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M9000 Troubleshooting Help
« on: October 07, 2016, 07:20:16 PM »


I bought a BALLY M9000 slot machine with a 19" LCD (corrected, see post below) touchscreen that worked at one time but has since gone AWOL. The LCD had a bad power supply and the 9000 series board won't boot.  It is a complete setup with CF cards and jurisdiction chips but I'm at a crossroads of how to troubleshoot.


I don't have the clear card and my BIOS is from the Stone Age (802). How should I proceed is my question. I would guess that a rouge power surge damaged the LCD power supply but it also damaged either the motherboard or the cards.  It complains about an I/O error with the NVRAM on boot (see pictures)


It has been suggested that I should buy a newer BIOS chip (807) , 317 OS and game flash cards, and a 312 clear card that matches my new BIOS. Replace all the parts, fire it up and see what it does. If it continues to fail I probably need a new MPU.


Should I just look for a complete MPU that is fully populated or should I try to continue down the new cards route?  If I need a new MPU should I stay with my 300mhz board or should I supersize to the 1ghz board?


Thanks in advance.
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Re: M9000 Troubleshooting Help
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2016, 09:26:44 PM »
MBR read failed, means you have a bad or invalid OS card for your bios.  Your monitor is also not the 20" variety since those are widescreen.  You have the older 19" 4:3 monitors typical of the earlier M9000's.  It looks like you would need:

1.  A known working 19" M9000 touchscreen monitor.
2.  807 bios, 317 OS and a 312 card.
3.  A known working compatible game with your hardware platform.

If the game does not work after getting all that, then, you would likely need a new MPU.  The difference in price between the older 300/400 mhz mpu's and the 1Ghz mpus can be as much as $200 depending on current availability and your source.  Make sure you buy one that has been tested and known to be working correctly, whichever type you decide to get.  Also a good idea to put new batteries on them before you even try to get them going.
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Re: M9000 Troubleshooting Help
« Reply #2 on: October 07, 2016, 09:34:20 PM »
Thanks. Got the monitor working on a donor power supply. just have to isolate the problem with the old switching PS...  Thanks for all your help.  Had a member PM me about the replacement hardware so I'll follow up with him.

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Re: M9000 Troubleshooting Help
« Reply #3 on: October 07, 2016, 10:27:07 PM »
Have a few 1-gig-upgradable to 2-gig with dual vid. cards populated with a clear card for 200 plus shipping each. You will be on the 336 os with these.  Tested and working.

 

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