atomiswave....cant enter game only enter credits help! stuck!

hi thanks for looking and also sorry if you have seen this post of mine already on other forums but I need help....

im having difficulty with my atomiswave, i can load up a game but when i press credit it ups the credits but as soon as I hit start on my joystick and even 1P start on my supergun nothing happens Sad I can even get into test menu and all buttons seem to be working in the test menu except the service button on my supergun

theres 2 dip switches one with lets u choose between hi res and normal and one that launches the system menu on startup i tried both and changed a few settings in system menu to no luck!

help!

edi:Ok i tried a second atomiswave board and the joystick doesnt seem to work at all in that! also when i go into system menu the 1p button on the supergun does down on the selection on the menu but I can enter into anything not even Input/Output test Sad

am I missing something really obvious or is my supergun at fault?

anyway I came across this

http://www.atomiswave.net/viewtopic.php?p=1610&highlight=#1610

its weird because if i go to date/time it automatically speeds through them and im not even pressing the joystick! could this be the issue?

im tempted to open both boards up to take a look but I dont have a clue with electronics how would I know if its a duff diode?

im pretty sure the supergun is not the problem, I can use my pgm motherboard perfectly fine and play games with it no problems. I even have a pgm PCB which also works fine, however both atomiswave motherboards simply wont let me start in game.....I get to the system menu and go into inputs and everytime I press a button in the I/O test menu it switches from "OFF" to "ON" so it seems its recognising everything even the start button on my joystick which is an official neo geo joystick(stock)

but like i said I cant press start once I reach the title screen.....I can enter credits perfectly fine but nothing past that

help!

So the start button registers on the atomiswave?

if you mean in the test menu in system menu then yes but not in game