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[PC-FX Discussion / Re: A question from a Newbie]

I wonder if Adistar ever got his problem fixed?

 No, it still does not work as it should, I took the capacitor out to see if was causing a short or something, but it behaves just the same, I put it back together and left it at that, takes so long to get into it, and after taking it apart twice already, I collected a couple of springs and screws that fit in God knows where!

[PC-FX Discussion / Re: A question from a Newbie]

Right, I have taken the front panel off the machine, and looking past the blue power button on the front, can be clearly seen a backup capacitor, it is right next to where the BMP plugs in, I have managed to photograph it, I have also marked a square round the battery in the second picture where it is on the board, under the white panel, you can just see the bottom of it, this must be the culprit to the problem, my next problem is reaching it to find out what it is and if it can be replaced.

[PC-FX Discussion / Re: A question from a Newbie]

Thanks guys, you have confirmed I am using the console correctly, I thought I was, but it is good to be sure, so it must have a serious fault, I have found this page

http://nfggames.com/forum2/index.php?topic=1305

This guy has taken his fx apart, and there is a couple of close up pictures of the boards, and there is no battery, so it must be a capacitor, or chip that is faulty, just my luck!!

[PC-FX Discussion / Re: A question from a Newbie]

man! You paid a ton for those games!  >_< I was hoping maybe you got them for a steal!


Hmm, your problem is strange.  Very strange.  Gonna need a PC-FX internals specialist to fix it.

Maybe the internal BRAM battery is dead?

Here in England it seems to be an expensive console to collect for, Zenki is only on sale on a couple of sites and is going for £250-£280, Chip chan is around £80-£150,
and Zeroigar I have only seen on sale once and I snapped it up while I could.

 The machine goes for around £100 to £150 depending on condition.

One of the reasons I have never gone for one until now is the price of the games.

 The problem is very strange and annoying, If there is a battery on the board that does give me some hope, if it is down to faulty capacitors or something along those lines I am rubbish with a soldering iron!

 I have even tried leaving it on for a few hours to see if it charged something up, but it didn't.

[PC-FX Discussion / Re: A question from a Newbie]

Hi Tatsujin

              There is nothing in the RAM at all, it is totally blank, no game data is listed, I have photographed it, along with the formatting screens, I format the memory, but it makes no difference, the previous messages still come up, Team innocent fails to load etc.

[PC-FX Discussion / Re: A question from a Newbie]

Hello again

              Many thanks for your replies, most appreciated, to Arkhan, the system initially cost me £299 with Zenki, Chip Chan, First kiss and Battle heat, Zenki has a badly faded spine, so that seems to have knocked a few quid off.

 I then ordered Zeroigar and Tengai for £170 and £45, and finally Team Inncocent for just £12, with that outlay it is a bit troubling to be encountering problems, I have not bothered with the machine before, sticking to my PC engine collection, but the machine and games seemed a good deal, all except Team innocent and First kiss play absolutely fine, but none save anything to the machine.

 The format message appears to be the same for the internal memory and the BMP, what they say I have not a clue, but there does not seem to be a problem formatting either.

 I have taken three pictures of the screens for Chip Chan, Zeroigar and First kiss. I have attached them, hope I've done it right!!

[PC-FX Discussion / A question from a Newbie]

Hello one and all, I have a question I hope you can help me with, I have recently acquired a PC-FX with Zenki, Chip Chan, Zeroigar, Battle Heat and Tengai, but it appears to have a problem with the internal memory, I'm sure it is faulty, everytime I go to start a game the same message appears, in Japanese of course, the only English words are RAM, and start, it must be along the lines of your internal Ram does not work, press start to continue without saving.

 I have been into the menu and formatted both the internal memory and the BMP, both menus are blank.

 The problem means that certain games that I have bought since just don't work, Team innocent does not get past the run screen, the screen goes blank and then nothing happens and First kiss story just plays a message and quits back to the system menu.

 Has anybody here encountered this problem, I have tentatively opened the console up, but I have no clue what I am looking for, plus I do not want to disassemble it, as it seems to be very hard to do.

Any help you may have will be gratefully received.