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Tech Notes
Date: 11-17-09
Re: Fusion Hard Drive Upgrade with Ion 2010
Beginning with the Ion 2010 software release, all new Ion hard drives sent by AMI Entertainment Network will be
SATA drives. Due to the many advantages they provide, these SATA hard drives have replaced the older PATA
drives in Megatouch Ion games across the board. If you are replacing a PATA hard drive in Fusion systems with
ECS motherboards, a different SATA to PATA adapter (part number: SB0679-01) is needed to properly install the
SATA hard drive. This kit can be ordered from your distributor. To install this new adapter in your Ion Fusion game,
please follow the instructions on the reverse side of this sheet in conjunction with the instructions in the Ion Hard
Drive Upgrade Manual (PM0590-22).
NOTE: At the time of this document’s publishing, the adapter needed for Fusion systems with PATA hard drives
and ECS motherboards is currently in short supply. If you wish to install the 2010 update on your Fusion, you will
need to update it via DVD.
To determine if your Ion Fusion game has an ECS motherboard, please refer the motherboard pictures below. You
can also use your game serial number to find out what type of motherboard it was produced with. Games with serial
numbers of 031507XXXXXXXX and above (where the first 6 digits represent the manufacture date) were built with
ASUS motherboards. These ASUS systems are not affected by the information in this Tech Note.
If you have any questions, please contact Customer Service and Technical Support by phone at 800-523-2760 or
215-826-1400, or by e-mail at TechCenter@amientertainment.com.
http://www.amientertainment.com
ION ECS MOTHERBOARD
(NEEDS THE SATA TO PATA ADAPTER)
ION ASUS MOTHERBOARD
(DOES NOT NEED THE ADAPTER)
FIGURE 1 – ECS AND ASUS MOTHERBOARDS
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Hard Drive Installation Instructions for Fusion Games with ECS Motherboards
IMPORTANT: Please substitute these instructions for the Fusion instructions on page 5 in the
Megatouch Ion Hard Drive Upgrade Manual (PM0590-22), starting with Step 5d.
5d. Disconnect the 4-pin power cable (currently attached to the IDE cable) from its connection inside the
electronics box and connect this 4-pin connector to the provided EC0358 SATA power cable. See Figure 1.
5e. Connect the provided EC0391-01 harness and the SATA data cable to the provided adapter board as shown in
Figure 1.
FIGURE 1 – SATA TO PATA ADAPTER BOARD
AND ATTACHED CABLING
5f. Disconnect and remove the IDE cable from the motherboard (this cable, along with the 2-pin to 4-pin power
cable will not be reused). Connect the mating connector on the provided adapter board to the “IDE1” header on
the motherboard (where the IDE cable was previously connected). See Figure 1 above.
5g. Locate the 4-pin connection coming from the centronics upgrade connector inside the electronics box (see
Figure 7 in the PM0590-22 manual). Disconnect this 4-pin connection and connect each of the mating
connectors on the EC0391 harness to these two 4-pin connectors (see Figure 1 above). Hold the electronics
box cover up to the electronics box and route the free end of the SATA data cable and the EC0358 harness
through the access hole in the electronics box cover to the left of the absent hard drive (see Figure 1 above).
Route the two OSD board connectors through the access hole to the right of the absent hard drive.
5h. Separate the CPU fan mounting plate from the old hard drive by removing the one or two nuts. Reattach the
CPU fan assembly to the new hard drive with the same nut(s).
5i. Connect the free ends of the EC0358 (SATA power cable) and the SATA data cable to the new hard drive as
shown in Figure 1 above.
5j. Slide the new hard drive assembly into place on the electronics box cover. Align the hole in the mounting
bracket with the hole on the mounting plate, and then secure it with the screw.
5k. Replace the cover on the electronics box and secure it with the two screws. Reconnect the two or three fan
connections you removed. Reconnect the two OSD board connections (see Figure 7 in the PM0590-22
manual).
5l. Continue with step 7a in the PM0590-22 manual to install a marquee; continue with step 8 to install the security
key.
CONNECT TO
“IDE1” HEADER ON ECS
MOTHERBOARD
EC0391 HARNESS
CONNECTED TO
ADAPTER BOARD
SATA DATA CABLE
EC0391 HARNESS
(TWO CONNECTORS
SPLIT POWER FROM
4-PIN CENTRONICS
CONNECTOR IN GAME)
EC0358
SATA POWER CABLE
(CONNECT TO
EXISTING HARD DRIVE
POWER CONNECTOR)
ROUTE CABLE THROUGH ACCESS HOLE
TO THE LEFT OF THE HARD DRIVE
IN ELECTRONICS BOX COVER