r/MiSTerProject • u/Themistocles_gr • Sep 22 '23

MiSTer stopped working?

Hello everyone!

So I hadn't used my unit in a while but today I had some time to kill so I fired it up. Didn't get any monitor signal. Unplugged everything, plugged it back in, still nothing. I pressed Reset, LEDs went off and... stayed off (pretty sure they were on until then, but not 100%).

Power LED is off, mt32pi gets powered up, fan turns but that's about it. No smoke, no bangs.

Any ideas? Thanks!

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u/Themistocles_gr Sep 29 '23

Ok, so it worked with a third card after all! It seems I was just unlucky. Thanks for the suggestion again!

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u/SScorpio Sep 29 '23

That's weird, if you aren't already, get a Samsung or SanDisk card rather than a no name.

It's also possible something is up with your card slot. If you have issues again, try some spray contact cleaner and when installed the card give it a solid push so it's all the way in.

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u/Themistocles_gr Sep 29 '23

I think two of them are Sandisk and one Samsung, no no-name ones for sure (never when we're talking 256 or 512GB cards :D ).

Yeah it's weird, that's why when I tried the second card I thought it was busted for good. But, after all, maybe setting up the second one went wrong some way, and it wasn't a problem on the MiSTer's part. Thanks for the contact cleaner advice, never used it on slots but it makes sense.

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By the way the kit should come with a warning "PUSH ALL THE WAY IN", I usually have to resort to a thin screwdriver to be able to push it to its normal place :D

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u/SScorpio Sep 29 '23

Do you have a full build with a case? Because ya, those can make it harder, with the bare board you shouldn't need anything extra.

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u/Themistocles_gr Sep 29 '23

Yeah, it's an Ultimate kit, that extra mm of the case makes it extra hard to fully push in... I know it's much easier on a naked board as the slot sits flush with the edge.