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Denis - Mar 5, 2002

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  Denis Mar 5, 2002
Hello!

Just have possiblility to buy old used Eur 32X add-on.

But i need to know some things about it:

1) does 32X add-on work only with the same region megadrive/genesis? I.e. Eur 32X will work only with PAL MegaDrive and not with Jap MD and US Genesis?

2) The guy who want to sell it to me said something about "missed" AC adapter - i.e. does 32X require it's own adapter?? If yes - how i can replace missed one (i.e. which one is suitable)?

3) Here is impossible to find any 32X cart. But i have a possiblity to FLASH megadrive cart (about 2 years ago i did such thing with CDX cart from Eidolon's page - which, btw, didn work, becasue as i understand CDX cart itself have some custom hardware addition). I heard, that Arakon have some experience with FLASHing 32X carts - is it possible to flash 32x rom into megadrive cart?

Thank you all for reading it.

 IceDigger Mar 5, 2002

  
	
	

		
		

			Quote: from Denis on 3:57 am on Mar. 5, 2002



Hello!



Just have possiblility to buy old used Eur 32X add-on.



But i need to know some things about it:



1) does 32X add-on work only with the same region megadrive/genesis? I.e. Eur 32X will work only with PAL MegaDrive and not with Jap MD and US Genesis?


many 32X games have a country lockout too. the 32x checks the genesis' setting, so you can avoid that with a switchable genesis.. however, a pal 32x will freeze on a 60 hz genesis and a ntsc 32x on a 50 hz genesis cause of timing problems.


  
	
	

		
		

			2) The guy who want to sell it to me said something about "missed" AC adapter - i.e. does 32X require it's own adapter?? If yes - how i can replace missed one (i.e. which one is suitable)?


yes, it does. you can use a MD/Genesis 2 power supply.


  
	
	

		
		

			3) Here is impossible to find any 32X cart. But i have a possiblity to FLASH megadrive cart (about 2 years ago i did such thing with CDX cart from Eidolon's page - which, btw, didn work, becasue as i understand CDX cart itself have some custom hardware addition). I heard, that Arakon have some experience with FLASHing 32X carts - is it possible to flash 32x rom into megadrive cart?


define flashing it? if you have an actual rewritable cart, you can just program it with a 32x game instead of a genesis game, and it will work. the carts are the same, the 32x checks if it's a 32x game and activates itself if it is.

what kind of flash cart do you have? is it a selfbuilt one?

a backup unit itself will not work, it has to be a standalone cart (i.e. selfbuilt or MGD2 cart).

 Denis Mar 5, 2002
Thank you Arakon!

will buy this 32x anyway (i mean, even that my cart is useless).

About cart: there was (about 2 years ago, now i can't find it) little firm which did test programms for repairing TVs based on NES and Megadrive (i.e. it sells carts for NES and Megadrive for tune/test TVs). I just went to this firm and ask them to make megadrive cart with my own ROM dump (it was CDX rom). So, now i have this useless cart with two ST eproms aboard...

(btw, it's very simple - on the board only one resister and two eproms, that's all).

 Denis Mar 5, 2002
Oh! About "Is there a possibility to dump Genesis games?" topic. Seems that it is all i need )

Please, Arakon, did you have any instruction in a form of text/htm file? ) (i mean how to replace roms by flash or eproms in the factory/bootleg carts)?

 IceDigger Mar 5, 2002
you can't really replace them in original carts, you'd have to rewire nearly everything cause the pinout is totally different.

if you want to stick to the original size, simply replacing all eproms with a socket will do the trick.. if you want to go higher, some additional wiring needs to be done.

keep in mind this is NOT entirely my work, Ex-cyber figured out much of it and helped me alot with the wiring.

 Denis Mar 6, 2002
Thanks!

Will try to ask ExCyber for info

 megametal2 Apr 1, 2003
did you seriously think you could pretend to be arakon ice?

granted i wasnt the one to notice, but thats mainly because since you messed with the board ive hardly ever tried to login again, and when i did it wont let me (youve messed up the password retrieval, and im not sure what it was set to)

so, how long before you claim the posts of bugula, rev and the other folk who have left the site?

 IceDigger Apr 1, 2003
Actually I didnt do that. Just looked at arakons account and it seems like its ok. Might be a board error. I'll ask zero9 about it.

 Whitesnake Apr 16, 2003

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by 65-1018905651@Mar 5, 2002 @ 12:24 PM



 




  
	
	

		
		

			2) The guy who want to sell it to me said something about "missed" AC adapter - i.e. does 32X require it's own adapter?? If yes - how i can replace missed one (i.e. which one is suitable)?


actually the first generation mega drives with ext port dont require the 32x to be powered by an adapter the 32x runs on power through the mega drive cart slot.


  Nadius Apr 16, 2003

  
	
	

		
		

			Originally posted by whitesnake+Apr 16, 2003 @ 02:14 PM-->
QUOTE(whitesnake @ Apr 16, 2003 @ 02:14 PM)