srrae
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Post by srrae on Sept 5, 2018 15:05:47 GMT
Hi,
When playing the Saturn the game will sudden stop and drop to the Saturn front screen while playing the CD open/close jingle.
It seems the Saturn is detecting the CD door isn't closed for a split second causing it to drop. I've even opened up the Saturn and taped the sensor together and the same thing happens. Games will play for a few mins before dropping and playing the CD open/close jingle.
Any suggestions? Thanks,
Stuart.
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Post by zyrobs on Sept 6, 2018 2:19:42 GMT
It's not the CD door, it's the laser being too weak and not seeing the disc. When that happens, the system drops back to the BIOS because it thinks there's no disc in the drive. It happens in mid-game, and can happen in originals too if the disc is in bad condition.
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Post by srrae on Sept 6, 2018 22:13:51 GMT
It's not the CD door, it's the laser being too weak and not seeing the disc. When that happens, the system drops back to the BIOS because it thinks there's no disc in the drive. It happens in mid-game, and can happen in originals too if the disc is in bad condition. I suspect the laser was at fault. In the mean I looked at how the door worked and bent the metal back of the door sensor forwards. So far that has made it a lot more stable. its not dropped with a couple of hours gameplay.
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Post by zyrobs on Sept 6, 2018 22:58:53 GMT
Well it's also possible that the sensor was worn out, but I was under the impression that the issue started when you started playing CDRs (since in the other thread you talked about that, and mentioned that some games don't work).
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Post by srrae on Sept 6, 2018 23:38:51 GMT
Well it's also possible that the sensor was worn out, but I was under the impression that the issue started when you started playing CDRs (since in the other thread you talked about that, and mentioned that some games don't work). Thanks for your reply. I've not played my Saturn for a while and I do remember it happening prior to chipmod.
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