Megatouch Ion Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  
 

 

90003007-07 

    Megatouch 

Ion 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

     Page 

1

 

I/O Card 

& Applicable 

Game Mod

el 

Motherboard

 

SA10068-

01 through  

-05 

 

USB ION I/O 

 

SA10068-

06 through

-07 

 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

Board 

SA10068-

08

 

 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

Board 

Standard Aurora 

Games

 

SA10068-09

 

 
 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS Compliant 

Converted 

Megatouch 

Entertainer, 

Wallette, Aurora 

Widescreen, & Rx 

Games

 

SA10068-10

 
 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

Megatouch 

Entertainer, 

Wallette Games

 

SA10068-11

 
 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

All Megatouch 

Ion Games 

except the 

Megatouch Rx

 

SA10068-12

 
 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

Megatouch 

Entertainer, 

Wallette Games

 

SA10068-13

 

 
 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

Megatouch Ion 

Rx Games

 

ECS 

EC0139-01 

 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0094-01) 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

ASUS 

EC0139-02 

RoHS Compliant

 

 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires USB 
cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

 

ASUS 

EC0139-03 

RoHS Compliant

 

 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires USB 
cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

Intel 

Little Falls 

EC0368-02 

RoHS Compliant

 

 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0232-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0232-01) 

•

 

Requires USB 
cable 
(EC0232-01) 
for Aurora 
Widescreen 

•

 

Requires USB 
cable 
(EC0094-03) 
for Rx 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0232-01) 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0094-03) 

Megatouch Ion Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  
 

 

90003007-07 

  Megatouch 

Ion 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

   Page 

2 

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Visual identification of the various Motherboards, I/O boards, and OSD boards used in the Merit 
Megatouch ION series games. 
 

Motherboard (EC0139-01): 

Merit # SA10070-01 (128 mg.) 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games  

September 2005 – April 2007 

Merit # SA10070-02 (256 mg.) 

Use: MoD BoX jukeboxes 

January 2006 – April 2007 

Merit # SA10070-03 (256 mg.) 

Use: Merit Boardwalk Games  

April 2006 – present 

Identifying Features: 

1.

 

Touchscreen Controller and 
VGA Video Ports 

2.

 

North Bridge 

3.

 

CPU Fan 

4.

 

DIMM Sockets 

 
 
 
 

Motherboard (EC0139-02)*: 

Merit # SA10070-04 (128 mg.) 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games 

RoHS-compliant motherboard 
June 2006 – Sept. 2007 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games  

April 2007 – Sept. 2007 

Merit # SA10070-08 (256 mg.) 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games 

RoHS-compliant motherboard 
Sept. 2007 – Nov. 2007 
 

Motherboard (EC0139-03): 

Merit # SA10070-09 (256 mg.) 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games 

RoHS-compliant motherboard 
November 2007 – present 

 

Identifying Features: 

1.

 

Touchscreen Controller and VGA Video Ports 

2.

 

North Bridge 

3.

 

CPU Fan 

4.

 

DIMM Sockets 

 

*Games with this motherboard must be running V21.50 software or greater. 

Megatouch Ion Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  
 

 

90003007-07 

  Megatouch 

Ion 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

   Page 

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Motherboard (EC0368-02): 

Merit # SA10078-02 (512 mg.) 

Use: Megatouch Ion Aurora Widescreen 
and Megatouch Rx Games 

RoHS-compliant motherboard 
Dec. 2008 to present 

 

 

 

Identifying Features: 

1.

 

Touchscreen Controller and VGA 
Video Ports 

2.

 

CPU 

3.

 

North Bridge Fan 

4.

 

DIMM Sockets 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Megatouch Ion I/O Card: 

Merit # SA10068-01 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games, 

Megatouch Money Shoot Games 
and Megatouch Champ Games 

 

Identifying features:

 

 

1.

 

J6 power connector 

2.

 

Calibrate button 

3.

 

Setup button 

4.

 

Round security key 

5.

