Saturn Drive will not Spin at all

[Fiercegaming]

I installed the chip via the AB method, but I first tried to solder to the 14 pin, but I think I just screwed over the 32 pin IC chip, because the saturn disk drive will not spin a CD, even with the chip completely out? Any help would be great, I hope I didn't screw over the whole drive. If this helps, I took out the back cover and noticed there is not battery back there, would this make the drive not spin?

[Fiercegaming]

Okay, I got the drive to spin, (lucky) I resoldered one of the chip pins to the path and she works. I reinstalled the mod chip using the AB method. I put in a burned backup and it loads as an audio CD. Any help would be great.

thanks

[Pullmyfinger]

you have a 32 pin saturn and are using the AB method?

did you try the other method first?

[Fiercegaming]

No I have not tried the other way yet, I tried to solder to the 14th pin, but totally hoarked up the chip. I fixed it though, and the disk now spins. I am kinda afraid to solder to the 14th pin since, I just fixed that pin. Anyway, once I take the chip out orginal games work fine. But when I add the chip, it just plays as an audio disk. I think I am going to try to solder it to the 14th pin, this time be very very carful. I hope this will work.

[Fiercegaming]

Well I tested it on the 14th pin of the IC chip and it still loads all games even orginal games as an audio file. I think the mod chip does work. I have tried burning the games multiple ways, I have tried installing the chip mutliple ways, it appears that nothing works. I even tried soldering to another pin on the power supply....Any suggestions?

[racketboy]

I'm guessing that line "I think the mod chip does work" was a typo?
Anyway, while it sounds out of the ordinary, I'll go ahead and replace it for you.

I'm out of them today, but I should have more in a few days.

Email me for details.

[Fiercegaming]

I sent ya an email

[mrb2004]

Hi,

I'm having the same problem.

It is a 32-pin IC Saturn, 21-conductor CD cable. With the modchip installed, the CD drive won't spin at all, I get no boot animation, and I get green boxes with "Checking disc format" regardless of the drive-door button.

I installed the modchip using the A-B method first, then tried removing the bridge and soldering the signal line to pin 14. I also tried filing edges down to help ensure it was making a connection, still no go. I checked for improper connections and good continuity, everything looks good, chip gets 5V. If I remove the chip, the Saturn works fine.

Any ideas? I've scoured this forum and google to try to find any similar problems, with no real resolution. I took some pics, also, for eye candy:

A general overview:


Solder connection to pin 14:


Closeup of CD board text:


The modchip:

[fluffy]

Hi,

I'm having the same problem.

It is a 32-pin IC Saturn, 21-conductor CD cable. With the modchip installed, the CD drive won't spin at all, I get no boot animation, and I get green boxes with "Checking disc format" regardless of the drive-door button.

I installed the modchip using the A-B method first, then tried removing the bridge and soldering the signal line to pin 14. I also tried filing edges down to help ensure it was making a connection, still no go. I checked for improper connections and good continuity, everything looks good, chip gets 5V. If I remove the chip, the Saturn works fine.

Any ideas? I've scoured this forum and google to try to find any similar problems, with no real resolution.

Same problem for me, except that mine worked intermittently for a day, then stopped. I soldered to pin 14 first. Anyone else had this problem?