modessitt
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So a customer bought a DK, wanted to put it on free play in his business, found out you couldn't, did some searching online, found out about the D2K option, ordered it, installed it himself. Had some monitor issues that he called me out for, but it turned out to be a combination of brightness and missing sprites. Sometimes everything but the girders disappears. No barrels. no DK. No Jumpman. No fireballs.
So - I pulled off the add-on board, reseated the CPU, reinstalled, and sprites were back.
Well, it's been a week and he called to tell me the sprites disappeared again. he shut it off for a few hours, then turned it back on and had sprites again, but after being on for a while the sprites disappeared again. Off for a while and sprites were back for a while.
Sounds MAYBE heat related, but I'm wondered if the socket he has the add-on board installed into should be replaced. Anyone dealt with this issue?
I wish he'd called me before buying the D2K, as I would've pointed him to the COINUP solution...
So - I pulled off the add-on board, reseated the CPU, reinstalled, and sprites were back.
Well, it's been a week and he called to tell me the sprites disappeared again. he shut it off for a few hours, then turned it back on and had sprites again, but after being on for a while the sprites disappeared again. Off for a while and sprites were back for a while.
Sounds MAYBE heat related, but I'm wondered if the socket he has the add-on board installed into should be replaced. Anyone dealt with this issue?
I wish he'd called me before buying the D2K, as I would've pointed him to the COINUP solution...