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THIS IS A WORK IN PROGRESS
This is a guide which explains how to completely disassemble a Sega Saturn, with the exception of the CD drive itself. The Sega Saturn in the pictures is a model 2 with a VA SD board manufactured in June, 1996 with serial # 065025382.
Tools Needed:
[[File:Saturn-teardown05.jpg|thumb]][[File:Saturn-teardown06.jpg|thumb|Remove these screws to detach the power switch.]]
Remove the plastic protector that was located under the power board. Then remove the two screws as indicated by the red arrows. This will allow you to take the power switch out of the case.
==Step 5 - Remove the CD Drive==
[[File:Saturn-teardown07.jpg|thumb|This screws attaches the grounding strip to the drive.]]
The CD drive sits loosely atop four plastic pegs and is only attached to the motherboard by a gray set of wires, a ribbon cable, and grounding strip. Start by removing the screw and washer that's holding down the grounding strip; be careful not to lose the washer! Proceed by unplugging the ribbon cable, the ends of which can be gently rocked free. To detach the other cord, you could just pull it straight off, but I would recommend first taking a tiny flat screwdriver and using it carefully as a prying tool to create space between the plug and the socket and then pulling the cord out. This may be unnecessary for you, but mine was tightly connected.
Once both cords and the grounding strip are detached, you should be able to lift the drive off the pegs effortlessly. Put the CD drive aside; this guide does not (yet) cover disassembling it.
