Capcom CPS2 questions

luggal

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I need some help. Based on what I read on cps2shock.com and a few other sites about the Capcom CPS2 A & B boards, I thought that (all of) the USA and JPN boards were interchangeable. Obviously, my "USA" boards work together, but my Japanese SFZ2 doesn't fit the US mobo. Is it supposed to? Does this look right? Am I just confused about the compatibility?

USA CPS2 mobo - blue USA sticker, blue test and volume buttons - one connector is recessed, all female:
cps2-mobo.bmp




USA CPS2 game D&D: Shadow Over Mystara - blue case, male connectors, one sticks out of the board:
cps2-ddsom.bmp




JPN CPS2 game Street Fighter Zero 2 - green case, all female connectors:
cps2-sfz2.bmp


Thanks!
Luggal
 
MKL

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The recessed connector is found on Asian boards. The plastic shell on your board has clearly been swapped (removed seal is a dead giveaway).
 
Razoola

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MKL is correct, that 'a' board you have was designed for Asian grey 'b' boards. someone must have changed the buttons and sticker on the 'a' board or it came out the the factory incorrectly.

Raz
 
Lime2K

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Wouldn't it be possible, if you were _really_ good at soldering, to find the correct connector and replace the incorrect one?

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luggal

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I'm assuming that if the A board is Asian, the blue D&D board must be a hacked Asian flavor as well. It all boots up in English - test menu & game, even the title screen for the D&D game says 1996 USA etc.

I'm the exact opposite of good at soldering, so it's nothing that I could fix/change. The other problem is that the USA/Euro A board looks like it's supposed to have 4 male connectors, while the compatible (usa & jpn) games are all female. All 4 would have to be swapped out on this thing.

I contacted the seller & await a reply. If they're not willing to swap it out with a legit USA mobo + some of my cash back, since all I care about is the A board, I'll be in the market for one.

Thanks for the replies guys.
 
norton9478

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Don't the asian boards use the same exact insides at the USA boards?
 
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I believe that you can simply change the connecters on the a or b board to correct the problem but I have never tried this myself.

Raz
 
Tung Fu ru

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if all fails, i'm pretty sure you can get an A board on ebay for $50-$65. Maybe less if you find a good deal.
 
A

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Razoola said:
I believe that you can simply change the connecters on the a or b board to correct the problem but I have never tried this myself.

Raz
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I can confirm this, I converted an Asian SSF2 to work on US/EUR/JAP A boards. :)

Ace.
 
dogtoy

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Anyone have a a source for these connectors other than stealing them out of other CPS boards?? I'd really like to convert my Asian A board to work with US/Japanese games.

Cheers,
-DT
 
luggal

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dogtoy said:
Anyone have a a source for these connectors other than stealing them out of other CPS boards?? I'd really like to convert my Asian A board to work with US/Japanese games.

Cheers,
-DT
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Been browsing through digikey and mouser catalogs. I'll let you know if I find anything...
 
dogtoy

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Sweet, I get the big mouser phonebook sized catalog. I'm thinking one of the VME connectors or something would be the correct one. Does anyone know how many pins this connector is??

What would be ideal for my Asian A board would be an extension for the recessed connector. Then I would have to have the shorter male connector for the grey SSF2 B board to work with it again.

This has got to be possible!!
-DT
 
dogtoy

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Mouser has them. They are 3 row 36 pin DIN connectors...

I'll have to find another source or wait awhile, mouser has a $25 or $30 minimum order and I can't think of $30 worth of stuff I need from mouser currently. If i do it i'll be sure and put up a post and/or website about it.
 
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