 

USB chip 

6.

 

RS232 modem connector 

7.

 

DIP switch bank 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Megatouch Ion Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  
 

 

90003007-07 

  Megatouch 

Ion 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

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Megatouch Ion I/O Card: 

Merit # SA10068-05 

Use: Megatouch Ion, Megatouch 
Money Shoot and Megatouch Champ  

Merit # SA10068-06, -07 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games 

RoHS-compliant I/O 

Merit # SA10068-08 

Use: Megatouch Ion Aurora Games 

RoHS-compliant I/O 

Merit # SA10068-09 

Use: Megatouch Ion Aurora, Rx, and 
converted Megatouch Entertainer 
 RoHS-compliant 

I/O 

Merit # SA10068-10 

Use: Megatouch Entertainer and 
  

eVo 

Wallette 

Games 

RoHS-compliant I/O 

Merit # SA10068-11 

Use: All Megatouch Ion Games except the Megatouch Rx 

RoHS-compliant I/O 

Merit # SA10068-12 

Use: Megatouch Entertainer and 
  

eVo 

Wallette 

Games 

RoHS-compliant I/O 

Merit # SA10068-13 

Use: Megatouch Ion Rx Games 

 

 

Identifying features: 

1.

 

J6 power connector 

2.

 

Calibrate button 

3.

 

Setup button 

4.

 

Round security key 

5.

 

USB chip 

6.

 

RS232 modem connector 

7.

 

DIP switch bank 

 
 

Megatouch Ion Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  
 

 

90003007-07 

  Megatouch 

Ion 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

   Page 

5 

 
Megatouch OSD/Control Board: 

Merit # SA10066-01 

Use: Megatouch Force eVo and Force Fusion Games 

September 2003-present 

Use: Megatouch Money Shoot Games 

July 2005-present 

Use: Megatouch Ion eVo, Ion Elite Edge, Ion eVo 
Wallette/Entertainer, Ion Fusion Games, Aurora  

September 2005-present 

 

Identifying features: 

1.

 

Security key location in Ion Games and Force eVo games 
Recharge key location in Money Shoot Games 
Secondary Calibrate button  

2.

 

Secondary Setup button 

3.

 

Remote Setup/Calibrate/Key to J11 on I/O Board 

4.

 

Monitor Controls 

1

3

2

4

5

Megatouch FORCE Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

4/10/02 

CGW 

 

Issue 2 

9/15/03 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

10/29/03 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-02 

      Megatouch 

FORCE 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

      Page 

 

 

1 

 

I/O Card 

& Applicable 

Game Mod

el 

 

Motherboard

 

SA10055-01 

 

USB FORCE I/O 

 

SA10065-01 

 

USB FORCE I/O 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECS 

EC0049-01 

 

• 

Requires USB 
cable (EC0051-01) 

• 

Requires USB 
cable (EC0094-01) 

 

 

 

 

 

Visual Identification of Merit Megatouch FORCE Printed Circuit Boards 

 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

4/10/02 

CGW 

 

Issue 2 

9/15/03 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

10/29/03 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-02 

 

 

Megatouch FORCE Circuit Board Identification 

 

Page   2 

Visual identification of the various Motherboards and I/O boards used in the Merit Megatouch 
FORCE series games. 
 

ECS Celeron Motherboard: 
Merit # SA10057-01 
 Use: 

 

Megatouch FORCE Games  
2001-present 

 

Identifying Features: 
1. Stacked connectors 
2. Power connector 
3. Processor 
4.  DIMM sockets (1 used) 

 
 
 
 
 
Megatouch FORCE I/O Card: 
Merit # SA10055-01 

Use: 

 

Megatouch FORCE Games 
2001-September 2003 

 
Identifying features: 
1. Setup button 
2. Calibrate button 
3.  Round security key 
4.  USB connector (J5A) 
5.  USB jumper settings* 
6.  USB connector (J5B) 
7.  (8) “Option” switches 
*USB jumper settings 
 
 
 
 
 
