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screaming:


--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on March 09, 2004, 10:09:39 am ---Motherboards beep a single code, or series of codes at BOOTUP to let you know if something is not being read correctly.  I have never known one to beep after loading windows and MAME, even if the memory were defective.

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   FWIW, try booting up your AthlonXP or P4 computer without your CPU fan connected to it's power and see how long it takes for your mobo to start beeping like a mofo.

/Steve

Tiger-Heli:


--- Quote from: screaming on March 09, 2004, 10:33:43 am ---
--- Quote from: Tiger-Heli on March 09, 2004, 10:09:39 am ---Motherboards beep a single code, or series of codes at BOOTUP to let you know if something is not being read correctly.  I have never known one to beep after loading windows and MAME, even if the memory were defective.

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   FWIW, try booting up your AthlonXP or P4 computer without your CPU fan connected to it's power and see how long it takes for your mobo to start beeping like a mofo.

/Steve

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But on an older motherboard, it will beep b/c it can no longer find the (fried) XP processor, not b/c it doesn't sense the fan RPM.

A pretty expensive way to troubleshoot.  OTOH, if you need to JUSTIFY an upgrade . . .

Truz:

well i just did a playtest with the USB keyboard unplugged and it seemed like it was going good for a while, but then the beep showed up again. Once again the game slows down a bit for about 2 seconds and then kicks right back in normally. Granted the slowdown doesn bring it to a crawl but it is annoying knowing that something isnt quite right.
 
 ???  hmmmm im stumped on this one, what do you guys suggest i do. Also the x-arcade usb adapter, wouldnt that just be a usb-ps2 adapter? Do they even make those?

Tiger-Heli:



--- Quote from: Truz on March 09, 2004, 10:45:52 am ---well i just did a playtest with the USB keyboard unplugged and it seemed like it was going good for a while, but then the beep showed up again. Once again the game slows down a bit for about 2 seconds and then kicks right back in normally. Granted the slowdown doesn bring it to a crawl but it is annoying knowing that something isnt quite right.
 
 ???  hmmmm im stumped on this one, what do you guys suggest i do. Also the x-arcade usb adapter, wouldnt that just be a usb-ps2 adapter? Do they even make those?

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Well, you've ruled out the USB keyboard conflicting  :)

See what happens with Ghostkey with all buttons mashed, or with the X-Arcade test utility.  That will rule out something with this version of MAME.

I think X-Arcade sells a USB adapter that goes to the 9-pin connector on the unit, not sure of the cost, though.

Truz:

well i went and tried out the x-arcade test utility and i found something very interesting.


Whenever i press the button that represents shift (1 button in the second row) it will not allow me to move the joystick. It is like it is get locked for some reason. When mashing all the buttons together everything seemed fine. But when i hit the shift button and the control stick together it goes all haywire. It as if the cancel eachother out or something. Its really weird.

I even mashed down every single button (except shift) and then moved the control stick and it works perfectly.


So basically when shift and the control stick are moved and pressed together it doesnt work.  Sometimes it will register shift , but most of the time it wont register either the stick or shift being pressed.

Pretty weird if you ask me, what do you guys think?

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