Is it possible to create a System 357 Dongle for a board lacking one?

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    Gamemaster14XIV The Master of All Games

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    I have seen people selling Namco System 357 boards with either missing or damaged dongles. What I was wondering is if it were possible to clone/modify a dongle to run the game that is on the hdd.

    Is this something that could be done or would you need a completely new hdd/dongle set to run any game on the board?

    Also, What exactly does a Namco System 357 do if the dongle is not seated properly or missing? Does it give some sort of error sound? Does the system turn off? Does it display anything on the screen?
     
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    Gamemaster14XIV, Jul 3, 2016 at 10:12 AM
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    I can create a dongle no problem.
     
    Jackalus, Jul 4, 2016 at 2:52 AM
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    If a Namco System 357 does not have a dongle plugged in, what would the normal behavior be?

    Would you just need the hard drive to create a dongle for the game?
     
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    It will complain about dongle, if you have black screen then the PCB is bust and need gpu reballed.
     
    Jackalus, Jul 5, 2016 at 5:50 AM
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