Modchip onto Japanese white Model 2 Sega Saturn - woot?

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Fix_Metal
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Modchip onto Japanese white Model 2 Sega Saturn - woot?

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Hello everybody. First post in here.
I just remember when racketboy was just a Sega fan like me selling some stuff on the Sega Extreme forum with his gorgeous JSR avatar. So long has passed since then 8)
Back to the topic: I got in my hands this gorgeous Saturn model 2. I've managed to add switchless PIC mod and was about to add the modchip (you know, I had 3 PAL Saturns, all gone dead suddendly for laser issues. No calibration brought them back alive :roll: )

The CD unit is different from the ones shown in the installation guide. I hoped the A+B thing would have worked, but it doesn't. Unit won't spin, nor laser will light. Seems the modchip cuts signals in/out the unit itself.
Anybody knows how to install it the standard way? I mean: which IC is about to be soldered to the signal pin?
Here are pics of the CD unit and back Saturn label.
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The mainboard is what GamesX states as HiSaturn Navi in its mod page (look at the bottom)
Thanks everybody for the (hopefully) help :mrgreen:
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Re: Modchip onto Jap white Model 2 Sega Saturn - woot?

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Nevermind, I'm getting the modchip Rob Webb sells which seems to work on this very model, as a youtube states. 8)
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Re: Modchip onto Jap white Model 2 Sega Saturn - woot?

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i can vouch for Robb Webb's version 2 Modchips , ive done 8 installs and all work great.


Also the Modchips went into White Japanese Saturns like in your pic , all my White Saturns are 32 Pin or 64 pin and no Sanyo's.
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Re: Modchip onto Jap white Model 2 Sega Saturn - woot?

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s8n wrote: Also the Modchips went into White Japanese Saturns like in your pic
Yea, there's a specific youtube video in which somebody installs Rob's in this white one. That's why I'm sure it will work 8)
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