NBA Showtime/NFL Blitz Sportstation bootup issue

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My NBA Showtime/NFL Blitz Sportstation started resetting one evening after about 10 minutes of play. I played another game and the same thing happened. The next time I turned the machine on, it just made a bunch of loud chatter and wouldn't boot up. THe LED 3 and 4 on the Sound Board are indicating voltage, but the CPU doesn't seem to boot. I swapped power supplies, but that didn't solve it. It sounds like the hard drive spins when I power it on, but that's about it. So, every time I turn the machine on, no video is displayed, the sound board gets voltage and makes a bunch of racket. That's all I know so far. Any thoughts on where to start?
 
This is a common problem on the JAMMA connector The 5+vdc line heats up and causes re-boots. You can either solder it directly to the board, or try to use and eraser to clean the contacts on the board side, usually they get pretty toasted and iut's too late.
 
I finally got power back onto the main board, but the LED indicator is telling me that the hard drive is faulty. I can see LED on the hard drive itself light up and try to work, then powers down. I'm assuming I just need to get a new hard drive.

Here's a question: My version is NFL BLITZ 2000 and NBA on NBC: Showtime (not GOLD) Do I need a specific hard drive to replace this, or a certain ROM chip to make sure I'm getting something compatible?
 
I finally got power back onto the main board, but the LED indicator is telling me that the hard drive is faulty. I can see LED on the hard drive itself light up and try to work, then powers down. I'm assuming I just need to get a new hard drive.

Here's a question: My version is NFL BLITZ 2000 and NBA on NBC: Showtime (not GOLD) Do I need a specific hard drive to replace this, or a certain ROM chip to make sure I'm getting something compatible?

I sell the 3.0 update kit for 60.50 shipped in US. You most likely have the 1.5 or 2.5 version. You can buy it directly from my website at www.summittarcade.com
I dont sell the parts for the older versions, only the 3.0
 
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