Author Topic: XARCADE DB9 BROKEN SOMEONE HAVE THE COMBINATION OF COLORS? (Read 7797 times)

leahide · « **on:** September 29, 2009, 04:01:30 pm »

I HAVE A CABLE OUTPUT OF XARCADE THE DB9 WAS BROKEN I WANT PUT A NEW ADAPTER I NEED THE COMBINATION OF COLORS FOR EACH PIN...

EXAMPLE

. . . . . - CYAN - YELLOW - RED - WHITE - BLACK
. . . . - GREY - ORANGE - BROWN - GREEN....

THAT IS CORRECT?

severdhed · « **Reply #1 on:** September 29, 2009, 04:09:00 pm »

first of all...ALL CAPS SUCKS!!!

second...is it the connector on the circuit board that is broken, or just the cable? you should be able to acquire a replacement 9pin serial cable pretty cheap.

leahide · « **Reply #2 on:** September 29, 2009, 04:14:22 pm »

IS THE CABLE WAS GO TO THE CIRCUIT BOARD THE CONECTOR OF THE OUTSIDE OF XARCADE ITS BROKEN ... THE DB9 ITS BROKEN THE CABLE IS OK JUST IS THE CONECTOR ...

severdhed · « **Reply #3 on:** September 29, 2009, 04:20:27 pm »

wow. um..i'm not sure i fully understand that statement...i'm guessing english isn't your first language.

so the connector on the PCB is broken? have you tried contacting X-Gaming? it is my understanding that x-arcade units have a lifetime warranty, so i would start with them.

http://www.xgaming.com/support/

1-866-942-6464

and Please stop typing in ALL CAPS..it is very annoying to read through...it is generally considered as yelling.

leahide · « **Reply #4 on:** September 29, 2009, 04:26:16 pm »

lol forgive me...
for the CAPS ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- i need help with this
the problem is the lifetime warranty is in the eeuu
and i are in montevideo uruguay...

i need information about the pins of db9 -
for example

. ground . +5 . -5 . .
. . . .

sorry for my bad english

garnerb350 · « **Reply #5 on:** September 29, 2009, 04:29:06 pm »

For GODS SAKE JIM HELP HIM!!!

severdhed · « **Reply #6 on:** September 29, 2009, 04:40:33 pm »

i dont know what to tell you. i have no idea which pin does what

leahide · « **Reply #7 on:** September 29, 2009, 04:44:11 pm »

ok more later i send a photo with the problem maybe are most hard to resolve it.

thnx for the help =

Epyx · « **Reply #8 on:** September 29, 2009, 05:26:21 pm »

Xgaming will replace that cable for $5 + Shipping.

BobA · « **Reply #9 on:** September 29, 2009, 05:43:32 pm »

If it is the connector on the cable maybe this info will help. It does not give colors but using a VOM the wires can be traced.

This info came from a thread about making a serial cable for x arcade on this forum.

leahide · « **Reply #10 on:** September 29, 2009, 06:33:04 pm »

this is my dude!!!

the first image shows the db9 broken just want know how put the colors of the cables in the db9 nothing more!!

severdhed · « **Reply #11 on:** September 29, 2009, 08:51:04 pm »

wow, your x-arcade is completely different than mine. what is that cable in the second picture? i dont have one of those.

my x-arcade has a db9 port mounted directly on the circuit board, and then just uses a standard 9pin serial cable.

Kevin Mullins · « **Reply #12 on:** September 29, 2009, 11:09:37 pm »

Quote from: severdhed on September 29, 2009, 08:51:04 pm

my x-arcade has a db9 port mounted directly on the circuit board, and then just uses a standard 9pin serial cable.

I've had mine for years since they first came out and I was thinking the same thing..... opened it up and sure enough, pcb mounted DB9 and it just uses a basic serial cable from there.

And I still don't quite understand what info he needs. The wires look all there, can't tell what's really "broken". If it's just a DB9 housing of some sorts that's broken, swap it one wire at a time to the new one.

Is that the same cable in pictures #1 and #2 ?
Does that cable then plug into the little pcb inside the X-Arcade ?

leahide · « **Reply #13 on:** September 30, 2009, 08:37:54 am »

yes is the same cable - the first picture goes to outside of the xarcade and the second image goes internal conected to the 2 sockets whites.
the serial cable is conected to the db9 picture 1 ...

Kevin Mullins · « **Reply #14 on:** September 30, 2009, 03:51:33 pm »

So why not take your NEW DB9 and set it side by side with the old one and transfer one wire over at a time ?