 

JP6 
JP5 

JP6 
JP5 

(jumper connectors closest to J5A) = J5A ACTIVE 

(jumper connectors closest to J5B) = J5A ACTIVE

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Visual Identification of Merit Megatouch FORCE Printed Circuit Boards 

 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

4/10/02 

CGW 

 

Issue 2 

9/15/03 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

10/29/03 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-02 

 

 

Megatouch FORCE Circuit Board Identification 

 

Page   3 

Megatouch FORCE I/O Card: 
Merit # SA10065-01 

Use: 

 

Megatouch FORCE EVO, EVO Wallette, Elite 
Edge, and Fusion Games 
September 2003-present 

 
Identifying features: 
1.  (8) “Option” switches 
2. Setup button 
3.  Calibrate button  
4.  Round security key  
5.  RS232 Modem connector 
6.  JP7 (remove shunt for Imonex coin mech) 
7. Power Connector 
8.  Game Audio In 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Megatouch OSD Board: 
Merit # SA10066-01 

Use: 

 

Megatouch FORCE EVO, EVO Wallette, Elite Edge, and 
Fusion Games 
September 2003-present 

 
Identifying features: 
1.  Secondary security key location 

(not operable in Fusion games) 

2.  Secondary Calibrate button  
3.  Secondary Setup button 
4.  Remote Setup/Calibrate/Key to J11 on I/O Board 
5. Monitor Controls 

 

 

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3

4

5

7

8

1

3

2

4

5

6

2

Visual Identification of Merit Megatouch FORCE Printed Circuit Boards 

 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

4/10/02 

CGW 

 

Issue 2 

9/15/03 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

10/29/03 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-02 

 

 

Megatouch FORCE Circuit Board Identification 

 

Page   4 

 
Merit Control Board: 
Merit # SA10064-01 
 Use: 

 

Megatouch Combo Jukebox  
2002 - present 

 

MegaTunes 
2002 - present 

 

Identifying Features: 
1. Antenna connector 
2. Heat sink 
3.  TouchTunes security key 
4.  Jumper at JP8* 
5.  DC power (in) 
6.  Single Board Computer 

connector 

*disabled in Megatouch Combo 
Jukebox; enabled in MegaTunes 

 

1

2

3

5

6

4

 
 
 

merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Megatouch XL/MAXX Motherboard Identification   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page   1 

I/O Card 

& Applicable 

Game Mod

el 

SA10051-02 

 

MAXX I/O 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

Motherboard

 

SA10023-01 

 

CRT-500 Zeus I/O 

Megatouch XL 

CD based games 

SA10047-01-

0A

 

MAXX I/O 

“Heavy” 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based games 

(CD based games 

applicable with optional 

EPROM, FLASH, & 

NOVRAM installed and 

enabled) 

SA10047-01-

0B

 

MAXX I/O “Lite” 

Megatouch 

MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10047-01-

0C

 

MAXX I/O 

“Heavy” 

(with U2 modification) 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10047-01-

0D

 

MAXX I/O “Lite” 

(with U2 modification) 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10051-01 

 

MAXX I/O “Mini” 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

 

DeAmertek 

486 

SA0101-01 

• 

Requires Merit Riser 

SA10025-01-0A

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

Telco 486 

SA0101-03 

• 

Requires Telco Riser 
card 

EC0013-01

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

Telco 586 

EC0026-02 

• 

Requires Telco Riser 
card 

EC0013-01

 

• 

Requires Telco 
Riser card 

EC0013-01

 

• 

Requires Telco 
Riser card 

EC0013-01

 

• 

Requires Telco 
Riser card 

EC0013-01

 

• 

Requires Telco 
Riser card 

EC0013-01

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

Mitsubishi 

586 

EC0026-01 

• 

Requires Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-

01 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Rev “G” I/O Card 
and higher only 
compatible 

(SA10023-

01-0G)

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01 

or

 EC0028-

02

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 or

 

