Saturn mod chip help

[norberto]

make sure you are holding the cd drive door down. a simple overlooked mistake. espeacialy if you have the cover off and are testing to see if it works. i did the same thing, then i was like DUH!!!! hope this helps.

 

[mal]

I had been keeping the door switch closed, but thanks for the tip.

 

[ThePanda]

I put it completely back together with all the screws every time but I still have those problems described above. It spins the cd but just shows 2 green cubes and thinks it's an audio disc. Where are the 0014 and 0019 bridges located in the saturn? I haven't done anything with them yet.

 

[mal]

The 0014 and 0019 bridges are located on the modboard itself.

 

[ThePanda]

Ok I changed the bridge from 0014 to 0019, and still no luck

. It's basically just an audio cd player, and I'm about out of ideas now..

In this:

"no solder bridge:

-boot up animation

-two green cubes at the CD player screen

-CD rotates

-displays "checking disc format"

-will then only play audio tracks of CDRs and originals"

What does the "no solder bridge mean"? Does that mean I'm supposed to completely remove the bridge? I haven't tried that.

Also, does anyone have any pictures or recollection of the back of the modchip? Maybe that pin I was talking about isn't supposed to be bent over all the way.

 

[mal]

'No solder bridge' was just me trying to come up with troubleshooting guides.

While the 64 pin Saturn I have exhibits the same behavior as that with either solder bridge configuration, I'm yet to work out it's significance.

 

[ThePanda]

Thanks for your work mal. Besides that bent pin, I was also wondering, could my ribbon cable be in backwards or something? I had to kind of force it into the position shown in the playthegames picture because it had two prebends in it. Also, for the wire going to the 5V, was I supposed to solder it to the pin sticking up or was I supposed to shove it in the socket and dump the solder in, or does it not matter which way you do it? I soldered it to the pin.

 

[mal]

Soldering to the 5v pin is probably the best.

It would be the easiest to reverse if you ever needed to.

 

[ThePanda]

After looking at mal's picture in the "21 pin" thread and not seeing the bent pin, I decided to bend up the pin with my fingernail. Still the same screen with the green cubes though. Maybe the modchip shorted itself out with that pin? Or maybe I have to go back to the other bridge again? Man this is getting frustrating..

 

[mal]

Can you check this thread and tell me what the numbers are on your IC 301?

Please reply on the other thread.

 

[ThePanda]

Ok, I'll probably post it tomorrow after I open it again. It's getting pretty late now, 3:40 AM

. Good night, or good morning, depending on whereever you are

.

 

[Surfin7]

mine was prebent in two places

mine too !!

wich mod do you recomend ?