Quoted from antinea:Before I do anything stupid, would it be a good idea to desolder the ram, wait a few days for a socket to be delivered, and then do the job again? I mean, it should be easier and cleaner with a socket...
Also, since it'll be another week to get the resistor to switch to 6264, can it damage the ram/board if I power it with a 62256 configuration? I realize it might be a really stupid question, but I'm pretty clueless when it comes to electronics.
Best to start with configuring the board first for 6264 and be sure the game boots and plays before you try and remove the NVRAM, if you really want to add an IC socket. At least this way you know it started off working before adding the IC socket if something were to happen. At that time, then you know you would be dealing with a damaged pad/trace.
Personally, I would just leave it soldered in at this point, even after the board works with the 6264 configuration. It is rare NVRAM fails.
You can unplug J114, which is 5v and 12v out from the driver board to the other boards. Why would you want to power the game on when it does not boot?
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