EC0028-02

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

Mitsubishi 

586 

w/Audio 

EC0026-03 

• 

Requires Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Rev “G” I/O card 
and higher only 
compatible 

(SA10023-

01-0G)

 

• 

Audio Jumper PL19-
AUD on M/B 

must

 

be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-

02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 or

 

EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 or

 

EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

 
 
 

merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Megatouch XL/MAXX Motherboard Identification   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page   2 

I/O Card 

& Applicable 

Game Mod

el 

SA10051-02 

 

MAXX I/O 
Megatouch 
MAXX 

HDD based 
games 

Motherboard

 

SA10023-01 

 

CRT-500 Zeus I/O 

Megatouch XL 

CD based games 

SA10047-01-

0A

 

MAXX I/O 

“Heavy” 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based games 

(CD based games 

applicable with optional 

EPROM, FLASH, & 

NOVRAM installed and 

enabled) 

SA10047-01-

0B

 

MAXX I/O “Lite” 

Megatouch 

MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10047-01-

0C

 

MAXX I/O 

“Heavy” 

(with U2 modification) 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10047-01-0D

 

MAXX I/O “Lite” 

(with U2 modification) 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10051-01 

 

MAXX I/O “Mini” 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

 

Itox 586 

w/Audio, 

INTEL

 

EC0026-04 

• 

Requires Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Rev “G” I/O card 
and higher only 
compatible 

(SA10023-

01-0G)

 

• 

Audio Jumper PL19-
AUD on M/B 

must

 

be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-

02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 or

 

EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

Itox 586 

w/Audio 
no cache 

RISE

 

EC0026-08 

• 

Requires Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Rev “G” I/O card 
and higher only 
compatible 

(SA10023-

01-0G)

 

• 

Audio Jumper PL19-
AUD on M/B 

must

 

be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-

02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 or

 

EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

Unicorn 586 

w/Audio, 

RISE

 

EC0026-09

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

• 

Requires 
Unicorn Riser 

 

EC0028-03 

• 

Requires 
Unicorn Riser 

 

EC0028-03

 

 
 
 

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Visual identification of the various Motherboards, I/O boards, and Riser boards used in the Merit 
Megatouch XL and MAXX series games. 

  
DeAmertek 486 Motherboard 
Merit # SA0101-01 

Use: 

 

Megatouch XL games 1996 - 
1997 

 

Identifying Features: 
1. Power connector location. 
2. Processor location. 

 
 
 
Telco 486 Motherboard: 
Merit # SA0101-03 

Use: 

 

Megatouch XL games 1996 - 
1998 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 

 
Telco 586 Motherboard: 
Merit # EC0026-02 

Use:   

 

Megatouch MAXX games 1998 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  Unused DIMM socket 

 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

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3 

 
 
 

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LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

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Mitsubishi 586 Motherboard: 
Merit # EC0026-01 

Use:   

 

Megatouch MAXX games 1998 - 1999 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  DIMM socket: 1 used 
4.  No audio (1/8” round) connectors next to 

mouse (PS2) connector 

 
 
 
 
Mitsubishi 586 Motherboard with Audio: 
Merit # EC0026-03 

Use:   

 

Megatouch MAXX games 1999 - 2000 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  DIMM socket: 1 used 
4.  Two audio (1/8” round) connectors next to 

mouse (PS2) connector. 

 
 
 
 
 
Itox 586 Motherboard with Audio: 
Merit # EC0026-04 (INTEL),  

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 2000 - 
2002 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  DIMM socket: 1 used 
4.  Two audio (1/8” round) connectors 

next to mouse (PS2) connector. 

 

1

3

2

4

1 

2 

3 

4 

1

3

2

4

 
 
 

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2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

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Itox 586 Motherboard with Audio: 
Merit # EC0026-08 (RISE) 

Use: 

 

Megatouch MAXX games 2000 - 2002 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  DIMM socket: 1 used 
4.  Two audio (1/8” round) connectors next to 

mouse (PS2) connector. 

