2 Slot Fix?

Ok, I have the opportunity to buy a 2 slot with a "BACK RAM ERROR".

Anyone have any clue on what this is? Is it a difficult fix?

Who can typically fix mvs motherboards? What should a 2 slot with this kind of error cost?

never head of the back ram error. You may be talking abou a BACKUP RAM ERROR.

On a 2 slot, that is typically caused by a soda spill. Take a look under the cover, see if there is any corrosion of the area, or the board in general.

If there is, I do NOt recommend purchasing the board. For ANY board with such a problem, the bare minimum I would charge to repair would be $500, and I woukld not warranty the work. The problem is that the corrosion would still stay inside. Even if I spent 2 weeks repairing and rebuilding traces, there is still corrosion action internally.

If the board looks clean, check out the battery RAM. A loose pin or an actual bad RAM may do the trick. One quick way to tell the difference in the error, if the write/read is only a jnumber or two off such ads a read of 5554 or 55FF, that is either a single line or one of the rams itself failed. If a read which changes each time or comes up B240, then that is caused by corrosion and may not be fixable.

I have a board with a BACKUP RAM ERROR, its possible the Universe BIOS with its 'skipping over hardware errors' maybe could do something, but I spoke with Raz and maybe/maybe not.

It'd sure be nice to fix it though.

I saw that one....

I stopped bidding at $8.31

I won't go any higher than that...

It might be worth it for parts but I already have 3 working motherboards...

It also might be an easy fix.

i would also like to find out where to get a 2 slot fixed. if anyone does know someone i can contact, could you please post a website or email address?

i believe it says 55ff as the error.

Personaly, if you are unfamiliar with arcade pcbs or of electronics repair in general, you might want to save the headaches and money by buying a working one.....