in there.

If this happened myself I would check the chip on another Saturn but as that's not generally an option...

It's also possible that the laser in your old 64pin is no longer strong enough to read a CDR properly, can you try the good old Swap Trick and see if a burned game still boots ok that way?

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Hello! I have reconnected the ribbon cable, and i dont know but now the original game boots from OFF:) and i removed the mod chip and started the backup with the swap trick bit no luck, so i think the problem is the CD-R i bought werbatim beqqays i tought they sall be good and burned with imgburn 8x speed, any advice on that? Thanks in advice.

[mick_aka]

Burn on the lowest possible speed (I use 2X) and if you have access to one burn on a CD-Writer not a combo CDRW/DVDRW drive.

Always use the best possible quality discs, if you still have problems it's possible your laser is too weak to read the CDRs.

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Hello again, now i have found some better CD-R and they work with the swap trick, but not with the mod chip? I really have no clue?

Any advice? mick_aka if you have time and feel for it we can talk over msn?

Thanks in advice.

[chizzles]

Using discs with black plastic also helps, (for some reason, something to do with the laser refraction blah blah techno crap)

[mick_aka]

I've written quite a bit about them being better to use on Dreamcast, personally I've noticed no difference with the Saturn but worth a go...

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but my cd_r working with the swap trick so thats not the problem. can anyone post a picture on how to solder for 64pin vers? i have seen how to do on robbs site but i have done everything???