Garou MOTW Boot or Repair?

malkie13 · May 15, 2009

Has some sound issues. While I'm doing the clean and check chip connections dance, anyone care to chime in with their thoughts of this being a boot or a repair or what?

Thanks!

Xian Xi · May 15, 2009

It's a repair by SNK. I have had a MOTW just like that. I'm still wondering what they changed in the game code for that repair.

malkie13 · May 15, 2009

Xian Xi, Yer a bastion of helpful info, as always.

Thanks

mmsadda · May 15, 2009

It looks like a repair job. I have one, too, but I don't think it has quite as many EPROMS. Seems like a LOT of Japanese Garou MOTW carts look like that, actually.

the.bet · May 15, 2009

What should we look for?

Xian Xi said:
It's a repair by SNK. I have had a MOTW just like that. I'm still wondering what they changed in the game code for that repair.

So we can learn from you....

What traits make you aware that it is an SNK repair?

Thanks

madman · May 15, 2009

the.bet said:
So we can learn from you....

What traits make you aware that it is an SNK repair?

Thanks

Same thing as all the other boot posts. 100% Legit CHA board with legit Toshiba mask roms. PRG board is legit w/Toshiba roms, just 4 EPROMs with labels.

the.bet · May 15, 2009

madman said:
Same thing as all the other boot posts. 100% Legit CHA board with legit Toshiba mask roms. PRG board is legit w/Toshiba roms, just 4 EPROMs with labels.

So its the stickers with #'s on them over the EPROMS that indicate the EPROMS are form SNK?

Thanks

madman · May 16, 2009

It's not to say that someone couldn't burn EPROMs and put stickers on them. But who would take a working cart with legit chips, rip them out and replace w/EPROMs? The boards are original SNK, the Toshiba chips are legit, that's how you can tell it is not a boot.

the.bet · May 16, 2009

madman said:
It's not to say that someone couldn't burn EPROMs and put stickers on them. But who would take a working cart with legit chips, rip them out and replace w/EPROMs? The boards are original SNK, the Toshiba chips are legit, that's how you can tell it is not a boot.

Good points

I look for the Toshiba chips too when I inspect a cart, but the SNK boards does not hold a whole lot of water for me because so many of the boots out there are on legit broads pulled from another game. ( Not the game in this thread)

mmsadda · May 17, 2009

Basically, it boils down to there being too many legit chips there for it to be a boot.

Xian Xi · May 17, 2009

Most boots will have either all windowed eeproms, conflicting NGH numbers, MX flash chips, non-snk boards, wired surface mount chips.

madman · May 17, 2009

EEPROMS do not have windows, they are erased electronically. EPROMS do have windows, as they use UV to erase the contents.

joe8 · May 18, 2009

Garou MOTW Boot or Repair?
Has some sound issues. While I'm doing the clean and check chip connections dance, anyone care to chime in with their thoughts of this being a boot or a repair or what?

Thanks!

It's an SNK repair job, I have a Garou with a repair job just like it(including the wire). Cover those holes with tape.

Garou MOTW Boot or Repair?

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