Golden Tee 2005 - Hard Drive bad?

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When I turn on my Golden Tee, the start up screen counts from 1 up to 4, then stops and says, "Hard Drive Detected", then freezes. Nothing happens.

Is this a hard drive issue?

Thanks!
 
When i have seen that problem it was the hard drive. Press start on power up and keep it pressed until it goes into self test and see what is says in self test.
 
I have a replacement hard drive coming this week, so I'll see if that fixes the issue. I'll post back with the results later this week.

Thanks
 
I hooked up the hard drive I received today and I get the same results. I turn the game on, the game says, "Hard Drive Detected" and the game freezes at that screen.

I can get into "test" mode and everything passes the tests ok. Maybe a temporary drop in voltage causing it to freeze at that screen? Board problem?

Any ideas?

Thanks for the help.
 
Try to find another board if your power supply is okay. or find another security chip...
 
id test the input to the game PCB for +5 volts DC before and after the connector. that would tell you quite a bit. for instance, if you have 5.25 before the connector and 4.8 after the connector on the PCB then you know theres a problem inside the connector. could be just a power supply problem. put the black lead on the ground near the connector and the red lead on the +5 input. assuming you have a schematic to know where these are. could be the power supply just needs to be adjusted but dont do this without a multimeter connected. dont want to go over 5.35 for too long or there might be damage.
 
I'll take a look to verify that the security chip isn't in upside down or a leg isn't bent.

splattergatz - are you saying that I should measure the terminals at the power supply for +5 VDC, then measure the power connector that plugs into the board to make sure I am getting the same reading (power bypass connector)? Just want to confirm I understand you correctly.

Thanks for your help! Unfortunately, this game is currently at another house 30 miles away, so it takes a little longer to troubleshoot :)
 
measure the terminals at the power supply for +5 VDC, then measure the power connector that plugs into the board to make sure I am getting the same reading

well, if you measure "before" the connector on the wire side(with extensions on your probes to stick down into the ends of the pin inside the connector to get the measurement), that will tell you what the power supply is putting out. i measure there cause its right next to the next measurement location which is "after" the connector, on the game PCB. one can easily find the ground rail and the +5 volts DC without any extensions for your probe. i use alligator clips. that measurement will tell you what the board is actually getting after all the wiring, connectors, etc.

you dont really need to do the first test but i do it to tell me what kind of condition the pins are in just for fun. i like to see what voltage drop i am getting through the connector. i have a crimp tool and pins and i like to replace them as necessary.

for instance you might have a reading of 5.20 before the connector and a reading of 4.80 on the PCB, which might not be enough to run the game. that voltage drop tells you you either have weak pins, oxidized pins or both or some other problem like a bad wire etc. on the other hand you might have a reading of 5.20 before the connector and 5.19 on the game PCB which tells you thats not much voltage drop but is it enough to run the game? try turning up the voltage but dont go over 5.35 as the chips dont like that high a voltage and could be damaged.
if you have alligator clips for your probes you can then adjust your +5 volts with your free hand while your probe is clipped to something in the ground rail and +5 volt rail like a capacitor leg or one end of a resistor, whatever you can find. sometimes i cant find both my alligator clips and i just use the one on the ground leg and i hold my red probe with my other hand while adjusting knob on the PS. also leaves me a hand to quickly shut game off for any reason to keep from damaging something or if somethings not right.

*remember* logic ground is different from earth ground. you can put your ground probe on the GND terminal of the power supply too. you can get screwy readings if you have your gnd probe on earth ground so dont make that mistake.
 
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BTW - does your board have TWO power input plugs to it that come from the power supply? If so, I think you need to connect both of them....
 
BTW - does your board have TWO power input plugs to it that come from the power supply? If so, I think you need to connect both of them....

This is correct... There should actually be 2 inputs on the board, and 3 plugs on the harness. They give you a spare to hook up the CD drive for updates.
 
Both of the power bypass connectors are plugged into the game board. I dis-connected the power wires that were on the JAMMA adapter going into the game board. The security chip writing is upside down if looking at the board with the JAMMA connector facing down. I believe this correct. All the other chips next to it are upside down as well. I attached a picture of my board set-up if that helps at all.

I'll take some voltage measurements this week and post back my findings.

Thanks!
 

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I measured the voltage coming out of the power bypass connector that plugs into the PCB and I get 5.2 VDC out of both connectors. I am also getting 5.2 VDC out of the power connector going to the hard drive.

I tried hooking up a computer power supply with 5.24 VDC coming out of its connectors going to the hard drive and PCB (both connectors), but that did get past the "Hard Drive Detected" message.

Any ideas? This is really bugging me. I'm ready to just ship this to someone to have them fix it for me.

Thanks for your help thus far!
 
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