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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: ronrae on October 07, 2016, 07:20:16 PM
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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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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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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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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.