weird sega saturn issue

[Foxi4]

I was given it by a friend and he told me it just needed a new laser. so i guess it never really worked right.

I posted some suggestions above, but to really find the issue you'll probably need to do some in-depth diagnostics. The usual fixes don't work, so I guess that's it for me. Good luck, I hope you'll find the root of the problem. Worst-case scenario, you can always strip the system for replacement parts - most of the peripherals should probably work fine.

 

[Clairjoe]

yea my idea was try to find another broken saturn for cheap and try fixing it using some working parts from this one.