Recent content by NightShadowPT

Hi, To be honest my attention got diverted to other stuff and as I've been sent a replacement cart I never touched the other one again. Nonetheless, happy to test anything you'd like if it helps you troubleshoot. Cheers,

Hi everyone, I have just acquired Spectral vs Generation for the PGM, but I am running into an issue that I don't have in any of my other games... lag in the controller. Basically, sometimes the game is not registering my keypresses (i.e.: I press punch and it doesn't register). This is very...

Hi everyone, Quick update on this topic. The seller was kind enough to send me a replacement copy that is fully working. He also did not want me to return the original cartridge, so I'll dig into it and try to repair it later. I'll be absent for a few months as I'm moving to another country...

Thanks a lot for the detailed guide... I am currently moving between countries, so I'll have to wait a few months to get knee deep into the issue, but this sounds like a nice project to tacke and hone my poor soldering skills (or kill the board once and for all in the process. Either way, I...

Hi, Thanks for your help, much appreciated. Regarding your questions: 1 - I am using a Supergun (it is working correctly with a PGM2 board, an MVS and two Atomiswaves) - I'm assuming that is not the problem 2 - I did check the voltage with a Multimeter, it's spot on with the digital indicator...

Hi Again, Seems like I'm monopolizing the board, but either I'm incredibly unlucky, or this is a lot more work than I was expecting.:unsure: Some of you may already have seen that I have a PGM board (rev14) that does not boot, and 2 games (Ketsui and Demon Front) that either showing graphical...

Hi, Here are some pictures to help with the troubleshooting... I've attached photos of the front and back of the board, as well as a zoom in on the section with the corrosion (this is masked as C2 on the flip side). Overall, solder points seem to be quite dry (to my untrained eye)... would it...

Here's an update for the day: The Good News: - I was able to re-flow the solder on the SMD chip mentioned by Fluffy, as well as all other regular solder points (although I did not touch the Surface mounted chips on the second board) - and the board DID NOT DIE!!! (don't laugh... It's my first...

Thanks for the explanation. Now that you mention it, the background gfx also seem to be corrupted (more photos attached). Does this mean that the SMD chip is bad? Or is there something I can do to try and remedy it? I'm disputing the sale on Aliexpress and they have offered me half the money...

I've already cleaned them twice... the cotton buds are coming out clean now... :) But I'll do it once more, for good measure. Regarding more pictures, here they are. Please note some may be slightly distorted as I took the picture through a magnifying lens. Happy to take more, if you feel may...

Unfortunately not at this time... I have another one, but it seems to be busted :( I have opened another thread about it. But if it helps, I have other games that work well on this motherboard.

Most text is corrupted (the text with larger font seems to be displaying ok though). I apologize, but can you please elaborate a bit more on your diagnosis? (for someone technically inclined (my education is in IT), but an absolute beginner at chips, soldering and boards) Thanks

Hi, Unfortunately, another one of the cartridges I bought that is also not working is Demon Front, probably my most anticipated game. :( Got this one from eBay, from a seller in Korea (retroacade). I have opened a dispute and I'm currently chatting with the vendor to see what can be done. The...

To help troubleshoot, and as proposed by djsheep here are pictures (front and back) of both boards... Curious to hear your thoughts... Thanks. Cheers,

I haven't opened the cart, but I guess I can... :) What should I be looking for? Got the cart from AliExpress. Cheers,