5.  No cache (IC31, IC21, IC24) 

 
 
 
Unicorn 586 Motherboard with Audio: 
Merit # EC0026-09 

Use:   

 

Megatouch MAXX games 2001 

 

XL to MAXX kits 2001 - present 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  DIMM socket: 1 used 
4. Audio daughterboard 
5.  DB connectors face up 
 

 

1

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2

4

5

1

3

2

4

5

 
 
 

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2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

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CRT-500 Zeus Megatouch XL I/O Card: 
Merit # SA10023 

Use:  

 

Megatouch XL games 

 
Identifying features: 
1. 

Square

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” 

connector 

3.  Flash, NOVRAM, & EPROM, chips 
4. Volume potentiometer 

 
Millennium “Heavy” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card: 
Merit # SA10047-01-0A 

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 

 

Identifying features: 
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” 

connector 

3.  Flash, NOVRAM, & EPROM, 

sockets (components not 
installed) 

4. PC104 connector 
5. PCMCIA connector. 
6.  16 “option” switches (DS1 & 2)  
7.  2 “lamp” connectors 
8.  No wire jumper modification to 

the U2 circuit area 

 
 
 

 
 
Merit # SA10047 Series I/O Card: 
Audio Jumper settings 

G

AME 

T

YPE

 

J

UMPER 

JP21 J

UMPER 

JP22 # 

OF 

S

PEAKERS

 

Blue Maxx

 Countertop 

1 - 2 

1 - 2 

1 

Blue Maxx

 Upright 

1 - 2 

1 - 2 

1 

MAXX

 Countertop 

1 - 2 

1 - 2 

3 

MAXX

 Upright 

2 - 3 

2 - 3 

2 

1

2

3 

4 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

 
 
 

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LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

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Millennium “Lite” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card: 
Merit # SA10047-01-0B 

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 

 

Identifying features: 
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” 

connector 

3.  Flash, NOVRAM, & EPROM, 

sockets 

not

 installed 

(

photo shows 

sockets installed

)

 

4. PC104 connector 
5. PCMCIA connector. 
6.  8 “option” switches (DS1) [space 

for second set of switches] 

7.  1 “lamp” connector [space for 

second connector] 

8.  No wire jumper modification to 

the U2 circuit area 

 
 

 
Millennium “Heavy” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card: 

(with U2 Modification)

 

Merit # SA10047-01-0C 

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 

 

Identifying features: 
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” 

connector 

3.  Flash, NOVRAM, & EPROM, 

sockets (components not 
installed) 

4. PC104 connector 
5. PCMCIA connector. 
6.  16 “option” switches (DS1 & 2)  
7.  2 “lamp” connectors 
8.  Wire jumper modification to the 

U2 circuit area.  

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

 
 
 

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JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

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XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

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Millennium “Lite” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card: 

(with U2 Modification)

 

Merit # SA10047-01-0D 

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 

 

Identifying features: 
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” 

connector 

3.  Flash, NOVRAM, & EPROM, 

sockets 

not

 installed 

(

photo shows 

sockets installed

)

 

4. PC104 connector 
5. PCMCIA connector. 
6.  8 “option” switches (DS1) 

[space for second set of 
switches] 

7.  1 “lamp” connector [space for 

second connector] 

8.  Wire jumper modification to the 

U2 circuit area. 

 
 
 

Millennium “Mini” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card:  
Merit # SA10051-01 

Use:  

 

Megatouch Slim MAXX games 

 

Identifying features:  
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” connector 

(larger than previous) 

3. PCMCIA connector. 
4.  8 “option” switches (DS2)  
5.  1 “lamp” connector (smaller than 

previous) 

6. Audio input connector 
7.  Nova Printer Port 

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

4

2 

1

3

5 

6

7

 
 
 

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JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

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XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

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Millennium “Mini” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card:  
Merit # SA10051-02 

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 

 

Identifying features:  
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” connector 

(larger than previous) 

