What eeprom burner would you need to fix roms for the CPS1 and CPS 1 q-sound stuff?

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As the title stated,I was wondering what eeprom burner you would need,and what chips you would need to buy? Can someone provide links to this? I know a couple of people with Punisher,Muscle Bomber, and Warriors of Fate boards that they want to revive.

Thanks in advance for any help given.
 
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Thats a great link and all,but I was already aware of it,what I am needing to know is what eeprom burner on the market is used for this. The link does not state this,and there is a gazzilion eeprom burners on ebay,so Im kinda confused as to which to purchase.
 
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My best advise to you would be to look at the eproms you plan on programming, and see what format they are. You'll most likely need a 16 bit adapter to burn the 27Cxxxx chips, as they are very common in arcade applications. Once you know what chips you'll need to burn off, find a burner that supports those chips. Make sure to get a UV eraser while you're at it, or else you won't be able to re-write your eproms.

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Make sure that the EPROM programmer not only supports the chips you want to program, but also that it runs under the OS you have.

My new home computer runs Vista... my TOP2004 programmer does not work with that. :mad:

Plus, keep in mind that the arcade game ROMs are typically EPROMs, not EEPROMs. Some may have Flash ROMs on them which are a type of EEPROM, but they aren't considered one in the same.

Parallel EEPROMs were typically used for awhile as NVRAM for keeping high scores on games but they ended up flakey after a few years.

Serial EEPROMs are used today in MANY MANY applications, but not too many arcade ones. One use is to hold the MAC addresses for your network cards.

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Do not purchase a USB programmer avoid at all costs e.g. Willem Enhanced USB, the USB only provides 5 volts which is not good enough to reliably program EPROMs.

The Willem programmers with proper power supplies are excellent, however not easy to use for the EPROM programming n00b

There are much easier to use programmers out there, and the price tag reflects this!!
 
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The TOP series of programmers are cheap and easy to use... however: THEY DO NOT DO 16 BIT EPROMS.

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Monolith said:
Thats a great link and all,but I was already aware of it,what I am needing to know is what eeprom burner on the market is used for this. The link does not state this,and there is a gazzilion eeprom burners on ebay,so Im kinda confused as to which to purchase.
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All the info is there you need 27c010, 27c020 also get 27c4096 and 27c040. Use a willem programmer that uses a ac adapter to power it
 
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mainman said:
All the info is there you need 27c010, 27c020 also get 27c4096 and 27c040. Use a willem programmer that uses a ac adapter to power it
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Well the link did not have info on what was the best eprom burner to use. That was the info I was actually seeking out.
 
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channelmaniac said:
My new home computer runs Vista... my TOP2004 programmer does not work with that. :mad:
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I just have to say two things:
1. Pwnt.
2. Why didn't you ask for your $100 back and buy XP?
 
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SpamYouToDeath said:
I just have to say two things:
1. Pwnt.
2. Why didn't you ask for your $100 back and buy XP?
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1. It's not a pwnt. Go back to the war room. The manufacturer hasn't released updated drivers yet.

2. It comes on new PCs. It's not an upgrade.
 
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chaoticjelly said:
Do not purchase a USB programmer avoid at all costs e.g. Willem Enhanced USB, the USB only provides 5 volts which is not good enough to reliably program EPROMs.
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They use a DC - DC converter to get the voltages required for programing.
It would not work with 5 volts alone
 
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The Willem one took nearly a day to figure out, but it worked out fine for the job I did. I saved a lot of money buying that little homebrew piece of crap instead of a full-fledged one. It should be noted that it doesn't have a big enough slot to accommodate the chips used for the Neo Geo bios though.
 
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Anyone have any links on where to buy the best version of the the Willem one?
 
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Neo Alec said:
It should be noted that it doesn't have a big enough slot to accommodate the chips used for the Neo Geo bios though.
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16 bit adapter will allow you to burn 27c1024, 27c160 and 27c322
 
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