

Worst-case scenario, you can always burn fresh copies of the discs (I mean, you own them, so why not?) and try booting that with any available method. The first swap method loads a ToC from a different disc - the Data track is normally more or less at the same spot, so it might allow you to load the discs. Tape it down with some duct tape and try out some of the swaps as presented here: Essentially you have to locate the open/close button of the lid - seeing that your Saturn has already been opened, you should have no problems in locating it. You have a Model 2 Saturn (round buttons), so a swap trick might be more difficult for you than for Model 1 users, but nothing that you can't handle. Well, if you are positively sure that the discs are not damaged in any way and that the laser lens is calibrated correctly (it is if it loads other games just fine), something really weird is goin' on. The swap trick is relatively simple, but it requires you to open the system and disable the lid state button, so we'll leave that for last. Be sure not to leave any lint on it! You can also use some microfibre if you're a 100% sure that it won't scratch the delicate lens. Have you tried cleaning the laser lens? The best way to do it is to dip a q-tip in some isopropyl alcohol with no additives and gently (gently!) rub the surface of the lens, then dry it off with the dry end. This can be caused by a number of factors, usually a dirty or worn out lens, but it could also be a misaligned spindle etc. If it's located successfuly, the system shows you the SEGA splash screen during which game data is loaded.Īs you can probably tell, your Saturn has problems locating the last part which may be caused by a faulty ToC read or a faulty binary load. Finally there's the Data track in which you can find the binary.Then there's the Audio Tracks, but those don't concern us during loading.If you're not immediately thrown back to the GUI and/or the system doesn't read the game disc as a CD Audio disc, that read works fine. The second part it reads is the Saturn security ring.If this part is misread, the system may not boot the game or may boot it in a glitchy fashion. First, the system reads the Table of Contents - this is the part of the disc that tells the system what's the structure of the disc and where to look for the binary.Essentially the Saturn game disc is comprised of four main parts.
