Area 51/Max Force resetting???

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I have an Area 51/Max Force combo board, turns on, runs attract mode, but when I coin up it resets with a ream error.... What is going on here???
 
Every one of those boards I've owned has always been picky about voltage. Have you tried at various voltages? One I had would only work when the voltage high light was lit (~5.2V). Other than that, it's a hard drive game... so those are always suspect.

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I don't know if it makes a difference if it's a single board or dual-layer board (like the Duo requires) but I can say that my single board Area 51 needs the voltage to actually be on the low end to work. I think it's at 5.05 at the power supply, and that's WITH the voltage high light lit up! any higher like 5.10 and the game will reset. most people claim this game's a power hog, but obviously in my case that's not it. lol

start by going lower to see if the reset clears up. if that doesn't work and you find yourself too low, at like 5.00 or something, then go up to like 5.2. if the resets persist, verify that it's not the hard drive causing it.
 
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