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ultracade computer replacement woes... info? *FIXED*
lilshawn:
so we have had this ultracade kit buried up our shop (sans computer) and figure i'd give it a shot at getting it working.
the original computer is long gone before my time here. apparently a victim of bad caps. so we have the I/O board and all the software and harnesses from the old cabinet (since repurposed)
i have read around and found that the i810 or i815 (possibly others) chipset boards can (read "might") work, since that was the original computer chipset.
I pulled a motherboard from a Merrit Force Radion counter-top machine. as well as a spare board for one we had. as luck would have they have a i810 chipset the other, for some reason, had i810-L chipset. bonus!
I tried the i810 and a brand new 80GB hard disk. - does not like hard disk. no electronic serial # maybe?? says cannot be installed on this machine after disk check.
I tried the i810 and a USED 10GB hard disk. - installed fine, installed game pack fine, (called Global VR for #) goes to attract okay, games select fine demos in the front end play fine, plays "game control" intro. starts game, and then about 2 seconds into start of game intro, screen darkens to maybe 50% and freezes. happens to all games the same way.
I tried the i810-L and the USED 10GB hard disk. - no re-install required i guess, it seemed to work okay.... but operates identical to i810 above. tried re-install, ID is indeed the same, and yes still not working.
I tried the i810 -L and a USED 40GB hard disk. - thought maybe the drive was bad... called for another key since the machine ID generated is different now... identical as above
swapped processor and ram but still not working. is there something i'm not getting here, or should i try to source another board to try? i'm so close, yet so far!!!
davidrfoley:
There are a lot of variations on the 810 motherboard design. The freeze after a few seconds was common in several boards. You are chasing the hard drive, but the hang up is coming from the motherboard. You can use any Intel CA-810e motherboard, or Intel D815 motherboard, they will work.
lilshawn:
Thanks, I guess I'll dig around on the e-bay and see what I can get.
how does this look? : http://cgi.ebay.ca/COMPAQ-DESKPRO-815E-INTEL-CHIPSET-MOTHERBOARD-W-CELERON-/150533358532?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230c7cc3c4#ht_734wt_932
Gray_Area:
Whoa, he returns.
davidrfoley:
--- Quote from: lilshawn on December 17, 2010, 04:18:09 pm ---Thanks, I guess I'll dig around on the e-bay and see what I can get.
how does this look? : http://cgi.ebay.ca/COMPAQ-DESKPRO-815E-INTEL-CHIPSET-MOTHERBOARD-W-CELERON-/150533358532?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230c7cc3c4#ht_734wt_932
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That one should work. Chicago Gaming used a lot of Compaq and Dell motherboards on the Arcade Legends builds. The only compatibility issue was with some of the sound chips but the soundblaster set should be fine.