GoldenGlover
Grand Master
Got quite a conundrum when trying to use a battery SF3:NG cart. I did a successful battery swap recently on a cart recently coming in my possession & when I went to power everything up with its corresponding game disc, I get a “The CDROM is not properly connected. Please turn the power off and properly correctly (yes this is an engrish message I get). No CPS3 dancing man or Capcom logos, just this weird screen:
Obviously the BIOS is alive but no matter what I try, this message still appears. I’d hate to kill a working cart on purpose (I have a soft spot for New Generation) but considering this setup I have works with an UltraBIOS cart, a CR-504 SCSI that still works flawlessly & all 6 SIMMS properly populated, could it be possible that this New Generation battery cart’s BIOS is “rotting” & can’t “see” the CD any longer? Is this something that can happen with these BIOSes?
Why is it so hard for me to try playing battery NG…lol.
EDIT: Thanks to @tDRG for allowing me to some of his working OEM drives. Turns out the Capcom-issued ISO does not like my Matshushita CR-504 despite Darksoft being able to be loaded on it. Cart is actually fine.
Looks like Darksoft’s CPS3 ISOs are not picky when it comes to a similar SCSI drive to run it. Still a head scratcher as this CR504 I have is literally the same guts as the OEM ones.
Why is it so hard for me to try playing battery NG…lol.
EDIT: Thanks to @tDRG for allowing me to some of his working OEM drives. Turns out the Capcom-issued ISO does not like my Matshushita CR-504 despite Darksoft being able to be loaded on it. Cart is actually fine.
Looks like Darksoft’s CPS3 ISOs are not picky when it comes to a similar SCSI drive to run it. Still a head scratcher as this CR504 I have is literally the same guts as the OEM ones.
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