Help with Sega Naomi "error 03"

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Hi all, I have got a Sega Naomi board with Virtua Striker 2 ver.2000. At the start screen it show the message ERROR 03 and below BOARD MALFUNCTION. Can anyone tell me what is wrong? :help:
 
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segundosombra said:
Hi all, I have got a Sega Naomi board with Virtua Striker 2 ver.2000. At the start screen it show the message ERROR 03 and below BOARD MALFUNCTION. Can anyone tell me what is wrong? :help:
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According to the great Naomi GD manual (which seems close to naomi error list as well)

Error 03 is
Board Malfunctioning
Cause: Main board serial number cannot be read out.
Contermeasures: Submit the DIMM board for repairing.

Since VS 2 is only in cart form (as far as i know), you could just have a bad cart. You have any other naomi board to test it on?
 
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I dont have any cart to make the job you are telling me , anyway i will like to thanks cause the velocity of your answer.

yours sincerely

Marcelo
 
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One thing I would try is removing and putting the cart back in...

Just to make sure it's not a connection problem...

Make sure it's pressed all the way in...
 
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segundosombra said:
Subbie

I dont have any cart to make the job you are telling me , anyway i will like to thanks cause the velocity of your answer.

yours sincerely

Marcelo
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To mee it sounds like a communication error between the naomi system (mother board) and the game board. Try disconnecting and reconnecting the game. If it does not work try using another game in your system. If you get simular error then there is a problem with your naomi motherboard. If it works (the other game) it looks like there is a problem with your cart.

I dont think its over your noami bios because there is error for when the bios rejects the cart.

Your game is in cart form correct?

If you are still having problems let me know.

- Brian
 
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EVIL NICK said:
One thing I would try is removing and putting the cart back in...

Just to make sure it's not a connection problem...

Make sure it's pressed all the way in...
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I don't tried these but I will do it. Maybe you are right. I will post the result.


Thanks.
 
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subbie said:
To mee it sounds like a communication error between the naomi system (mother board) and the game board. Try disconnecting and reconnecting the game. If it does not work try using another game in your system. If you get simular error then there is a problem with your naomi motherboard. If it works (the other game) it looks like there is a problem with your cart.

I dont think its over your noami bios because there is error for when the bios rejects the cart.

Your game is in cart form correct?

If you are still having problems let me know.

- Brian
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Yes my game is in cart form. I have still the same problem but I performed a ROM BOARD TEST and it show this:

ROM BOARD TEST
[VIRTUA STRIKER 2 VER. 2000]

NO. TYPE RESULT BYTE WORD
IC22 32M ---- 5AA1 6AFB
IC1 64M GOOD F5DD E983
IC2 64M GOOD 4CB7 198B
IC3 64M GOOD 5661 47C0
IC4 64M GOOD CD15 DC9A
IC5 64M GOOD 7855 BCC7
IC6 64M GOOD 59D2 CB75
IC7 64M GOOD B795 BE9C
IC8 64M GOOD D2DE 5AF2
IC9 64M GOOD 7AAD 0DD5
IC10 64M GOOD B31B 2C4E
IC11 64M GOOD 5C32 D746
IC12 64M GOOD 1886 D5EA
IC13 64M GOOD D7B3 24D7
IC14 64M GOOD 9EF2 E513
IC15 32M GOOD 0DF9 FC01

What do you think?

Thanks.
 
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segundosombra said:
Yes my game is in cart form. I still have the same problem but I performed a ROM BOARD TEST and it show this:
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--edit--

I see the edit above.

Hmm not really sure. I get my naomi stuff (board & games) very soon (either this weekend or early next week). If your problem is not solved I will look into it on my side. As well I will keep searching though my games to see if I have a manual with error codes for cart games insted of GD software. (Though I think the error codes are probably the same with a few extra for the GD hardware).
 
