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 Data East, Sega, and late-model Stern Display ROM Jumper Info
NOTICE: For some very important information, please read the Technical Article Notice and Disclaimer, found on our Technical Articles Index page before performing any of the work described below. The information given below assumes you have read the Notice and Disclaimer first. Some Data East, Sega, and late-model Stern pinball games may have shipped from the factory with TWO ROM chips used on the display unit. Updates to display ROM software may be available on ONE ROM chip, rather than TWO. When replacing an original TWO-CHIP ROM SET with ONE ROM chip, you must remove the jumper at location R11 on the display unit PC board, otherwise the replacement chip will not work. Likewise, when replacing ONE ROM chip with TWO ROM chips, you must install a jumper at location R11, otherwise the replacement chips will not work. A jumper is basically just a wire that connects two points on the board. The points are labeled on the PC board- label is usually located inbetween the two points, or dotted lines will outline the two points as labeled. The jumper may be just a simple bare wire, or a wire with white ceramic around the middle of it, or may look like a resistor. For more details on jumpers and replacing/installing them, see our related Tech Article on Williams games by clicking here. If you're uncomfortable doing this kind of work, we recommend leaving it to someone who is experienced. If you know which jumper needs to be set or removed, and don't know a local electronics technician, try taking the board to a local TV/VCR repair shop- they can do the work in a minute or two and may only charge $5 or $10. |
