Documenting my upgrade attempts of a Sony MSX HBF1XD to an MSX2+ capable machine. This involves replacing the vdp on the board with an upgraded version (9958) and replacing rom. There is also a latch upgrade that can be performed as well.
All chips came off the board smoothly and socket came in for the vdp yesterday. Put new chip in and a few bodge wires later and it works….kinda. MSX software that is supposed to detect an upgraded VDP does not appear to. Additionally software specifically made for the MSX2+ series looks….interesting….
Have a new VDP on order and will try it out hoping it’s just a bad chip and I didn’t Bork anything up. Pics attached. I am also on msx.org with a thread in there they don’t have capabilities of easily posting pics.
All chips came off the board smoothly and socket came in for the vdp yesterday. Put new chip in and a few bodge wires later and it works….kinda. MSX software that is supposed to detect an upgraded VDP does not appear to. Additionally software specifically made for the MSX2+ series looks….interesting….
Have a new VDP on order and will try it out hoping it’s just a bad chip and I didn’t Bork anything up. Pics attached. I am also on msx.org with a thread in there they don’t have capabilities of easily posting pics.
