
(I really like this kind of insulation tape because it sticks where it is supposed to stick. Here are some impressions of the VA15 mainboard with the various modifications:

It’s getting nasty underneath the metal case. Saturn Type C EU power supply, CD-ROM drive and modchip Also on the pictures: The JVC CD-ROM drive with 21-pin connector. There’s nothing too suspicious under the lid: A Type C EU power supply with the 9 V wire to the A/V port on the left and the modchip with the +5 V wire that goes to some place inside on the right. Starting overįor a clean start, I did a physical inventory and changed almost everything back to factory state. I also wanted to replace the battery-backed SRAM with an FRAM and simplify the 50/60 Hz switching.

This year, I wanted to finally finish what I had started back then. The Saturn has worked fine for the past nine years, by the way. The region-free BIOS, however, gave me plenty of trouble and I had to put the original BIOS back in. EU Type-C PSU to supply 9V for the A/V out mod.The ultimate Sega Saturn Switchless Mod.Back then, I was modifying my “This is COOL” skeleton SegaSaturn (HST-0021/HST-3220) like crazy, stuffing everything inside that I could find: This article is about implementing the following Sega Saturn modifications: Region-free BIOS, FRAM, and switchless 50/60 Hz.īut first, we’ll need to go back in time a decade or so.
