Remember the tales of Diner? The mpu that seemed cursed for weeks if not months which has now been reliable for nearly two years?
Well here we go again..
Diner is living with Jez @StandUpAndFight at the moment but since it moved it seems to have got upset.
Jez reported on one boot he got a U41 PIA Error on the display, which didn't reappear after a power cycle.
Apparently the top display or top line of the top display was garbled or not correct as well.
Later the top display totally died with only the bottom display working, creating such amusing attract sequences as "USE DRUGS".
View attachment VID-20240710-WA0002.mp4
Then after a power cycle both displays are dead.
Diner is about an hour away from me so I've suggested reseating ribbon cables but other than that I haven't a clue.
I don't have the luxury of poking around myself unless I go visit and if I do I'd like to be well prepared with most possibilities accounted for so it's not a wasted trip and Jez isn't left with a giant paperweight in his living room.
So I'll appreciate any pointers on this issue, things to check, has it happened to you? Potential dodgy components etc.
If it's as simple as swapping a new 6821 in I can always give one to Jez to try but in my experience often those error messages are a red herring (not the actual pia itself)
Well here we go again..
Diner is living with Jez @StandUpAndFight at the moment but since it moved it seems to have got upset.
Jez reported on one boot he got a U41 PIA Error on the display, which didn't reappear after a power cycle.
Apparently the top display or top line of the top display was garbled or not correct as well.
Later the top display totally died with only the bottom display working, creating such amusing attract sequences as "USE DRUGS".
View attachment VID-20240710-WA0002.mp4
Then after a power cycle both displays are dead.
Diner is about an hour away from me so I've suggested reseating ribbon cables but other than that I haven't a clue.
I don't have the luxury of poking around myself unless I go visit and if I do I'd like to be well prepared with most possibilities accounted for so it's not a wasted trip and Jez isn't left with a giant paperweight in his living room.
So I'll appreciate any pointers on this issue, things to check, has it happened to you? Potential dodgy components etc.
If it's as simple as swapping a new 6821 in I can always give one to Jez to try but in my experience often those error messages are a red herring (not the actual pia itself)