London, ON
I picked up a Hook a few weeks ago, Great game, shallow rules set, fun none the less, good pin, looks great LED'd Cliffy's are a must, at Skull and scoop.
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Seems kinda odd that multiple people have the same issue with the new ROM 5.0 although I was having similar issues with the original ROM , I’m guessing it’s a code issue and maybe was missed or just not messed with ROM 5 , but the changes and additions are fantastic , makes the game fun again.
Ok I’ll reseat connections and verify voltages with a meter , and see if it resolves the issue . Weird that multiple people are having the same issue , you have to agree ? Thanks Chad I’ll get back to you !!
And yes I do see the boot screen so the DMD is resetting .
1 week later
Quoted from ChadH:Thanks for posting that video. I was hoping to see a video of before/during/after the issue.
Do you see a DMD reset where it shows the DMD boot screen? Even if for a split second?If so, there is nothing that code can do to fix this. This is simply a power issue with your DMD and it is restarting. This can happen independent of the CPU so the game keeps playing.
This is also true of the sound board on these games... if the sound board has a power issue it can reboot also and will result in the default sound boot up sound playing "Hook, Hook, Hook!" and usually the music stopping until the next time the game sends a music cue to the sound card.
If your DMD is restarting, chances are that you need to check the power connections. Sometimes just reseating the connections (with game powered off) will get you by for a while, but really, you might have to reflow solder or replace connectors or components (related capacitors?) for a permanent fix.
Thanks Chad for steering me in the direction....
Pulling the power supply and reflowing the headers and contact cleaner on the connectors, resolved the DMD reset problem
I have had several games on it with multiple players and no issues thus far..
Rob
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