Look who I picked up on the way home.

Two more Sega Saturn Sophia development systems.

I started calling them Sophia 2 and Sophia 3.

Both originated from the UK and both arrived needing attention.

At this stage this is simply the initial assessment.

I had not yet established exactly what was wrong with either machine.

The later repair sequence documents two faulty SG4101 units from this group by serial:

  • H417010070
  • H417010020

Both later came back to life during their respective no-video repairs.

But that answer belongs to the later repair posts.

For now:

two more Sophias.

Because apparently one enormous Sega development box was not enough.