WMS Noob Questions

[Enceladus]

A few Noob Questions for someone that just got a WMS BB2 machine.
1)  Can you use newer OS programs to run older games?
2)  Any way to save progress for certain games?  like Star Trek?
3)  What is the SSD slot used for in the machine?
I appreciate the feedback and education from the folks here.

[rickhunter]

1.  Each games has it's own OS requirement.  You are allowed to use a newer OS as long as it is in the same OS family.  For BB2 games, there are 2 OS families, it will be either H9.xx or H13.xx.  The game will use one of those, you must use at least the version required by the game or newer, but you must stay within the OS family.

2. No way to save progress on those games, as soon as you cash out, progress gone.  So if you want to keep playing to open all the games, then you can never cash out.  You can power down as long as you have credits and hope your batteries don't run out.  In the casinos, these games were connected to a WMS central server that saved the player profile, as you cashed out, it would print a ticket which you could then use later at any machine that had the game.

3.  On a BB2 there is no SSD slot, it only has SATA ports which could drive an SSD or a hard drive used to store the game that is copied from the CF card when first installed.  It was done that way so when the game operated, it could load things off the hard drive faster and not create pauses during load times from the CF card.

[Enceladus]

Thanks for the feedback and help
I finally got the machine working and my wife was playing and hit a hand pay
I turn the payout key and nothing happens.  Did we miss something in the setup?  Any way to clear this item?

[iramack]

I find on my BB2 cabinet that when I turn the key I have to hold it in the "turned" positiion for a couple/few seconds and then let go when it activates.

My other cabinets have not had that happen but it's worth a try!
Let us know how you make out!!

SM