Force and Ion Memory Upgrade (PM0672-01) — Megatouch Support & Repair

Installation manual for upgrading memory on Megatouch Force and Ion games with the supplied DIMM kits.

PM0672-01

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Force & Ion

Memory Upgrade

Force and Ion Memory Upgrade

CONTENTS:

PM0672-01 MEGATOUCH FORCE AND ION MEMORY UPGRADE 1

CAUTION: Before handling the boards, or any components on the board, it is important to
remove any static electricity from your body by touching a grounded piece of metal on the
game. Failure to ground yourself before performing an upgrade may result in damage to
your system and may prevent you from performing the upgrade. Avoid walking around
with the memory in your hand after you have removed it from the box. This could cause
static to build up.

IMPORTANT: You MUST remove the original memory in your game and
replace it with the memory provided in this kit. Simply adding the additional
memory can cause incompatibility issues.

Ion Aurora Installation Instructions

Turn off and unplug the game.

Unlock the rear door and open if it is
hinged, or remove if it is detachable.

Reach under the center of the top of
the cover to locate the rotary draw
latch (see Figure 1). Turn the wing on
the latch counterclockwise to disen-
gage.

Unscrew the thumbscrew located in
the center of the bottom of the cover
(see Figure 1). Slowly lift the cover and
disconnect the ground wire.

Disconnect the power cord from the
power supply. Remove the wing nut
securing the OSD board. Then, detach
the board from the Velcro on the power
supply bracket and set the board aside.

Remove the electronics tray by un-
screwing the thumbscrew located in
the middle of the rear of the tray and
sliding the tray out. See Figure 4. If
applicable, disconnect the three black
connectors (10-, 11- and 12-pin) con-
necting the electronics tray to the game
in order to slide the tray out further. If
your game does not have these con-
nectors, the harness is long enough to
remove the tray.

Move the hard drive/power supply
tower out of the way of the
motherboard by tilting it on its hinge 90
degrees to the left and supporting (if
necessary).

Use Figures 4-5 to determine what type
of motherboard is in your game. Then
locate the DIMM sockets on the board.

Follow the instructions for your cabinet type.

ION KIT

QTY PART

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

EC0146-04

256 MB MEMORY DIMM

FORCE KIT

QTY PART

NUMBER

DESCRIPTION

EC0056-04

128 MB MEMORY DIMM

Take note of which socket the memory
is using and then simultaneously press
down on the two tabs on either side of
the strip to release it from the socket.

10. Remove the DIMM strip from the board

and place it in an anti-static bag for
storage.

11. Line up the notches on the replace-

ment DIMM strip with the notches on
the DIMM socket (the same socket
where the original DIMM strip was lo-
cated). Making sure that the notches
are lined up will ensure that the strip is
facing the correct way. Then, care-
fully, but firmly and evenly, press down
on the memory to insert it into the
socket. The tabs on either side of the
socket will latch onto the edges of the
DIMM when it is correctly installed.

12. Restore the hard drive/power supply

tower to its upright position, and slide
the electronics tray back into place,
making sure that the connectors on the
back of the hard drive bracket click into
the connectors on the wall of the game,

if applicable. If you disconnected three
connectors from the electronics tray
to the game, reconnect them. Secure
the tray by screwing in the thumb-
screw. See Figure 1.

13. Reconnect the power cord to the

power supply. Reattach the OSD board
to the Velcro on the power supply
bracket and secure it with the wing
nut. See Figure 1.

14. Reconnect the ground wire to the rear

cover and lower the cover into place,
carefully lining up the 2 tabs on the
cover with the 2 mating holes on the
sides of the game. Make sure the plas-
tic lip on the bottom of the rear cover is
behind the metal base.

15. Tighten the screw securing the bottom

of the rear cover. See Figure 1. Then,
turn the wing on the draw latch clock-
wise to engage the latch (Figure 1).

16. Close (or reattach) and lock the rear

door.

17. Plug in and turn on the game.

FIGURE 1 - ION AURORA GAME WITH REAR COVER REMOVED AND ELECTRONICS TRAY

PULLED OUT

HINGE

TO ALLOW

MOTHERBOARD

ACCESS

THUMBSCREW

SECURING

ELECTRONICS TRAY

THUMBSCREW
SECURING

REAR COVER

LATCH
SECURING
REAR COVER

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DIMM SOCKETS
ON MOTHERBOARD

FIGURE 2 - ION EVO, ELITE EDGE, AND EVO WALLETTE CPU SECTION OPENED

Ion eVo, eVo Wallette and Elite Edge Installation Instructions

Turn off and unplug the game.

Unlock and open the CPU section to
gain access to the motherboard. See
Figure 2.

Use Figures 4-5 to determine what type
of motherboard is in your game. Then,
use those Figures along with Figure 2
to locate the DIMM sockets on the
board.

Take note of which socket the memory
is using and then simultaneously press
down on the two tabs on either side of
the strip to release it from the socket.

Remove the DIMM strip from the board
and place it in an anti-static bag for
storage.

Line up the notches on the replace-
ment DIMM strip with the notches on
the DIMM socket (the same socket
where the original DIMM strip was lo-
cated). Making sure that the notches
are lined up will ensure that the strip is
facing the correct way. Then, care-
fully, but firmly and evenly, press down
on the memory to insert it into the
socket. The tabs on either side of the
socket will latch onto the edges of the
DIMM when it is correctly installed.

Close and lock the CPU section and then
restore power to the game.

