Hi from Spain and help

[cocaleru]

Hello, I own 3 Japanese Saturn. One HST-3200, one HST-3210 and one HST-3220.

I'm here to try to repair one of them. I'll create a new post asking for help.

I don't know how to start a new thread in the hardware section. Can any one help me?

Regards

[cocaleru]

Ok, so I will post my problem here as I cannot create a new thread in the hardware section and I don't know how to get permission to do it.

My problem is that my HST-3200 japanese gray Saturn is not reading discs. Not music CDs, nor games. I have swapped the whole drive with my other HST-3210 and it's working perfectly so I can assure that the problem is not the reading unit.

Another clue is that the discs are being detected as "track 1 - 728:14 minutes" no matter is a music CD or a game. Maybe this lead to follow on finding a solution.

Don't know where to start working. I already visually checked all the capacitors and they look good and in perfect shape with no leaking at all.

Any ideas?

Regards

[Golvellius]

Hi,

I’m not tech enough to help with your problem I am afraid, but the forum rules state 

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Therefore I’m presuming if you reply again on here, you should be able to go and then post in the correct section. 

[cocaleru]

Oh, you are right, so embarrased. I've read the forum rules and did not read that😅

Thanks!