Capcom CPS3 Street Fighter 3: New Generation set up issues

Moanin_Ronin · Mar 12, 2012

I have another CPS3 set up and I recently picked up the SF3NG set up and after connecting everything once it powers up all that is displayed is a screen full of "squiggly lines", as I've not experienced this with my past set up did I set this one up incorrectly or does this mean the cart is dead? I've not had a dead cart before so I don't know what to expect.

Artemio · Mar 12, 2012

This is the boot up screen of a dead CPS-III cart:

Hope that is not the case.

(Image taken from arcade otaku)

Moanin_Ronin · Mar 12, 2012

thanks for the reply, here's an image of what I'm experiencing (I should've included it in my original post):

As it differs from your image, I'm guardedly hopeful that I'll be able to fix this with help from here. BTW the faint curving lines seen in the center of the image are my hands holding the camera reflecting off the cab's glass.

KaPH33n · Mar 12, 2012

Does the game respond other than the picture? Is there audio? Can you coin up? or does it feel like it's crashed?

Moanin_Ronin · Mar 12, 2012

It feels like it crashed as there's no sounds but popping/scratching noises occasionally coming from the speakers and there's no reaction from any buttons, coin ups, test button or volume pot, etc.

Artemio · Mar 13, 2012

have you tried this cart on your other cps3 setup? Just to check if it is the cart or the board.

Moanin_Ronin · Mar 13, 2012

My other CPS3 set up is a cart-only board and the game in question is the CD + cart version, while I also had the same idea that you suggested, I was told the two CPS3 boards are incompatible by a friend so I didn't try it out.

Dion · Mar 13, 2012

Its a dead cart. Trust me. I have like 25 of them...

Artemio · Mar 14, 2012

I just got a spare board as a gift, and tried my 2nd impact cart on it. It showed exactly that pattern. fearing the worse, I re tested it in one of my other boards, and it worked. So, my point is... it *might* be the board. I got that exact pattern with a bad one just today and a live cart.

Dion · Mar 14, 2012

Yeah it could be the pcb. Try reseating the simms also.

Did you know that some of the CPS3 pcbs came with batteries on them as well? Unknown what the function was but they leak just like the ones in the carts can. If there is one its inside the large roundish white plastic piece.

Artemio · Mar 14, 2012

yes, I tried documenting all that here:

http://junkerhq.net/xrgb/index.php/CPS-3
http://junkerhq.net/xrgb/index.php/CPS-3_board_models

The ones with battery I've seen so far are 95682A-2, but I've also seen them without it.

jepjepjep · Mar 14, 2012

Man, Capcom sure loved to use those stupid, leaky lithium batteries. CPS Q-sound, CPSII, CPSIII carts, CPSIII mobos. . .

Capcom CPS3 Street Fighter 3: New Generation set up issues

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