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This strategy is extremely helpful in troubleshooting. Not always available but boy its nice when it is.

If the test switch isn't working its best to resolve that issue. Either replace or fix. There are many benefits to having a working test switch. Much more then just free play. Its worth fixing. Harnesses, headers, sticky buttons. I have had to replace a good amount of those original style...

I'd test board at ROMs before turning up if game is booting. More likely a bad connection. Check continuity of switch and harness.

enter the TEST menu and make adjustments on monitor. Its a soft dip setting

This is usually whats needed once you get the game to boot into POST, the stage your picture shows. From here once the BIOs is setup and new battery installed you will be able to determine if the rest of the hardware is working as it should. CPU, graphics card, hard drive, exc. Then once you...

Does this have a USB port where you can install a keyboard? I have fixed a couple of the Arachnid Galaxy units. They needed to have the BIOs reset after battery failure. Basically where it says DEL to setup, you would enter and adjust how the game pcb is booting. I'm sure there is info on...

So you tested the 556 (U2)? Maybe confirm the input and output?

If you're thinking the issue is something slow to charge the only component I could think of is capacitors. Other components like transistors need a certain amount of voltage to switch but its very small in comparison to the duty of a capacitor in most situations. I think you would simply have...

No. You're concerned with output voltages not wattage.

Compare the power outputs of both. You can find the Arctic Thunder outputs in the wiring diagram. The power supply outputs should be listed on the webpage of the item. Also confirm it has the proper number of connectors/pinouts but most of these new computer style supplies are very similar.

That is pretty bad to have the two diagrams contradict each other side by side.

I got this game to boot. I ended up buying a untested mother board and diego pcb. Swapped them in one at a time with no change and the exact same behavior. So I knew the boards were probably not the issue. I ended up fooling around with the reset wire and the filter board. That was my...

Thank you for the suggestion but I have already got this far and replied in regards to my troubleshooting (post #17). Maybe my issue was the USB keyboard. I will find an adapter to PS2.

I finally made my way back out on location and tested the hydro thunder with the same exact standard PCI-VGA video graphics card as @87 t-66 showed above. Hooked up directly to an external known working monitor and with USB keyboard installed holding and tapping both F2, Esc, and Del on...

Curious when their cut off date for support is? I've got a good number of older RT games. Oldest is 2008 I believe. And several I know still need fixing and I'll stumble upon a bad graphics card, mother board, DIMM stick, I/O board, exc.

Very good. Thank you for the info. I bet that allowing people to smoke in the bars has helped business overall. I never smoked but remember going to restaurants that had smoking and they always seemed to be slower once VT outlawed it. Especially in a country setting. Lots of small towns...

And I need a HDD. I see someone has one on EBay for $100. They list it as Galaxy 3 but not necessarily the LIVE version. not sure if it makes a difference.

Do you have a preference for the newer style mobo available? If price is similar have you had better luck with one model then another?

You provided a picture of the USB adapter harness in post #9 above correct?

Talked with Arachnids parts department last night. They won't sell me anything until I sign up for there online service......$400/year. Also my current motherboard is running the USB hub adapter card through the PCI slots not the PCI Express slot. Not sure which I/O cable that you're...