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Question about if this is a fried PCB or not
BobA:
See the How to use a Multimeter to Troubleshoot sticky thread.
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knave:
I'm just a fellow noob but the first thought I had upon seeing your screen is that it's a startup screen and just frozen. It doesn't scream fried (or baked) to me. Just stuck.
I second the multimeter thread. I also reccomend reading up on your specific game board, there might be some troubleshooting tips in the manual and for some games you can even find the schematic.
Next I would gently reseat all the IC's and Roms (just press them to be sure they're in place.)
Level42:
1) Is that screen completely static ?
2) Is there a reset button on the PCB set, and if so did you try it ? Does anything change then ?
If 1=yes and 2=no, check out the reset line on the CPU (Z80 I think). If it's low, for some reason, the CPU is constantly reset = frozen. I had the same thing with my Centipede.
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