oops, my bad... i'm tired
give THIS a try...
Keyboard clear – DOS operating system. Hard drive based games only.
XL: Gold, Platinum & Titanium(2) / Maxx: 1st release, 2K+, Diamond(2) & Emerald(2) / Force 2002(5)
-Turn off the game.
-Plug in the keyboard into the top port PS2 or purple PS2 port and then power the game up.
-Allow the game to boot up into the first menu screen.
-Press the ESC key. The screen should display C: MERIT2\
-Type in cd.. And press ENTER. C:\ prompt will appear.
-Type in del nvram.dat and press ENTER. C:\ prompt will reappear.
-Turn off the game and unplug the keyboard, then turn the game back on.
Note: If Bad Command or File name appears, the del nvram.dat was not typed correctly.
http://www.meritgames.com/Support_Center/TECH%20CLASSIC.PDF