Advice on program chips for PE

[Pete N]

Hi,
I recently purchased an IGT PE and would like to change the game out (there is an IGT board in the case, but the case is an older one which the seller wired to work with the PE board. It currently has the jacks or better draw poker game with the double up option if you win anything. I would like a Double Bonus game (or any other game for that matter) that would work, and one that also does not set a max credit limit of 300. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Pete

[rotornaut]

You need a RAM Clear/Key chip. Clear out the ram and set up new with the game you want. It all depends on what game and base chips you have installed too. If you post what game chips and Base chip you have you will get a more definitive answer on what game selection you have.

[jay]

Is it a PE or a PE+
There should be a plate on the inside.
The 300 coin limit should be be able to be changed.

[knagl]

Hi Pete -- welcome to  .

If you can post a picture of the outside of the machine and the board on the inside (always turn the power off before removing or inserting the board), it will help us identify the specific model of your machine and what options you have.  If it's a PE or a PE+, you cannot simply use a ram clear/keychip as rotornaut suggested as the PE+ doesn't use keychips to configure game selection -- it's all on the physical chips on the board.

If you have a PE+, one of the vendors can get you set up with a multi-poker set which would have DDB as well as four other poker games which are player selectable.

No matter what machine you have (PE or PE+), you should as Jay mentioned be able to adjust the credit limit.  Once we iron out exactly what machine you have, we can walk you through that adjustment.

[Pete N]

Thanks everyone.
I am going to take several pictures today and post them here so you can see exactly what I have and what my options are.

[rotornaut]

Sorry for suggesting Ram Clear chips, was thinking of a Gameking. Did not mean to missinform anyone.

[Pete N]

Ok, here are some pics.
The case is some old type and the guys I bought it from made some modifications to make the buttons and key switch to work. The second key switch (labeled B 4,5,6) is not wired to anything.
The assembly number on the board is 7570260 (see attached pics).
Thanks again for all of your assistance.
I will post more pics in a new post.

[Pete N]

Here are some more

[Pete N]

and some more

[knagl]

Thanks for the pictures, Pete.

What a Frankenstein setup!  I'm pretty sure that's a PE (non-plus) board you have there.

I'm familiar with the PE+, but not the PE.  That said, I know some of the features and setup are pretty much the same.

Does one of your keyswitch positions act as the "self test" button, or is there another button set up that acts as the Self Test button and cycles through game setup options?  If so, with zero credits on the machine (cash them out or play them through), press the self test button one or more times -- there should be a setup page that allows you to change the credit limit from 300 to something you prefer.

Also, and I hope someone can confirm this, but the chip in the socket labeled "GMO" is your game/program chip.  I believe you just need to obtain a replacement chip to change from Jacks or Better to Double Bonus, assuming that such a game chip was ever created for the PE.  Your best bet would be to post a "WTB" (wanted to buy) post in the classifieds section here on the site saying that you're looking for a Double Bonus game chip for an IGT PE (non-plus) poker machine.  (You may want to link to this topic, too, so that the vendors can see exactly what you have and what you need.)

Best of luck.

Sorry for suggesting Ram Clear chips, was thinking of a Gameking. Did not mean to missinform anyone.

No worries -- I kinda figured you were thinking Game King -- I just chimed in with my comment to try to avoid any confusion for the original poster.

[Pete N]

Thanks so much for the advice.
I do have a self test mode, but nothing in there allow me to change the max credits. I can test the keys, set the denomination, speed of dealing, etc.. but I cannot find anything in the setup that allows for max credit adjustment.
Do any of the dip switches make a difference?

I will post a WTB with a link to this thread.

Thanks again!!

[jay]

On the S+ and the even older S  the older chipsets controlled max hopper from dip switches. Your choices were 300, 400 and 1000.
Again in these chipsets the credit limit followed the hopper limit.

I would suspect the PE follows the same. The PE+ does not have dipswitches.   

[knagl]

Do any of the dip switches make a difference?

I don't know -- PE+ stuff I know inside and out, but I've never worked with a PE.  I'm pretty sure that a friend of mine, however, has.  I'll send him an e-mail and pick his brain -- I'll reply here if/when I find anything out.