Sir Kongsalot
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I got a DK without a monitor a couple of days ago, and I'm completely new to arcade machines. 90% of my electronics experience is with building/repairing PCs, and I get along well in that world, but I know this stuff is harder, especially when monitors get involved.
So I figured I'd make a thread for my initial questions, and more as they come up, since I'll surely have more.
QUESTION 1: without a monitor (and thus, without sound) is there any way to tell whether or not the board is actually functioning? It'd be nice if they had an LED on there or something!
My only idea has been the coin counter. With the power off, I flipped the coin lever and got nada as expected. Powered on the machine, flipped it again, and it went up by one!
So, if nothing else, I know the board's got a healthy current, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna be jumping barrels.
QUESTION 2: this power supply is damn near silent. As a PC guy, that makes me nervous. If you don't hear whirring, something's wrong. I hear nothing but the tiniest little whisper of a hum. Are these supposed to be that quiet, or is a fan that should be going, not going? If so, I obviously want to know sooner than later.
QUESTION 3: this is less of a technical question, but I figure I'll ask it here since I'm askin' stuff. The cabinet is missing both the serial plate and the serial number sticker on the CPU board. At first glance at the cabinet, I thought nothing of it (except to be sad that I didn't have my serial), but when I saw the board I felt there might be intent involved. Somebody else, who didn't know what kinds of questions to ask, picked up the machine for me, and I haven't talked to the owner yet (nobody else ever owned it), but could there be any reason that he might take the serials? Is this a "thing" that people do? When I talk to the guy, I'll ask, but if there's anything I could know ahead of time, I'd like to.
So I figured I'd make a thread for my initial questions, and more as they come up, since I'll surely have more.
QUESTION 1: without a monitor (and thus, without sound) is there any way to tell whether or not the board is actually functioning? It'd be nice if they had an LED on there or something!
My only idea has been the coin counter. With the power off, I flipped the coin lever and got nada as expected. Powered on the machine, flipped it again, and it went up by one!
So, if nothing else, I know the board's got a healthy current, but that doesn't mean I'm gonna be jumping barrels.
QUESTION 2: this power supply is damn near silent. As a PC guy, that makes me nervous. If you don't hear whirring, something's wrong. I hear nothing but the tiniest little whisper of a hum. Are these supposed to be that quiet, or is a fan that should be going, not going? If so, I obviously want to know sooner than later.
QUESTION 3: this is less of a technical question, but I figure I'll ask it here since I'm askin' stuff. The cabinet is missing both the serial plate and the serial number sticker on the CPU board. At first glance at the cabinet, I thought nothing of it (except to be sad that I didn't have my serial), but when I saw the board I felt there might be intent involved. Somebody else, who didn't know what kinds of questions to ask, picked up the machine for me, and I haven't talked to the owner yet (nobody else ever owned it), but could there be any reason that he might take the serials? Is this a "thing" that people do? When I talk to the guy, I'll ask, but if there's anything I could know ahead of time, I'd like to.
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