3. PCMCIA connector. 
4.  8 “option” switches (DS2)  
5.  1 “lamp” connector (smaller than 

previous) 

6. Audio input connector 
7.  Without Nova Printer Port 

4

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5 

6

7 

 
 
 

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LEK 

 

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7/16/02 

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XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

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Merit Riser Card 
Merit # SA010025-01-0A 

Use:  

 

With DeAmertek Motherboards 
(SA0101-01) and Zeus I/O board 
(SA10023-01) in Megatouch XL 
games 

 

Identifying features: 
1.  Continuous edge card connector 
2.  Numerous components mounted on the PC Board 
3.  “Merit” name on PC Board 

 
Telco Riser Card 
Merit # EC0013-01 

Use:  

 

With Telco 486 Motherboards 
(SA0101-01), Telco 586 
Motherboards (EC0026-02) and 
various I/O board combinations. 

 

Identifying features: 
1.  Non-continuous (two sections) edge card connector 
2.  “Telco” name on PC Board 
3. Individual connectors identified as “SLOT 1,” “SLOT 2,” etc. 
 

 
Mitsubishi Riser Card 
Merit # EC0028-01 &  EC0028-02 

Use:  

 

With Mitsubishi 586 Motherboards 
(EC0026-01 & EC0026-03) and 
various I/O board combinations. 

 

Identifying features: 
1.  Non-continuous (two sections) edge 

card connector 

2.  No manufacturer name on PC Board 
3.  Individual connectors are identified by “SL1,” “SL2,” etc. 
4.  Number of connectors (total, both sides):  

• 

EC0028-01 has three connectors 

• 

EC0028-02 has two connectors 

 

2

3

2

2

3

3

4 

1 

1 

1 

 
 
 

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JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

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Unicorn Riser Card 
Merit # EC0028-03 

Use:  

 

With Unicorn 586 Motherboards  
(EC0026-09) and SA10051-01 and 
SA10051-02 I/O boards. 

 

Identifying features: 
1.  Non-continuous (two sections) edge card connector 
2.  No manufacturer name on PC Board 
3.  ISA edge card connector and ISA socket offset 
4.  Number of connectors (total, both sides): 

• 

EC0028-03 has two connectors 

3

4 

2 

1

Megatouch Ion Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  
 

 

90003007-07 

    Megatouch 

Ion 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

     Page 

1

 

I/O Card 

& Applicable 

Game Mod

el 

Motherboard

 

SA10068-

01 through  

-05 

 

USB ION I/O 

 

SA10068-

06 through

-07 

 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

Board 

SA10068-

08

 

 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

Board 

Standard Aurora 

Games

 

SA10068-09

 

 
 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS Compliant 

Converted 

Megatouch 

Entertainer, 

Wallette, Aurora 

Widescreen, & Rx 

Games

 

SA10068-10

 
 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

Megatouch 

Entertainer, 

Wallette Games

 

SA10068-11

 
 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

All Megatouch 

Ion Games 

except the 

Megatouch Rx

 

SA10068-12

 
 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

Megatouch 

Entertainer, 

Wallette Games

 

SA10068-13

 

 
 

USB ION I/O 

RoHS 

Compliant 

Megatouch Ion 

Rx Games

 

ECS 

EC0139-01 

 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0094-01) 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

ASUS 

EC0139-02 

RoHS Compliant

 

 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires USB 
cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

 

ASUS 

EC0139-03 

RoHS Compliant

 

 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires USB 
cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0150-01) 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

Intel 

Little Falls 

EC0368-02 

RoHS Compliant

 

 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0232-01) 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0232-01) 

•

 

Requires USB 
cable 
(EC0232-01) 
for Aurora 
Widescreen 

•

 

Requires USB 
cable 
(EC0094-03) 
for Rx 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0232-01) 

NOT 

COMPATIBLE 

•

 

Requires 
USB cable 
(EC0094-03) 

Megatouch Ion Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  
 

 

90003007-07 

  Megatouch 

Ion 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

   Page 

2 

1

2

3

4

1

3

4

2

Visual identification of the various Motherboards, I/O boards, and OSD boards used in the Merit 
Megatouch ION series games. 
 

