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**Video Poker, Keno, Slots, 21** Gaming machines => Bally Alpha (Cinevision), and ALL Bally "V___" series - V5000, V2000, V1000, etc. => Topic started by: drfreeze1739 on July 09, 2022, 08:15:20 AM

Title: bally ALPHA Cinevision M9000 help
Post by: drfreeze1739 on July 09, 2022, 08:15:20 AM

ok. so i replaced all 3 batterys in the machine. 2 on the mpu board and one on the back board.

i put the clear card in and boot up the machine.

it starts to boot up and then a get a]FST header falLed

 thats as far as it will boot.

any help would be gret.

Title: Re: bally ALPHA Cinevision M9000 help
Post by: sixcardmark on July 09, 2022, 08:36:35 AM

Are you using the correct clear card for the OS/bios?  Clear card in top slot?

Title: Re: bally ALPHA Cinevision M9000 help
Post by: drfreeze1739 on July 09, 2022, 08:40:45 AM

Yes im puting it in the top slot .
this clear card im using work before on this machine.

im thinking my clear card went bad or the mpu board went bad.

Title: Re: bally ALPHA Cinevision M9000 help
Post by: drfreeze1739 on July 09, 2022, 08:54:07 AM

O/S CARD      AVOS00000317-02    64MB

CLEAR CARD AVOS CLEAR 312-04   64MB

Title: Re: bally ALPHA Cinevision M9000 help
Post by: rickhunter on July 09, 2022, 02:13:06 PM

The error message makes no sense, is it MFST header failed?  If that is so, you could try another clear card to make sure.

Title: Re: bally ALPHA Cinevision M9000 help
Post by: drfreeze1739 on July 09, 2022, 07:54:30 PM

it shows

seek check FST header failed

on the screen

Title: Re: bally ALPHA Cinevision M9000 help
Post by: Slots4me on July 10, 2022, 10:31:45 AM

Do you have another machine to try same Clear card?

Title: Re: bally ALPHA Cinevision M9000 help
Post by: drfreeze1739 on July 10, 2022, 10:50:21 AM

No I don't.. wish I did..

I just bought another clear card. Should have it this week.