HI, and thank you for your response. I don't actually own the machine yet. I was thinking of buying it, as it was a fun machine to play back when they were in the casinos. The Easy Street machine was my favorite CDS machine though. The machine in question here, supposedly was in working condition, and then was not used for some time. When it was eventually turned on, the Serial Connection Timeout message appeared.
Could the memory battery have contributed to the problem? If so, I am assuming the ram needs to be cleared. Is that what the birth chips might accomplish? I have heard that the CDS machines are problem machines, but some are pretty cool when they are working. I have a Reel Deal Poker CDS machine that is working and is fun to play. My guess is, that all here would recommend that I run as fast as I can from buying the Bingo machine. Right?