Sega Saturn Rhea Comprehensive Guide

MidnightMonkey · Feb 16, 2015

You guys get it here first.

At the other end of the link is a slapped together mess of a Word document with all the info I could find on the Saturn Rhea install and setup. I had a little difficulty finding what I needed on https://gdemu.wordpress.com/, so out of frustration I figured I'd compile/write this up for you guys. It's a work in progress so not everything is there yet. Working with Deunan to see what I'm missing. Hope it helps someone.

*Updated* 02/18/15 0704EST
>removing info concerning FW updates. Received clarification from Deunan about FWs being interchangeable (they aren't). The process stays the same though.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7LdJb-maKJBYkY2aFpRZ2pIWTQ/view?usp=sharing

Yodd · Feb 16, 2015

Very nice work.

100proof · Feb 16, 2015

Greatly appreciated, sir. I'm gonna wait til the solderless ones start shipping before jumping on board. My hands twitch like a crackhead when asked to do anything that requires that level of precision.

fluxcore · Feb 16, 2015

Nice work, looks pretty comprehensive. Deunan probably was thinking a little narrow minded with the 'gdemu.wordpress.com' site name

Looking forward to the 21pin version of the device!

Syn · Feb 16, 2015

100proof said:
Greatly appreciated, sir. I'm gonna wait til the solderless ones start shipping before jumping on board. My hands twitch like a crackhead when asked to do anything that requires that level of precision.

I hear you there and will wait too. The more idiot proof the better for me

MidnightMonkey · Feb 16, 2015

Well the guide makes it pretty idiot proof. I think I could probably let the heroin addicted bitch next door do it while she's high as balls, and have it come out ok.

Syn · Feb 16, 2015

MidnightMonkey said:
Well the guide makes it pretty idiot proof. I think I could probably let the heroin addicted bitch next door do it while she's high as balls, and have it come out ok.

What does she charge :keke:

My phone had problems viewing the link so I have to take a look on the computer tbh.

EDIT: I can probably handle that.

I will definitely be directing people to it in the future.

And I did post a link to this thread at pcenginefx

[OCEAN] · Feb 17, 2015

Nice guide, might get a bare secondary Saturn unit just to try this (I'd rather keep mines untouched just in case!).

Is there any model compatibility list where I can check which Saturn model/s should I be looking for?

Thanks!

MidnightMonkey · Feb 17, 2015

No. It just needs to be a saturn with a 20-pin CD-ROM drive. You can use this site to determine that:

evilboris.sonic-cult.net/saturn/

Most earlier revisions have the 20-pin drive.

kahel · Feb 17, 2015

Great write up MM.

Here some additional info ... How to rip a Saturn Image with Discjuggler or convert them from a bin/cue. You can get the free limited version of discjuggler on they're site (it only limited for burning not ripping) . You will need to go into advanced and select these 4 options: scan gaps/indexes | r-w (cd+g) | pq | raw read. For conversion from BIN/CUE , you will need to get daemon-tools lite , mount the image and then use disc juggler with those 4 options to rip to CDI.

MidnightMonkey · Feb 17, 2015

Thanks, kahel. I think I'm gonna leave the guide as a stand alone resource for the Rhea though. Most ripping info can be found pretty easily on the Lougle.

PublicEnemy · Feb 17, 2015

Impressive guide on how to setup the Rhea. I use it when I get one.

opt2not · Feb 17, 2015

Thanks for putting this together! Once I get my hands on the Rhea I'll definitely use this.

xelement5x · Feb 20, 2015

Very nifty guide, thank you for sharing! I love the work that's being done on tools like this!

owlnonymous · Feb 25, 2015

Nice work! Thanks for sharing.

KRiSX · Feb 25, 2015

cool stuff, have just put my name down for one of these... hope someone puts together a menu app like for the gdemu, makes life a lot easier using that thing

also, i believe if you're on the list now you'll be getting a solderless model (anyone know for sure?)

opt2not · Feb 26, 2015

FWIW My shipping details mentioned I'm getting a V3. I *think* it's the solderless one.

opt2not · Mar 18, 2015

Ended up getting Rhea the other day. I got v3.1 of the board, and installed it into my Saturn without any problems. Super easy, practically fool-proof to install.

My Saturn is different from what MidnightMonkey has in his installation document. It's a Model 1 USA console, with the flat metal grate above the motherboard.

One thing I should mention which is not immediately obvious in the guide is that you will need to take the rubber castors off the CD-Drive and install them back onto the pegs the Rhea is sitting on.

These black rubber castors keep the Rhea from wobbling around when the unit is closed-up, and makes it stable from movement.

Now I'm off to get some small capacity SD cards and start working out my games lists.

Syn · Mar 18, 2015

Nice!

I'll get around to one of these I just don't need one atm.

Electric Grave · Mar 18, 2015

This is great! Awesome contribution. See, you can be useful when you put your mind to it.

daijiro_074 · Mar 18, 2015

Nice work, impressive guide¡¡¡

everten · Mar 18, 2015

Has anyone here successfully converted iso+ape to cdi? When I convert to cdi the Saturn only sees the image as an audio disc. I'm running Disc Juggler 6 and Daemon Tools Lite 5. I'm also decompressing the ape files to wav using Monkey Audio.

Fox1 · Mar 19, 2015

I find the most success with MDS and bin (just put the bin in not the cue, it works!)

everten · Mar 19, 2015

Jeffpin said:
Has anyone here successfully converted iso+ape to cdi? When I convert to cdi the Saturn only sees the image as an audio disc. I'm running Disc Juggler 6 and Daemon Tools Lite 5. I'm also decompressing the ape files to wav using Monkey Audio.

The issue is with Daemon Tools Lite 5. I removed it and install version 4 and my images are converting to cdi just fine now. If anyone needs version 4 shoot me a pm, it was kind of a pain to find.

100proof · Mar 20, 2015

Jeffpin said:
The issue is with Daemon Tools Lite 5. I removed it and install version 4 and my images are converting to cdi just fine now. If anyone needs version 4 shoot me a pm, it was kind of a pain to find.

http://www.oldversion.com/windows/daemon-tools/

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