• "DA-Retro Kit Boards"
  • "DA-Retro Kit Boards"
  • "DA-Retro Kit Boards"

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Sega Saturn VA13 Switchless Guide


Based on Serial Numbers Starting 17



On the bottom of the board we need to cut the frequency line and remove three jumpers
The Frequency link is near the top of the board
and the region jumpers JP7, JP10 & JP12 near the bottom of the board

Cut the frequency track and solder the a wire for the 50/60hz to the point near TP103 shown in the photo below
The other end of the wire is to be soldered to the V2 pad 12

Remove the jumper resistors shown below in red at JP7, JP10 & JP12
Solder wires to the points marked in yellow
JP6 wire to V2 pad 10
JP10 wire to V2 pad 9
JP12 wire to V2 pad 8

Wire up to a 5v and Negative source to the V2 chip, this can be taken from the pads shown below

Cut the the small trace between the reset button and the capacitor marked in yellow below
Solder a wire from the capacitor marked in orange to V2 pad 11
Solder a wire from the button marked in purple to V2 pad 13

For the LED, wire the outer two legs, One goes to V2 pad 5 and one goes to pad 6

The easiest way to secure the led is to solder the ground leg to the outer ground

The mod is now complete. Please fully reassemble your console before attempting to turn on as the power supply contains high voltage

To check the regions are working correctly you can go into the Saturn's settings menu and read the region code in the bottom right of the screen.



EUROPE - PAL-C-V1.01a
USA - NTSC-4-V1.01a
JAPAN - NTSC-1-V1.01a