morchuk
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Post by morchuk on Aug 28, 2012 6:40:11 GMT
Hi there, new here but my problem is winding me up big time:
My white jap saturn turns on fine, it will play music cds without issue... when i put in a game, it will get to the sega license screen and then fail with the disc just spinning around... some games get to a 'now loading' but just sit there, like shining force 3 and dead or alive, shinging force 3 gives an access error
a little background:
i bought this saturn off ebay as having a 240v supply put into it and a modchip... plugged it in, the game started and then 5 mins later, poof and it was off...
from inspecting the person who sold it didnt put in a 240v board but left in the 100v one, suprised it lasted 5minutes
changed the fuse and it still didnt turn on, so thought powerboard was dead
bought saturn with a broken lens and a power board that would fit on (ignoring the 5th pin which ntsc ones dont seem to have)
ive fiddled the orange potentiometer a little but no difference
do you think it is the lens, or the main motherboard? i dont want to invest in a lens for nothing
i hope someone can help ^^
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Post by NeoGeoNinja on Aug 28, 2012 8:26:23 GMT
I THINK... as soon as you realised that you had fired up a 100v Saturn with 240v, that you should've contacted the seller straight away and returned it for a refund and bought a different unit. I know returning stuff can be a major ball-ache, however, I think that's the path I would've taken. It would have certainly saved you from owning the 'for spare parts or repair' Saturn you have in your possession right now  THERE ARE... however, a couple of members here with a much more avid technical knowledge of the chips (etc) of the Saturn on these boards who can probably actually tell you what's physically happened here. It's no great secret though that 110v unit set-ups dislike 240v inputs... permanently. |
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Post by morchuk on Aug 28, 2012 8:49:18 GMT
i have that feeling its dead, i should of filed before the 45 day limit but i was mainly planning for my holiday so thats a lesson learnt in filing straight away i guess
i have the feeling its the main board that had a chip damaged, but i cant think of a way to test...
i have a plain old pal machine that needs a new lens, should i try to put the lens from the one im unsure about into it and see if it will play a game? it is possible to remove the lens unit only?
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Post by zyrobs on Aug 28, 2012 9:08:12 GMT
Does it still not read games with the mod chip removed?
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Post by morchuk on Aug 28, 2012 17:56:03 GMT
i tried that, the console recognises a legitimate game is in there and has the start application on the top left, and it will play track 2 if you want asking you to put it in a machine...
if you select start application it goes to the big sega license screen and hangs just after that moment
really weird, im guessing my console is now a dud from this ie main circuits are dead, but i would of thought it wouldnt reach the cd player program if it was a dud
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Post by prabmire on Aug 28, 2012 20:26:49 GMT
Don't suppose you could tell me the ebay username or whether the person you paypalled was called stuart?
Prab
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Post by morchuk on Aug 28, 2012 20:50:53 GMT
Don't suppose you could tell me the ebay username or whether the person you paypalled was called stuart? Prab soundmantin******* is the username (some blank for privacy) my paypal and ebay dont list a name to it, and it's from norfolk, lowestoft etc why do you ask? |
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Post by prabmire on Aug 28, 2012 22:02:30 GMT
Norfolk ey!
My white saturn which i sent to a guy on this forum to be modded was sent to norfolk, and it had a 240v PSU supply fitted, which was done when i owned it before i sent it off.
Don't suppose you could tell me if the LED changes colour for different regions?
Prab
PS got a link to the auction listing?
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Post by zyrobs on Aug 29, 2012 0:55:17 GMT
oh, is that the guy with that creeeepy avatar? hahaha.
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Post by morchuk on Aug 29, 2012 8:52:09 GMT
Norfolk ey! My white saturn which i sent to a guy on this forum to be modded was sent to norfolk, and it had a 240v PSU supply fitted, which was done when i owned it before i sent it off. Don't suppose you could tell me if the LED changes colour for different regions? Prab PS got a link to the auction listing? i dont think it's multi region, it's just a simple backup player the guy i got it from though, did talk as if he went liked doing stuff to saturns console is packed away at the moment, dont like looking at expensive paperweights  |
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Post by prabmire on Aug 29, 2012 10:09:29 GMT
Yeah thats what he was like, talked allot about doing stuff to saturns, don't suppose you have any of the details of where it was posted from, like a return address? pm me please
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Post by morchuk on Aug 29, 2012 10:43:44 GMT
just lowestoft, minimal info on paypal it seems :S
what happened to you anyway, doesnt sound good, like no money or
something?
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Post by prabmire on Aug 29, 2012 11:53:59 GMT
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Post by NeoGeoNinja on Aug 29, 2012 12:07:00 GMT
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Post by prabmire on Aug 29, 2012 13:21:37 GMT
I just right clicked and pasted the copy link address!, link away, scammers are fuckers!
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