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Ipac problem ...
« on: April 01, 2005, 05:07:30 pm »
Hi,

My Ipac died  >:( ... no keyboard recognised ... if I connect the keyboard directly to PC it works ...

Any thoughts ? Should I buy a new one (this one worked  very few times) ? Any tests that I can do ? Should the circuit replacement do ?

Thanks,
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Re: Ipac problem ...
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2005, 05:17:22 pm »
Did you change any of the wiring?

There is a utility you can run to see what is happening.
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Re: Ipac problem ...
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2005, 05:34:27 pm »
Quote from: Jabba on April 01, 2005, 05:17:22 pm
Did you change any of the wiring?

There is a utility you can run to see what is happening.
« Last Edit: April 01, 2005, 05:41:58 pm by PedroSilva »
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Re: Ipac problem ...
« Reply #3 on: April 02, 2005, 09:03:47 am »
Quote from: PedroSilva on April 01, 2005, 05:07:30 pm
Hi,
My Ipac died  >:( ... no keyboard recognised ... if I connect the keyboard directly to PC it works ...
Any thoughts ? Should I buy a new one (this one worked  very few times) ? Any tests that I can do ? Should the circuit replacement do ?
Thanks,
I've occasionally had problems with my KeyWiz where Windoze would try to install a driver for it and it didn't work.

Shot in the dark, but try to boot into safe mode, go to Windoze device manager and uninstall all the keyboards and then let Windoze re-detect the keyboard (make sure you have the main Windoze install disc first . . .)
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Re: Ipac problem ...
« Reply #4 on: April 02, 2005, 10:08:29 am »
I had some problems with breaking the solder joints on the keyboard connectors on my ipac. To see if this is the case, try to gently wiggle the connectors to see if they move around.

On mine, I could even get it working if I positioned the cables just rights. Once I realized the problem, I resoldered the connection.

The broken connection was to the tab on the case of the connector and I've had no trouble since.
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Re: Ipac problem ...
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2005, 10:10:53 am »
Thanks for the help ... will check all the suggestions ...

Is there any chance that its a malfunction of the circuit ?
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Re: Ipac problem ...
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2005, 12:52:17 pm »
Don't buy a new one!
Drop me an email andy@ultimarc.com. I will help troubleshoot and if necessary replace it.
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Re: Ipac problem ...
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2005, 06:31:45 am »
Quote from: AndyWarne on April 13, 2005, 12:52:17 pm
Don't buy a new one!
Drop me an email andy@ultimarc.com. I will help troubleshoot and if necessary replace it.
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Hi,

I'll check all the suggestions made on this tread this weekend, and if the problem continues I'll mail you, so we can find out what the problem is.

Thanks for the availability ... I appreciate that ...

Any other suggestions besides the ones already mentioned ?

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Re: Ipac problem ...
« Reply #8 on: June 13, 2005, 07:59:09 am »
Ok ... I give up ...
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Re: Ipac problem ...
« Reply #9 on: June 13, 2005, 10:10:04 am »
Quote from: AndyWarne on April 13, 2005, 12:52:17 pm
Don't buy a new one!
Drop me an email andy@ultimarc.com. I will help troubleshoot and if necessary replace it.
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Re: Ipac problem ...
« Reply #10 on: July 01, 2005, 05:35:55 am »
HI guys,

I've already whipped myself thousands of times...
The problem was a token that was stucked on the coin door leaving the switch always on ... :-(
Now I have access to the keyboard and the buttons work, but only if the mame switch is selected. In "ALT" mode, when I try to reprogram, I always get the message "I-PAC is not connected"

Any ideas? I use a alternate configuration and I'm still stuck...

Note: I have another I-Pac (always good to have a spar) and the result is the same with the other board.

Thanks
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