Old Saturn Mod Chip Help

Post by **gsk** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:16 am

I have a modded Saturn that I original got done back in the day so I could import Radient Silvergun - well worth it at the time...

...but it doesnt seem to read my burnt back ups. I've try the cdrs via SSF emu and they work fine, but my modded saturn just reads them as music cds.

any help? Were older mods just for imports? Are there certain CDR brands the Saturn cant read?

Post by **Pullmyfinger** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:10 pm

Are originals booting? Do burned music cds work? If not, it could be just a dirty laser.

Post by **Adderall** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:01 pm

I'd check to make sure you're burning the correct region. Also, as pullmyfinger said, are originals booting?

Post by **gsk** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 2:02 pm

I backed up my PAL Nights using CDRWin. The orignal loads, and I have a region switch, which I tried at PAL and other settings.

By region patch do you mean that all need some editting, or just for use on other region consoles?

Post by **Caboose** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:52 pm

They mean the region of the image you are burning (there are apps that can change the region of games), they need to match the region of your console.

Post by **gsk** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 4:39 am

Its a PAL Nights copied and played on a PAL Saturn - does that still need some kind of patching to the iso? Its playing burned CD music.

My Saturn had a switch on the back for 50/60htz and then a small black box inside the cartridge slot that cycles through letters and numbers for region - is that a common mod chip?

Post by **Niode** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:27 am

It sounds like it's been modded for imports but, and here's the kicker, not copies. It's two seperate mods on a Saturn. Not like a psx where the modchip allows imports AND copies.

You need a chip that goes between your laser's data cable and the motherboard. If there is no chip in there and just a 50/60hz switch you won't be able to boot backups without using the swap trick. I don't know if Racketboy still has any modchips left but you could send him a pm?

Post by **gsk** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 11:13 am

damn, never released it was two separate mods...

Anyway, I've pm'd Racketboy about the mod chip, and I've looked over the install guide on the site - I reckon I can do

Thanks everyone for the replies!