Gauntlet DL Midway Durango Stuck in Test Mode

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Ive got a Midway Durango PCB set, it originally ran sportstation, but I got a new video card and roms to run GL : DL and War Final Assault. Since the changeover, the system always boots to the test menu. I can run all the checks and everything passes, it originally gave me a change rtc battery error, so I swapped the snaphat and now that error is gone. If I hit exit to game, it reboots and right back to the test menu. I do get the audio tone on boot, controls work and everything else. I have tried turning up the voltage to about 5.2 with no change.

Any other ideas?
 
What video card are you using? I bought a consumer voodoo 2 card and it made my Dark Legacy boot to the test menu with a 'test switch stuck' error.

Later I was able to get War running with that same video card. I was swapping parts between two different boardsets for testing, so it might have been something else but I'm pretty sure it caused the problem. Perhaps Legends looks for the security chip on the video card and War doesn't.

Have you tried to boot it with the War ROM's?
 
Got the card from toplessz awhile back, so id assume it has the security chip. I dont get any error at all. I did try the war chips and hdd with the same result, but that was before I changed the RTC battery. Ill give it another shot tonight with the new battery in and see what happens.
 
Well, problem solved. U13 Sw1 - labeled in the manual as "Display Comments on
VT100", in the dip switch screens, its blank. On my PCB, it was on. Apparently this didnt affect sportstation, but gauntlet and war were locked into test mode. As soon as I turned it off, game booted right up!!
 
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