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===== Sega Saturn Import Mod ===== | ===== Sega Saturn Import Mod ===== | ||
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==== The Theory ==== | ==== The Theory ==== | ||
The basic theory is simple: There are jumpers on the Saturn mainboard which tell the OS what country it is running in. Changing these jumpers will make the Saturn believe it is running in another country, allowing you to run imported software. It will NOT work for copied software (Software pirates must die!), nor will it translate your games from Japanese to English. | The basic theory is simple: There are jumpers on the Saturn mainboard which tell the OS what country it is running in. Changing these jumpers will make the Saturn believe it is running in another country, allowing you to run imported software. It will NOT work for copied software (Software pirates must die!), nor will it translate your games from Japanese to English. | ||
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- | There are four jumpers we are concerned with, #6, 7, 10 and 11. For an American Saturn the jumpers currently set are 10 and 7. To change it to Japanese mode, you must open these jumpers and close jumpers 11 and 6. | + | There are four jumpers we are concerned with, #6, 7, 10 and 11. For an American Saturn the jumpers currently set are 10 and 7. To change it to Japanese mode, you must open these jumpers and close jumpers 11 and 6. |
==== How The Jumpers Work ==== | ==== How The Jumpers Work ==== | ||
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<box warning round |Common Points> | <box warning round |Common Points> | ||
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==== The Country Codes ==== | ==== The Country Codes ==== | ||
This table lists the jumpers that should be CLOSED to set a certain region. | This table lists the jumpers that should be CLOSED to set a certain region. | ||
- | ^Region^Jumpers | + | |
- | (Is this table correct? According | + | Note: I (phreak97) Just modded an early Japanese saturn which had JP6 and JP7 reversed. It took me ages to figure out that it was set to south america instead of USA. |
+ | You can tell if yours is reversed by confirming the jumper positions before you start. This console according | ||
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+ | ^Region^Jumpers (Closed | ||
^.^JP6/ | ^.^JP6/ | ||
^ Do Not Use | | ^ Do Not Use | | ||
- | ^ Japan | | + | ^ Japan | |
^ Asia NTSC | JP6 | J08 | JP11 | JP13 | | ^ Asia NTSC | JP6 | J08 | JP11 | JP13 | | ||
^ Sega Reserved | JP7 | J08 | JP11 | JP13 | | ^ Sega Reserved | JP7 | J08 | JP11 | JP13 | | ||
- | ^ North America | | + | ^ North America | |
^ Mid + S America NTSC | | ^ Mid + S America NTSC | | ||
^ Korea | JP6 | J08 | JP10 | JP13 | | ^ Korea | JP6 | J08 | JP10 | JP13 | | ||
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^ Asia PAL | | ^ Asia PAL | | ||
^ Sega Reserved | JP7 | J08 | JP11 | JP12 | | ^ Sega Reserved | JP7 | J08 | JP11 | JP12 | | ||
- | ^ Europe | + | ^ Europe |
^ Mid + S America PAL | JP7 | JP9 | JP10 | JP12 | | ^ Mid + S America PAL | JP7 | JP9 | JP10 | JP12 | | ||
^ Sega Reserved | JP6 | J08 | JP10 | JP12 | | ^ Sega Reserved | JP6 | J08 | JP10 | JP12 | | ||
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^ Sega Reserved | GND | +5v | +5v | +5v | | ^ Sega Reserved | GND | +5v | +5v | +5v | | ||
^ Do Not Use | +5v | +5v | +5v | +5v | | ^ Do Not Use | +5v | +5v | +5v | +5v | | ||
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==== Locating The Jumpers ==== | ==== Locating The Jumpers ==== | ||
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- | | The next two sets apply only to the HiSaturn Navi, HST-3220 and some US models dated September, 1995 || | + | | The next two sets apply only to the HiSaturn Navi || |
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