Blue's Journey crosshatch

[malignantpoodle]

Tried on my CMVS and 2 different 4 slot cabs. Cart will only crosshatch.

Contacts are very clean, used eraser and 91% alcohol. It is probably now the cleanest cart I have.

I could not find any broken traces. However, all of the solder joints appeared to be extremely weak. I reflowed all of the solder joints. No dice.

I don't see any corrosion, rust, nothing. Boards look excellent. Any ideas on where to go from here?

 

[Kid Panda]

Try to seat the cart not all the way, maybe 1/2 to 3/4 of the way, I had a metal slug cart that did that a lot. Or, put the cart in and before you apply power tilt the cart forward towards you a bit. I know it sounds crazy, but it worked for me.

 

[IDCHAPPY]

Or have you tried just the boards? no case on them?

 

[malignantpoodle]

Panda: Just now tried your suggestion, but still crosshatch on this one.

IDCHAPPY: Yes, I tried just the boards with no case, same thing

 

[Kid Panda]

Looks like a Raguy has died :/
Hope something else that works comes along for ya.

 

[RabbitTroop]

I promise any cart you bought from me was cleaner than that Blue's Journey

Sucks to hear it bit the big one, though... Do you have a UNIBIOS in that setup? Can you drop into the CRC check and see what's reporting? Is it even identifying the cart in there?

 

[malignantpoodle]

Hey Rabbit,

yeah your carts are clean, but this one got the full bath

I do have a unibios, but it doesn't even see the cart in there at all so no way to run a crc.

 

[fremen]

Hi,

This sounds like a P1 problem, if you have oportunity try to read/verify it. Also could be a problem of the LS'

Saludos

 

[distropia]

Hi,

This sounds like a P1 problem, if you have oportunity try to read/verify it. Also could be a problem of the LS'

Saludos

Two people here with the same thought. P1 seems to be dead, but fortunately is replaceable with an eprom.

 

[malignantpoodle]

Thanks for the replies everyone.

The cart is being sent to Xian Xi. If it can be fixed, he can do it!