Zero gunner 2 cart not working.

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Zero gunner 2 cart not working.

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Hi,

I got a naomi MB which is working, but the zero gunner 2 cart doesn't work at all. When I turn the system on the screen stays black no sound no nothing. is this a known problem or is this cart beyond dead?

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Could it be the Bios??i dont know much about naomi but i know some games need different Bios to boot??

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You have the usual make sure contacts are clean and cart properly seated. Other than that, have you opened it up to make sure everything looks OK?
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- Did you try another cart?
- Is it seated well? My ZG2cart was very stiff to insert. (Shouldn't stay black tho, but give error 01 instead of black screen.)
- Is there sufficient power? (or too much maybe?)
- Is the fan on/spinning when turned on?
- Try swapping out another filterboard from another working Naomi.
- From whom/where did you get this ZG2 cart?

ZG2 runs on any bios afaik
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Try plugging it in without its plastic case.
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Sounds like a motherboard issue, you should still get the bios screen
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yeah. sounds like a mobo issue. check voltages. if it was cart related you wouldn't get a black screen, rather one of the many error messages...
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I have the same exact problem!
all the other games work, zero gunner 2 shows a black screen...dead
any idea?
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robotype wrote:I have the same exact problem!
all the other games work, zero gunner 2 shows a black screen...dead
any idea?
Try to do the rom test.
For sure you have some bad roms inside the cart, like mine.
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can't access test, just shows a black screen. motherboard doesn't even output a video signal.
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glstar wrote:
robotype wrote:I have the same exact problem!
all the other games work, zero gunner 2 shows a black screen...dead
any idea?
Try to do the rom test.
For sure you have some bad roms inside the cart, like mine.
fixed some bent pins/connector on the cart. now it boots to a black screen and if I enter test I get all ICs bad! soultion?

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I would try and check if bending the pins/connectors back might have broken a trace by accident, or loosen a broken trace under the connector which was already making contact by chance.
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Omg, the same problem on my ZG2, a black screen without sound and nothing
With the E bios the main board says not compatibility, but today with the H version, go directly to a black screen, all games runs except this one
I can when naomi logo start to enter on the naomi menú, all the roms are GOOD, but when i enter ti the zero gunner game menú the black screen out again
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did you check the connectors on the cart? are all the pins ok? on my cart some pins where bent so I replaced them all but still won't boot...maybe I fried something
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Count in me the club with a broken ZG2 cart.

Seems like a really poorly manufactured cart.
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I get the same issue on my Naomi, I ususally turn the system off wait a bit and reseat the cart and turn the system back on. Usually works after that. 8-)
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