More investigation but still no answer
What I’ve Checked:
Dipswitch Behavior:
The bank2 dipswitch position 8 is connected to pin 17 of a DM74LS244 chip (tai-state buffer) - (2A4).
When the dipswitch is in the off position (meant to disable the progressive feature), pin 17 (2A4) floats at 5V - measured.
When the dipswitch is in the on position, it pulls pin 17 to ground, as expected.
DM74LS244 Measurements:
Pin 3 (2Y4) is the corresponding output to pin 17 (2A4), and it measured 5V when the dipswitch was off as expected.
Pin 20 (Vcc) measured 5V, confirming proper power supply.
Ground on pin 1 was verified.
Pin 2 (2G*), which is the enable pin for this group of buffers, appears to be floating (neither tied to ground nor Vcc).
Downstream Circuit Investigation:
Pin 3 (2Y4) is connected to two other ICs: (1) ST16C552CJ and (2) ST16C2550CJ, both UART chips.
I'm not able to troubleshoot these UART chips further due to their programmable logic. But I did pull one of them out and try to start the machine and the machine wouldn't start up. I'm guessing that these chips are probably okay - need to look further downstream.
Findings:
The DM74LS244 appears to be functioning correctly based on the measurements. It is passing the 5V signal through when the dipswitch is off.
The issue is likely further downstream.