That first pic isn't clear enough to see what is "broken", but all the wires seem to be where they should be.

leahide · « **Reply #15 on:** October 01, 2009, 11:34:28 am »

THIS IS THE CONECTOR WAS BROKEN!!! AND GO OF THE FACTORY SEALED.

garnerb350 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 01, 2009, 11:44:14 am »

severdhed · « **Reply #17 on:** October 01, 2009, 11:51:40 am »

http://www.xgaming.com/adapters.shtml

at the bottom of that page, you can get a replacement cable for $10

leahide · « **Reply #18 on:** October 01, 2009, 04:04:32 pm »

w wrong severdhed the replacment of db9 no exists only the serial cable...
cost understand i say?

just i want replace the db9 needs the combination of colorssssss

i mean first pin . = orange? blue . . . .

lol....thnx whatever.

Kevin Mullins · « **Reply #19 on:** October 01, 2009, 04:41:33 pm »

OK, now this is just down right frustrating......but am starting to understand what is BROKEN, sort of. (circled in green)

What I DON'T understand is what information is needed......

USE THE OLD WIRES FROM YOUR CONNECTOR AS YOUR EXAMPLE

leahide · « **Reply #20 on:** October 01, 2009, 04:53:15 pm »

are you sure?

the light of the xarcade it´s in off and not recognize my xarcade on the pc?
maybe the circuit board is bad..

for me its only problem of the conector
nothing more.

Epyx · « **Reply #21 on:** October 01, 2009, 05:20:56 pm »

As stated previously...this same cable was broken on mine...call Craig...$5.99

leahide · « **Reply #22 on:** October 04, 2009, 06:34:40 pm »

lol nice solution buy a new cable....if that is the way i dont know but what reason i publish this note...

Siris · « **Reply #23 on:** October 04, 2009, 07:11:36 pm »

I think he is saying he put that new Db9 end on and it's not working so he wants someone to verify what pins on the Molex type connector go to which pins in the Db9 connector via a continuity check since the original Db9 was encased and colors are impossible to determine.

leahide · « **Reply #24 on:** October 19, 2009, 03:10:02 pm »

lol in the oficial support of xarcade the atention for the client is a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin---!!!

keep without solutions ...

Epyx · « **Reply #25 on:** October 19, 2009, 06:16:33 pm »

You make fun of my suggestion for buying one...but you have wasted how many weeks now? How much is your time worth waiting? More than $5.99?

I don't mean to be an ass...im a pretty mellow easy going guy...but cmon...$5.99 plus shipping or wasting weeks waiting for an answer? It's called opportunity cost. In my books, probably because I have a family etc, my time is worth a lot more per hour than a $6 part.

However, if just want the challenge of doing it yourself fine, I understand:

http://tomcrampton.com/blog/index.php?c=1&more=1&pb=1&tb=1&title=the_x_arcade_saga

http://www.xgaming.com/service/images/innards/PCBreplace.JPG

leahide · « **Reply #26 on:** October 27, 2009, 12:28:26 pm »

have the url of craig?

leahide · « **Reply #27 on:** January 05, 2010, 01:46:02 pm »

still without solutions this is the cable and the conector db9 not respond me.
again i need the correct order of the colors in the db9 i dont have the old conector for testing....
somebody have it?

thnx a lot.

welos · « **Reply #28 on:** January 10, 2010, 03:47:05 pm »

hi !

try this :

----- green - yellow - red - brown - black
---- white - grey - orange - blue

this has been tested by a friend of mine, it should works

tell us, good luck !

ark_ader · « **Reply #29 on:** January 11, 2010, 06:18:56 pm »

I had to make one of these up, but I remembered there is a problem with the grounding, so make sure you have a keyboard plugged into the X Arcade.

welos · « **Reply #30 on:** January 12, 2010, 04:05:24 pm »

thx for the advise,

before failure, my x-arcade was only connected to USB port, no connection into PS2, and worked fine.

marcushg85 · « **Reply #31 on:** June 27, 2015, 11:46:01 am »

Quote from: welos on January 10, 2010, 03:47:05 pm

hi !

try this :

----- green - yellow - red - brown - black
---- white - grey - orange - blue

this has been tested by a friend of mine, it should works

tell us, good luck !

Hi there, i know this post has been dead for too long but I just wanted to start where you left.
Did this work? I have an x-arcade without any cables. The cable from pcb to db9 is also broken so I just wanted to know if it is possible to take out from the pcb connector the USB and the ps2 without needing the serial port in the middle. Thanks a lot! I have been trying to copy with a tester the cable between the pcb connector and the USB (from another x-arcade) but I haven't succeeded.
Thanks in advance


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