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cardie

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Firefox/Flash Issues

05 August 2015 - 11:20 PM

Everytime I look for this problem among forums and search engines I get posts from bloody years ago!

 

The issue is video playback lag.

 

Full screen is not a problem, everything is fine in full screen, HD and even 4K is fine so I dont have a graphics issue.

 

But if im watching in say a normal youtube video size box, the video plays okay but the rest of the computer is slow, and all shit brakes loose even if there is ONE advert running anywhere on the page. To the point where the computer locks up, even the mouse eventually stops and I bet a BIOS beep, everytime I press any key, after usually bang on 30 seconds it starts to slowly work again. Soon as I close firefox the computer goes 100% instant again, no issues at all. How can Flash/Firefox be causing this much of a problem?

 

Yes its all the lastest updates ETC.

CCleaner is run probably every 2 or 3 days (registry cleaner etc)

Ive uninstalled and reinstalled everything.

Hardware acceleration has been tried off and on, makes no difference.

Ive tried different browsers, only chrome seems to partially work but is just slow all round.

 

Running out of ideas now! and I know this is a common problem but no one has an answer for it!

 


An odd Windows Vista problem?

08 February 2015 - 01:07 PM

Good morro everyone.

 

I think ive had this issue once before and im sure its an easy fix...

 

I was on the PC last night, all well and good just doing a bit of browsing on the internet, nothing major, no installing or messing about with any programs... Turned it on this morning, got to the log on screen, logged in and all the widgets are back to the standard Vista Set up, (a clock and a stocks and shares widget). Along with a fair few of my icons missing off the desktop and NOTHING in my documents, pictures or anything!

 

I think ive had this before and my fix was, turn it off and on and all was good, so ive done that and all of a sudden as I log on the small diagbox pops up in the top left hand corner 'setting up desktop, setting up personalized settings' and low and behold I all of a sudden have a brand new computer thats completly stock, apart from things like firefox and some other programs still here, but they have all lost their memory, passwords etc.

 

I can still get all my documents and files it seems to be a User Account fault, but there are no errors or messages coming up and the computer is running shit hot fast?


Epoch Trouble shooting help (may not be boards!)

01 December 2014 - 05:26 PM

Long story short.

 

I have a Maygay Geronimo (Impulse) fruit machine, year 2000, Epoch Tech, early not the one stop system.

 

A very generous memeber has sent me a few boards and I now have a total of 4. So heres what they do.

 

Number 1. The machines original board, battery damaged and thinks all the dip switches are on so gives a note acceptor error and bad lamp sequencing.

 

Number 2. Boots and works for about 1 min, always gives ram reset, then reels go out of line and eventually it locks up.

 

Number 3. Same as above but didnt give Ram reset for about 4 or 5 boots, now always does it, reels go out of line after 3 or 4 mins but doesnt lock up.

 

Number 4. Doesnt boot, I just hear the PSU clicking a relay every few mins, non of the other boards respond.

 

So my theory is, 1 and 4 are probably dead, as I cannot fathom out what its broken making all the DIPs stay on 1 when they are all off.

 

2 and 3 seem to work fine, for a few mins then the reels start to go out of alignment, 2 being thr worst as sometimes the reels wont spin just judder, some stay 'solid' and some do the 200hz buzzing (to keep the motors cool I think?) 3 doesnt do this all the motors are as normal buzzing away.

 

SOOOO I have a theorey that the problem (as suggested by a member) is the PSU overloading the boards as the problems for 2 and 3 take time for the problems to happen, but... this isnt the case with board 1 as when I manage to get it into demo mode it plays flawlessly.

 

What can I be testing to make sure the PSU is ok and isnt f*****g all these boards :( Its seems to be a good PSU it doesnt look that old. All the lights are a good strong green on the board and PSU, 12v is slightly dimmer than the rest but 12v its the biggest load on an Epoch system and anything that ive measued around 12v is bang on.

 

Any help will be rewarded with cake.

 

Thank you and Merry Christmas!


Yabba Dabba Darts MPU5 Roms?

12 November 2014 - 04:19 PM

Anyone have these, yes I know they dont run I need them for somthing else :)

 

 

Thanking you very mooch.


Silver Streak/Jolly Ollies - Project Coin Multiplayers

28 August 2014 - 01:37 PM

Does anyone have any info on these or where abouts any are in the country?

 

My local arcade used to have a Jolly ollies and it was a brilliant machine but it looked shagged, top feature reel bands hanging off etc im surprised it worked.

 

Does anyone have any info on the year of make? How many were made? What tech they used? Any brochures etc!

 

Thank you! I also used to play a Silver Streak in an arcade in the lakes, f*****g brlliant machine and it looked brand new, really been looked after!

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=TQdlM_AsIyw

 

https://www.youtube....h?v=PNgpQeTWgpo