Editing Sega 32X Troubleshooting Guide (section)

== Display & Chime Diagnostics ==

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! Symptom!!Likely Cause!!Action
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|''No video, no audio, black screen''||Power not reaching 32X; cable not seated; faulty ribbon||Check both PSUs, reseat all cables, test with known-good AV leads
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|''Mega Drive video only (no 32X overlay)''||Ribbon cable not connected or faulty||Inspect/replace 32X-to-console ribbon, clean contacts
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|''Coloured screen, stripes, or garbled graphics''||Dirty cartridge slot; bad RAM or ROM||Clean slot, test with another 32X game, see memory section
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|''Audio present, but no video''||AV cable issue or failed video encoder||Try direct AV out from 32X, swap cables, check encoder IC
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|''32X logo appears, then freezes''||Bad game ROM, RAM, or logic fault||Test with alternate game, see memory/ROM section
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|''Mega Drive games work, 32X games do not''||32X not initialising, ribbon or internal fault||Reseat all connectors, test with different console if possible
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