Mega Drive console card
Mega Drive / Genesis · 1988-1997 · Sega
- Media
- Cartridge, 64-pin edge
- Supply
- 9 V DC centre-negative, 1.2 A
- Boards
- IC BD M5 PAL · IC BD M5 NTSC · VA4 · VA6
- Known for
- A nine-pin controller port with no protection, cold joints around the AV jack, and noisy audio grounding.
- Filed
- 3 dossiers
Dossiers for this generation
newest first- Mega Drive Model 1 audio buzz: the ground return through the AV cableVA6 · 1991 · Audio1 October 2026
- Mega Drive controller port 1 dead: a ferrite bead and a worn DB9VA1 · 1993 · Input5 September 2026
- Mega Drive Model 1 with no picture: cracked joints on the DIN AV socketVA6 · 1991 · No video25 August 2026