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JoshuaMiller
08-22-2007, 01:59 PM
I'm converting a neo candy cab BACK to a MVS Neo machine (someone had MAME'd it, poorly I might add) and have a couple of questions for you experts. . .

1- will a 6-slot PCB fit in a candy cab?

2- I want to play games in their original Japanese, completely uncensored. From what I have read, an american board will play even Japanese games in english and censored. Can this be changed with dip switches on MVS, or do I need to do something with the BIOS? Am I better off just buying a Japanese PCB?

3- The JAMMA loom of the cab was hooked into a Jpac board. I know that there are some differences between the MVS and JAMMA connections, am I ok since this is a neo cab, or do I need to be careful of any issues when hooking up?

Thanks-

--Joshua--
Tango
08-22-2007, 02:06 PM
so did you get that 6 slot dude? I think all you need to do is reconnect those QDs on the jamma harness that go to the speakers. Check the connections on the harness against this...

http://www.hardmvs.com/manuals/Jamma2NeoGeo4SlotPinout.pdf (as given to me by someone else)

What carts did you get anyways?

later
JoshuaMiller
08-22-2007, 02:11 PM
wow, that was fast man.

Haven't made the jump yet, want to make sure it fits, I heard the 6'ers are too big for some cabs, but I imagine it'll fit.

Thanks for the .pdf
Tango
08-22-2007, 02:17 PM
dude Im loafing today and procrastinating getting started on my work. Something about the all nighters zapped my motivation to do anything but loaf.
topher
08-23-2007, 03:46 AM
Get a unibios and you won't have to worry about censored games. Most MVS games have a soft dip violence setting, so generally all that is being censored is Mai's bounciness in a few KOF games.
JoshuaMiller
08-23-2007, 01:17 PM
Thanks, Topher.

From my understanding the BIOS is software, but is contained on a chip on the PCB that needs to be replaced to change the version of the BIOS.

Is this correct?
FairlanePhantom
08-23-2007, 01:29 PM
Yeah, it's a socketed chip on the PCB with the 6 slot.
Ajax
08-23-2007, 01:50 PM
Which Neo Candy is it? I know that there is no way a 6 slot would fit in mine...
JoshuaMiller
08-23-2007, 03:40 PM
It's a 29, not sure what the exact model name is, but it looks like the one on the top of this page-

http://www.arcade-museum.com/game_detail.php?game_id=8846

thanks.
Tango
08-23-2007, 08:57 PM
MVS-U4 29 inch.
JoshuaMiller
08-23-2007, 09:24 PM
thanks seth