PM0672-01 MEGATOUCH FORCE AND ION MEMORY UPGRADE 3

Ion Fusion Installation Instructions

FIGURE 3 - ION FUSION ION ELECTRONICS BOX

SCREWS

SECURING

ELECTRONICS

BOX COVER

WITH COVER IN PLACE

WITH COVER REMOVED

DIMM SOCKETS
ON MOTHERBOARD

Reconnect the hard drive ribbon cable
to IDE 1 on the motherboard, the 4-pin
hard drive power connector to its mat-
ing connector and the connector to the
control board. Replace the cover of
the electronics box and secure it with
the same 2 screws.

Close and lock the bezel and then re-
store power to the game.

Turn off and unplug the game.

Remove the two screws securing the
electronics box cover (see Figure 3)
and gently lift the cover as much as the
cabling will allow. To completely re-
move the cover of the electronics box,
disconnect the hard drive ribbon cable
from the motherboard, disconnect the
4-pin hard drive power connector from
its mating connector inside the elec-
tronics box, and disconnect the con-
nector from the control board.

Use Figures 4-5 to determine what type
of motherboard is in your game. Then,
use those Figures along with Figure 3
to locate the DIMM sockets on the
board.

Take note of which socket the memory
is using and then simultaneously press
down on the two tabs on either side of
the strip to release it from the socket.

Remove the DIMM strip from the board
and place it in an anti-static bag for
storage.

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FIGURE 5 - ION ASUS MOTHERBOARD

FIGURE 4 - ION ECS MOTHERBOARD

ION MOTHERBOARDS

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DIMM
SOCKETS ON
MOTHERBOARD

Turn off your game and unplug it from
its power source.

Unlock and open the CPU section door
and locate the motherboard assembly.

Force eVo, Elite Edge, and eVo
Wallette Games Only: Remove the
2 screws securing the motherboard
assembly to the game (see Figure 6).
Carefully pull the motherboard assem-
bly away from the 2 brackets holding it
in place on the opposite side of the
screws you removed (see Figure 6).
NOTE: It will be necessary to discon-
nect some of the connections to the
board in order to pull the motherboard
away from the brackets.

Force Vibe Games Only: Remove
the 3 screws securing the hard drive
assembly. See Figure 7. Disconnect
the IDE cable and the 4-pin power con-
nector from the hard drive and set the
drive aside. Remove the 2 screws
securing the power supply and discon-
nect the plug from the power supply
and set the power supply aside. You
should be able to use the access holes
under the hard drive and power sup-
ply to carefully remove and reinstall the
memory.

Force Fusion with Electronics Box
Games Only: Remove the two
screws securing the electronics box
cover and remove the cover (see Fig-
ure 8).

Force Upright Games Only: Slide
the CPU shelf into its service position
(see Figure 12).

Using the diagram of your game type
along with Figure 15 of the
motherboard, locate the DIMM sockets
on the board.

Force Installation Instructions

Take note of which socket the memory
is using and then simultaneously press
down on the two white tabs on either
side of the strip to release it from the
socket.

Remove the DIMM strip from the board
and place it in an anti-static bag for
storage.

10. Line up the notches on the replace-

11. eVo, Elite Edge, and eVo Wallette

Games Only: Reconnect any con-
nections to the motherboard that you
may have removed. Replace the
motherboard assembly behind the two
brackets, line up the screw holes, and
replace the 2 mounting screws. See
Figure 6.

12. Force Vibe Games Only: Reconnect

the power supply plug and replace the
power supply securing it with the 2
screws. Reconnect the IDE cable and
4-pin power cable to the hard drive,
replace the hard drive and secure it
with the 3 screws. See Figure 7.

13. Force Fusion with Electronics Box

Games Only: Replace the cover on
the electronics box and secure it with
the same 2 screws. See Figure 8.

14. Close and lock the CPU section and then

restore power to the game.

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FIGURE 7 - VIBE PROCESSOR WITH COVER REMOVED

SCREWS
SECURING
MOTHERBOARD

ASSEMBLY

BRACKETS
SECURING
MOTHERBOARD

FIGURE 6 - FORCE EVO, EVO WALLETTE, AND ELITE EDGE CPU SECTION

SCREWS SECURING
POWER SUPPLY

SCREWS

SECURING

HARD DRIVE

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FIGURE 10 - REAR VIEW FORCE RADION AND MEGATOUCH CHAMP

DIMM SOCKETS
ON MOTHERBOARD

FIGURE 9 - FORCE FUSION (WITHOUT ELECTRONICS BOX) ELECTRONICS

FIGURE 8 - FORCE FUSION ELECTRONICS BOX

DIMM

SOCKETS ON

MOTHERBOARD

SCREWS
SECURING
ELECTRONICS
BOX COVER

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DIMM SOCKETS

ON MOTHERBOARD

FIGURE 13 - COMBO JUKEBOX AND FORCE UPRIGHT WITH COIN DOOR ELECTRONICS

DIMM SOCKETS
ON MOTHERBOARD

FIGURE 12 - FORCE UPRIGHT ELECTRONICS SHELF

FIGURE 11 - REAR VIEW OF FORCE ELITE

DIMM SOCKETS

ON MOTHERBOARD

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FIGURE 14 - FORCE CLASSIC SHOWN WITHOUT THE CABINET

DIMM SOCKETS
ON MOTHERBOARD

FIGURE 15 - FORCE ECS MOTHERBOARD

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DIMM
SOCKETS ON
MOTHERBOARD

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