saturn error: black screen only.

[retro]

I pulled my saturn out of the barn the other night and i discovered there was corrosion on the board and i managed to get a nice jolt of ac pwr.

Firstly, I'm not sure why you replied to a two year old topic with something completely off topic!

Secondly, I'm not sure why you would open your Saturn without first unplugging it!

Alphagamer, if you're still reading this, I don't know why I never saw this topic, sorry! To belatedly answer your confusion, I believe that raylyd perhaps misread your original post and believed the Saturn was still functioning and playing sound. You were right - faulty PSU = dead Saturn!

[MikeRWK]

I had the board and power supply in my lap, and i didnt realize this thread was so old

[retro]

Well there's some mega fail in proper electronics procedure!

Why the hell would you have a live PSU on your lap? Why would you have a circuit board on your lap anyway? Don't you know clothing conducts static electricity, which kills sensitive ICs? Use a table!

[MikeRWK]

i know how to do it right, i just wasnt doin it lol

[TmEE]

wow...

regarding black screens... I once modded one of my saturns a bit (added 50/60 switch or the like) and it did not boot afterwards... when I popped up the battery and put it back the machine booted again.... sadly I lost my saves :( :( :(

[Druid II]

Well there's some mega fail in proper electronics procedure!

Why the hell would you have a live PSU on your lap? Why would you have a circuit board on your lap anyway? Don't you know clothing conducts static electricity, which kills sensitive ICs? Use a table!

Maybe he is into testicular electrocution.

[Jackhead]

Im not sure you fix the problem with your saturn. I also have such a problem sounds like the same.
Power board changed, CD-Drive changed, reset button checked, but anytime this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jMHSNK4nkk

No output signal.

edit: fixed

[Druid II]

Im not sure you fix the problem with your saturn. I also have such a problem sounds like the same.
Power board changed, CD-Drive changed, reset button checked, but anytime this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jMHSNK4nkk

No output signal.

You probably got a short somewhere on the board. If that ribbon cable goes to the CN10 connector, you should check that: that connector has cpu reset lines on it, so a short in that would mean the machine is reseting itself as soon as it boots.

[Jackhead]

Thanks, i fix it now. I removed this and no more problems:


Only the reset trigger from the jap v1 is really nightmare!!!! :dammit:
I also build in the V2 220V power board. Changed V1->V2 ^^