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subbie said:
Shows this? As in the error 03 message?
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Sorry I had pressed a wrong key in my keyboard.
Show this:

ROM BOARD TEST
[VIRTUA STRIKER 2 VER. 2000]

NO. TYPE RESULT BYTE WORD
IC22 32M ---- 5AA1 6AFB
IC1 64M GOOD F5DD E983
IC2 64M GOOD 4CB7 198B
IC3 64M GOOD 5661 47C0
IC4 64M GOOD CD15 DC9A
IC5 64M GOOD 7855 BCC7
IC6 64M GOOD 59D2 CB75
IC7 64M GOOD B795 BE9C
IC8 64M GOOD D2DE 5AF2
IC9 64M GOOD 7AAD 0DD5
IC10 64M GOOD B31B 2C4E
IC11 64M GOOD 5C32 D746
IC12 64M GOOD 1886 D5EA
IC13 64M GOOD D7B3 24D7
IC14 64M GOOD 9EF2 E513
IC15 32M GOOD 0DF9 FC01

Thanks.
 
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oh also what is your bios number?

See sega-naomi.com to see how to find the bios.
 
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oh also what is your bios number?

See sega-naomi.com to see how to find the bios.
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Sorry for the delay in response. Here is the main board bios number: EPR D 21576. On IC22 (from rom board) say EPR C 21929.

Thanks for the link.
 
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Hi!
I still have the same problem. I dont have any cart to test it. I tryed removing and putting the cart back and I still have same problem. Anyway I think the chip IC22 wich shows "----" during ROM BOARD TEST is faulty. I performed an IC22 dumping and I calculated the checksum and it is 254C 5AA1 (not 6AFB 5AA1). Can somebody tell me where I can get info (I mean checksum) on these chip?

Thanks in advance.
 
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EVIL NICK said:
One thing I would try is removing and putting the cart back in...

Just to make sure it's not a connection problem...

Make sure it's pressed all the way in...
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For a really good conection, do what they do in the arcade & screw the cart in thats what those four holes are there for!!!
 
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im pretty sure your BIOS is fucked, does the mobo work on other games?
 
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neo-geo 2 said:
im pretty sure your BIOS is fucked
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I have EPR D 21578 bios version and I don't know if it is a correct version to reprogram the bios eprom. Anyway I will try to burn these device with my new bios version.

Thanks.
 
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I have EPR D 21578 bios version and I don't know if it is a correct version to reprogram the bios eprom. Anyway I will try to burn these device with my new bios version.

Thanks.
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So have you tried any other games?
 
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neo-geo 2 said:
im pretty sure your BIOS is fucked, does the mobo work on other games?
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Brian, did you get my email with the Evo cart pics?
 
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segundosombra said:
Virtua Striker 2 Ver.2000 is the only one Naomi cart I have.
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Im 99.9% sure its your BIOS, I had a faulty bios before and it displayed that same error.


Yea I got the pics, thanks.
 
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neo-geo 2 said:
Im 99.9% sure its your BIOS, I had a faulty bios before and it displayed that same error
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I tend to agree,I just tested SFZ3^ GD & IC with USA naomi motherboard and the USA E BIOS, gave me error 3, I know it wouldnt work anyways as Zero3 Upper is a japanese BIOS specific game
 
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I have tried with new bios (EPR D 21578) and chip. I still have the same error message...
 
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Hi,

I tried several options to get my game playable. I changed the bios and the game display that same error. With other cart on the original mother board the game works fine and VS2 ver.2000 is playable on the other mother board. Also I replaced the EPM1064 IC and I still have that same error.

Any other idea? please?
 
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I've got a very similar issue which I can't figure out.

In my case I'm trying to run Ikaruga and keep getting the following Error:
ERROR 04
BOARD MALFUNCTIONING.

The two other GD-ROM games I own work fine (Border Down and Capcom Vs. SNK : Millennium Fight 2000 Pro).

The RAM TEST and the DIMM BOARD test all pass with GOOD status.

I tried cleaning the GDROM, even tried an older BIOS.

So, I can't figure out why I'm getting this message...

Naomi 1 with GD ROM:
I/O board: 837-13551-92
BIOS: EPR-21576H

Any ideas?

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Your BIOS and IO version should be OK. I'm wondering if the old ass firmware on your DIMM has anything to do with your issue.

Also holy shit old thread, but I won't rip on you since it's at least relevant.
 
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