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**Video Poker, Keno, Slots, 21** Gaming machines => IGT I-Game and Game King => Topic started by: wizeone on September 21, 2017, 07:14:45 AM

Title: 044 question
Post by: wizeone on September 21, 2017, 07:14:45 AM

are 044 boards (mainly the flash boards) that fragile that converting a UBA to MEI would cause it to go into a zero check failure? (yes the power was off when swapping the validators)


is there any way to recover a flash board that has that error?


thanks in advance

Title: Re: 044 question
Post by: rickhunter on September 21, 2017, 10:05:17 AM

044 flash boards are fragile, but changing the validator is probably not something that would cause that.  There is no way to fix a zero check failure without re-flashing the board, and even that doesn't work sometimes.

Title: Re: 044 question
Post by: sirius7 on September 21, 2017, 10:52:05 AM

When you say there is a zero check failure, what exactly do you mean?  Are you getting an actual message, or is it just freezing up during the check?

Title: Re: 044 question
Post by: rickhunter on September 21, 2017, 01:43:33 PM

Zero check failure is a common 044 error that happens when the flash board go bad.  It happens toward the end when the cabinet is booting up verifying the flash board.

Title: Re: 044 question
Post by: wizeone on September 21, 2017, 01:51:17 PM

thanks for the replies.  was hoping someone would confirm what someone told me that key-chipping and clearing ram/e2 might bring it back around.


what would be a normal price to replace the gk003448 flash board?

Title: Re: 044 question
Post by: Ken on September 21, 2017, 06:09:47 PM

Key chip won't work.

Price .. aftermarket burned flash boards is the cheapest route. Might be able to find them for $350 plus

Original probably triple that.

Title: Re: 044 question
Post by: sirius7 on September 21, 2017, 08:34:27 PM

Are you getting an error message, or freezing during Zero check?  If it is freezing then all you need is a new green battery (or removal of it).

Title: Re: 044 question
Post by: wizeone on September 22, 2017, 05:35:09 AM

its an error message and the telltale battery is not present

Title: Re: 044 question
Post by: rickhunter on September 22, 2017, 11:38:45 AM

Zero Check is not fixable other than re-flashing, and sometimes that doesn't work.  Sorry for the bad news.

Title: Re: 044 question
Post by: Blueridgeslots on September 22, 2017, 11:52:28 AM

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