Sega Saturn Modchip Help (Model 2 US)

[CaptainCookies]

Ok, I have tried playing games by reinserting the ribbon cable without the chip and it will play perfectly, but when I have the chip in, it refuses to spin the discs at all...

Any ideas what could be wrong?

[Ziggy]

You don't have the signal and power wires connected correctly.

[CaptainCookies]

I'm gonna take a picture of my chip just to be sure

[CaptainCookies]

Ok, nix that.

I have the a+b soldered together and I've put the power cable inside of the second slot. I'm still confused

EDIT:
Do I HAVE to solder the power cable to the power socket? or can i simply insert it?

[gtmtnbiker]

Take detailed pictures of your soldering job and the power connection. Post the pictures.

[CaptainCookies]

Take detailed pictures of your soldering job and the power connection. Post the pictures.

I was going to but I do not have my camera with me. I think the problem may be that I have to solder the power link cable into the power socket. I wasnt doing that before.

Could that be the problem? and the chip is soldered with the a+b method.



Ok, here's what Ill do Ill take a detail scan of my chip and then I will take a picture of my phone to show my setup with it in the console

[CaptainCookies]

Ok, here is the detail of my chip



These pics were taken with my phone so this is the best I could do.



And this pic shows my power connection but I havent soldered it to the power. Is that what I need to do?

[Ziggy]

It's really hard to tell anything from those pics. I've heard of some people not soldering the power wire, but this isn't recommended. I would try soldering it.

[CaptainCookies]

Ok, I soldered it to the power socket but its still not spinning the disc

[CaptainCookies]

Well, thanks for the help guys, but I'm gonna buy a new chip and see if that one will work. I;m starting to think that this one was faulty.