Well that's one mystery solved. Yes the last digit IS on the label on the gemstar module. Why the heck do they leave it off the cabinet back label???? When I get more time I'll try and find out the problem with version 1.84.. Joel Jacobs Ohio Consumer Electronics Pickerington, Ohio ----- Original Message ----- From: "tvservice" <tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 12:51 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Chipper Check wows > the 10th digit is on the chassis label > Robert > tvservice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > H & H Electronics Inc > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ohio Consumer Electronics" <samurai@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: "Tech Assist" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Friday, January 28, 2005 10:20 AM > Subject: [TechAssist] Chipper Check wows > > > > I'm a little embarrassed to have to ask about this - I'm usually pretty > good > > with computers. I installed the latest CC software from Thompsons > website - > > version 1.84. I can't establish communications with the Chipper Checker. > > It fails all diagnostics. I ran Chipfix.exe and I am supposed to be able > to > > toggle the pins on the parallel port but they don't - nothing will toggle. > > I've changed the port type in the computers bios setup to each selection > > with no effect. I've checked the chippercheck.ini file to make sure it's > > using the correct port and it is. I've tried installing it on two > different > > computers and neither works. > > Finally I wiped out the program and installed the older 1.83a version > and > > it works fine... > > The 1.83a version has less chassis listed and when I entered the serial > > number of the set I'm trying to fix it says something about alpha-numeric > > serial numbers are all 10 digits and numeric S/Ns are 9 digits. I'm > looking > > at the S/N on the set and it is alpha-numeric and it's only 9 digits. The > > program did allow me to proceed only after I added a '0' at the end of the > > S/N to make it 10 digits.. > > Has anyone been able to get the version 1.84 working? I'd sure like to > > know the secret! > > Thanks much! > > > > Joel Jacobs > > Ohio Consumer Electronics > > Pickerington, Ohio > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > --- > > Lost Password: > > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > > Email Archives: > > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > Lost Password: > http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". > Email Archives: > //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/