This guide will show you how to install a switchless region mod into a VA0 Sega Saturn console to make it multi-region with independent 50/60Hz video switching.
Mod Pinout
Solder Map
Sega Saturn – 837-11493 / 171-6963B / VA0 / PAL
Region & Video Rate Jumpers
VA0 PAL Jumpers
Remove component:
- JP2 – Common to Ground
Cut trace:
- JP7 – Common to Ground
- JP10 – Common to +5V
- JP12 – Common to +5V
VA0 NTSC-J Jumpers
Cut trace:
- JP1 – Common to +5V
- JP6 – Common to +5V
- JP11 – Common to Ground
- JP13 – Common to Ground