Quote Originally Posted by Tempest228 View Post
My first post here, but i need some help with a sega cd model 1 I purchased. When i turn on the genesis (model 1) it, the screen will start showing a silhouette of the bios screen(for a split second) and then just turn purple static, I can hear the music in the background, and I can see it trying to read a disc, but except for that the screen stays purply/blue rgb bands?

I have tried alcohol and a white eraser on the genesis and cd pins. I even tried alcohol the connecter between the two, but no effect. I opened it up to see if i could spot anything wrong, but I could not. If anyone has any info about this problem, help would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks
Does the Genesis work with cartridges? Check that first, If you have access to another Sega Genesis or Sega CD, swap them and retest. You first need to find out which side the problem is on, it is probably the CD, just because there is so much more that can go wrong. Also check and see if the sound is working, you can use that to hear the Sega CD boot sound. If you are using an RF connection, use an AV cable, as the RF circuit tends to break or degrade.