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Ok so I finally bought a Neo Print. It's somewhat of a MVS type board although heavely modified. I also happen to have about 12 NeoPrint carts I have purchased throughout the years. So I am thinking, Cool now I can finally use these and see what is on them. So after plugging in several and seeing what is on them (they must have made a ton of these) I think I have a better understanding of it.
so in looking at the board there are 2, 8 Dip switches that are all on off on the US version. I have no docs on how to set these and the are a Pain to get to.
The neo print carts Use the 1994 (c) MVS (forget the Model) boards for the P and V chips and a differnt board for the M and C chips (there is no S chip on this board)
most the boards have 1 V and 1 M chip and only 1-4 C and 1-2 P chips the C and P are all flash roms.
Now I have 2 carts that do not work which are missing the M Chip and has no V chips. But they do not appear to be removed (holes are filled) So I am thinking they are suppose to be like this so there is either a Dip Setting or a adaptor board needing to be used to make these work. I doubt it is a adaptor board so it must be a dip setting. These also have pink labels.
Another note I have been going back and forth on this but I looked at the board again and The Main Demo screen with athena has to be accessed via the board. so the languages are on there. So my thought is If it is missing the V and M chip either there was a Newer revision of the NeoPrint board that needs to be used *or* again it is a dip setting.
So any thoughts.
as it happens I have another neo print board (the one I got with the carts) But I looked into pulling the current one out and replacing it. however there are so many connection on this thing and it is so hard to get to. Truthfully I can not tell how they got it in in the first place.
Pics (note this are 500kb files each for detail)
Inside of Cab
http://neogeocentral.com/images/NeoPrint/IMG_0356.jpg
Neo Print Main Board (this is the spare I have not the one inside)
http://neogeocentral.com/images/NeoPrint/IMG_0357.jpg
carts label up
http://neogeocentral.com/images/NeoPrint/IMG_0358.jpg
this is a pink Label cart (does not work on my NeoPrint)
http://neogeocentral.com/images/NeoPrint/IMG_0359.jpg
This is a US cart that works
http://neogeocentral.com/images/NeoPrint/IMG_0360.jpg
so in looking at the board there are 2, 8 Dip switches that are all on off on the US version. I have no docs on how to set these and the are a Pain to get to.
The neo print carts Use the 1994 (c) MVS (forget the Model) boards for the P and V chips and a differnt board for the M and C chips (there is no S chip on this board)
most the boards have 1 V and 1 M chip and only 1-4 C and 1-2 P chips the C and P are all flash roms.
Now I have 2 carts that do not work which are missing the M Chip and has no V chips. But they do not appear to be removed (holes are filled) So I am thinking they are suppose to be like this so there is either a Dip Setting or a adaptor board needing to be used to make these work. I doubt it is a adaptor board so it must be a dip setting. These also have pink labels.
Another note I have been going back and forth on this but I looked at the board again and The Main Demo screen with athena has to be accessed via the board. so the languages are on there. So my thought is If it is missing the V and M chip either there was a Newer revision of the NeoPrint board that needs to be used *or* again it is a dip setting.
So any thoughts.
as it happens I have another neo print board (the one I got with the carts) But I looked into pulling the current one out and replacing it. however there are so many connection on this thing and it is so hard to get to. Truthfully I can not tell how they got it in in the first place.
Pics (note this are 500kb files each for detail)
Inside of Cab
http://neogeocentral.com/images/NeoPrint/IMG_0356.jpg
Neo Print Main Board (this is the spare I have not the one inside)
http://neogeocentral.com/images/NeoPrint/IMG_0357.jpg
carts label up
http://neogeocentral.com/images/NeoPrint/IMG_0358.jpg
this is a pink Label cart (does not work on my NeoPrint)
http://neogeocentral.com/images/NeoPrint/IMG_0359.jpg
This is a US cart that works
http://neogeocentral.com/images/NeoPrint/IMG_0360.jpg
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