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I appreciate any and all help, but please read the entire post/thread before responding.
Problem:
Naomi 2 boots to any game inserted no problem, but right before the game's title screen comes up a message appears on the screen that says "Entering Test Mode." The Naomi 2 will force enter the test menu but the Test and Service buttons on the Naomi 2 will not make menu selections as it should. So, basically, I get stuck in the Test menu with no way out.
Video:
I can't find this issue replicated anywhere on the internet in my searches here, arcade otaku, arcade-projects, or VAPS forums. I could have missed something, but I've seen nothing this specific.
History:
Problem:
Naomi 2 boots to any game inserted no problem, but right before the game's title screen comes up a message appears on the screen that says "Entering Test Mode." The Naomi 2 will force enter the test menu but the Test and Service buttons on the Naomi 2 will not make menu selections as it should. So, basically, I get stuck in the Test menu with no way out.
Video:
I can't find this issue replicated anywhere on the internet in my searches here, arcade otaku, arcade-projects, or VAPS forums. I could have missed something, but I've seen nothing this specific.
History:
- Purchased Naomi 2 with a Net Dimm CF Card set up for my AxunWorks Supergun. I got the Net Dimm with CF card mod from AxunWorks with my Supergun.
- Naomi 2 has run every game I've thrown at it (16 games total), and has booted up just fine with absolutely no problems until I decided to clean it.
- Carefully took apart the Naomi 2 to clean the fans. I DID NOT remove the case fan or the fans on the dual CPUs. Only used can of air to clean them out.
- No caps were bumped, broken, or moved in any way - Super careful.
- Put the unit back together and everything booted as it normally would.
- After the game is loaded and the hardware reboots, the Naomi 2 boots the game as it normally would.
- Only now, after the game has completely loaded (you can tell by the initialization splash screen for each individual game), right before the game's attract sequence or title would normally appear a message saying "Entering Test Mode" will come up and forces me into the Test menu.
- When in the Test menu the Test and Service buttons do not work - so I cannot exit the test menu at all.
- The Naomi 2 boots fine without the Net Dimm, but I can't enter the Test menu from the Naomi 2 splash screen.
- I do not have any actual Naomi carts to try currently, but I have a few on the way that should be here sometime next week.
- In doing some research online I read that many of the hardware issues are due to a leaking Super Capacitor, and that the hardware can run just fine without it. In fact, most threads recommended removing it.
- I (cleanly) removed it only AFTER the Test Menu issue happened as a last resort - not before.
- Removed the cap, and there was a tiny bit of acid leak - used a small amount of water/baking soda solution with a cotton swab to remove the very tiny bit of acid residue that was around where the cap was. This very small leak did not affect any other parts of the board.
- There are no broken traces from what I can tell.
- Naomi 2 still boots 100% fine without the Super Capacitor, but runs into the same issue as above - boots the game, then forces Test mode.
- I also replaced the 2032 lithium battery, which did nothing.
- There are no other hardware errors, no error message comes up on the Naomi when booting a game.
- I doubt it's an issue with the output board as all other outs (JVS data cable, power, vga, sound, etc. all work fine).
- All dip switches are set to OFF.
- If there were external hardware errors, like a bad IO, PSU, etc, to my knowledge the Naomi would not boot - let alone go through the entire boot and load cycle to begin the game.
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