Ask general Genesis/MD/Sega CD/32X questions here (for new members)

**Dragon Force** · 07-19-2007, 03:38 PM

Yeah thats not the kind I have. I have the other kind

**evildragon** · 07-19-2007, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by Dragon Force

Yeah thats not the kind I have. I have the other kind

still will work... that was the first combination i had...

They even shipped with an extender plate to make it cosmetically look pretty..

**Dragon Force** · 07-19-2007, 06:20 PM

Ok, could you give me a link to some instructions for instalation. I bought it by itself. No instruction book or anything. Is it just a slide in thing or what.

**evildragon** · 07-19-2007, 06:28 PM

it's all too simple...

remove cover off Genesis side, take off red "DO NOT REMOVE" thing, and slide into Sega CD.. plug in power supply for Sega CD into outlet.. connect AV cable to Genesis, along with the Genesis powersupply too..

done..

**Dragon Force** · 07-19-2007, 07:18 PM

Ok it works. Thank you evildragon

**evildragon** · 07-19-2007, 08:11 PM

glad to have helped

**Dragon Force** · 07-19-2007, 08:20 PM

Is it supposed to take 4 millenia to load though?

**evildragon** · 07-19-2007, 08:48 PM

it's only a single-speed CD-ROM drive, it reads no faster than 150Kbps...

**Dragon Force** · 07-19-2007, 08:57 PM

Oh ok.

**Geo-16Bit** · 07-30-2007, 01:27 AM

I bought a Japanese Sega Mega Drive 2 at eBay. However, the power supply that came with it is a US Genesis 2 power supply. I've been wondering, is it safe to use it on the Mega Drive 2?

I have a Step Up and Down Transformer that can switch 120V to 100V and vice versa. I'm not sure if I should use it because the Genesis power supply asks for 120V so this all confused me.

Any help would be appreciated.

**evildragon** · 07-30-2007, 02:00 AM

well you live in the US, so it should be safe... it's the OUTPUT voltage you need to look for.. about 9v DC, and that's what the Genesis wants for DC in..

**Geo-16Bit** · 07-30-2007, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by evildragon

well you live in the US, so it should be safe... it's the OUTPUT voltage you need to look for.. about 9v DC, and that's what the Genesis wants for DC in..

Thanks for your help.
I did some research and the output of the original power supply used in the Mega Drive 2 matches the power supply from the Genesis 2. Only difference is the input (100V and 120V)
So using a Step Up and Down Transformer is not necessary, right?

**evildragon** · 07-30-2007, 02:24 AM

what is the input voltage on the powersupply you are using? you said it has a US powerbrick, so no, if it's US to US, then obviously we don't want to mess with any thing..

The hardware is the same..

Only thing you might have is a slightly darker picture, if japenese megadrive systems use NTSC-J, as their black level on the TV is different than ours..

**Geo-16Bit** · 07-30-2007, 02:31 AM

Ahh that seems to clear everything up. I'm using the Genesis 2 power supply so I shouldn't need to worry about overheating issues since the output and hardware is the same. I noticed everything is running okay but I asked just to be safe.

Thanks for your advice, evildragon.

**Blades** · 07-30-2007, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by evildragon

Only thing you might have is a slightly darker picture, if japenese megadrive systems use NTSC-J, as their black level on the TV is different than ours..

Really? Can this be remedied via TV settings or something?

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