Motherboard (EC0139-01): 

Merit # SA10070-01 (128 mg.) 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games  

September 2005 – April 2007 

Merit # SA10070-02 (256 mg.) 

Use: MoD BoX jukeboxes 

January 2006 – April 2007 

Merit # SA10070-03 (256 mg.) 

Use: Merit Boardwalk Games  

April 2006 – present 

Identifying Features: 

1.

 

Touchscreen Controller and 
VGA Video Ports 

2.

 

North Bridge 

3.

 

CPU Fan 

4.

 

DIMM Sockets 

 
 
 
 

Motherboard (EC0139-02)*: 

Merit # SA10070-04 (128 mg.) 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games 

RoHS-compliant motherboard 
June 2006 – Sept. 2007 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games  

April 2007 – Sept. 2007 

Merit # SA10070-08 (256 mg.) 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games 

RoHS-compliant motherboard 
Sept. 2007 – Nov. 2007 
 

Motherboard (EC0139-03): 

Merit # SA10070-09 (256 mg.) 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games 

RoHS-compliant motherboard 
November 2007 – present 

 

Identifying Features: 

1.

 

Touchscreen Controller and VGA Video Ports 

2.

 

North Bridge 

3.

 

CPU Fan 

4.

 

DIMM Sockets 

 

*Games with this motherboard must be running V21.50 software or greater. 

Megatouch Ion Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  
 

 

90003007-07 

  Megatouch 

Ion 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

   Page 

3 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

1

3

4

2

Motherboard (EC0368-02): 

Merit # SA10078-02 (512 mg.) 

Use: Megatouch Ion Aurora Widescreen 
and Megatouch Rx Games 

RoHS-compliant motherboard 
Dec. 2008 to present 

 

 

 

Identifying Features: 

1.

 

Touchscreen Controller and VGA 
Video Ports 

2.

 

CPU 

3.

 

North Bridge Fan 

4.

 

DIMM Sockets 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Megatouch Ion I/O Card: 

Merit # SA10068-01 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games, 

Megatouch Money Shoot Games 
and Megatouch Champ Games 

 

Identifying features:

 

 

1.

 

J6 power connector 

2.

 

Calibrate button 

3.

 

Setup button 

4.

 

Round security key 

5.

 

USB chip 

6.

 

RS232 modem connector 

7.

 

DIP switch bank 

 
 
 
 
 
 

Megatouch Ion Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  
 

 

90003007-07 

  Megatouch 

Ion 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

   Page 

4 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Megatouch Ion I/O Card: 

Merit # SA10068-05 

Use: Megatouch Ion, Megatouch 
Money Shoot and Megatouch Champ  

Merit # SA10068-06, -07 

Use: Megatouch Ion Games 

RoHS-compliant I/O 

Merit # SA10068-08 

Use: Megatouch Ion Aurora Games 

RoHS-compliant I/O 

Merit # SA10068-09 

Use: Megatouch Ion Aurora, Rx, and 
converted Megatouch Entertainer 
 RoHS-compliant 

I/O 

Merit # SA10068-10 

Use: Megatouch Entertainer and 
  

eVo 

Wallette 

Games 

RoHS-compliant I/O 

Merit # SA10068-11 

Use: All Megatouch Ion Games except the Megatouch Rx 

RoHS-compliant I/O 

Merit # SA10068-12 

Use: Megatouch Entertainer and 
  

eVo 

Wallette 

Games 

RoHS-compliant I/O 

Merit # SA10068-13 

Use: Megatouch Ion Rx Games 

 

 

Identifying features: 

1.

 

J6 power connector 

2.

 

Calibrate button 

3.

 

Setup button 

4.

 

Round security key 

5.

 

USB chip 

6.

 

RS232 modem connector 

7.

 

DIP switch bank 

 
 

Megatouch Ion Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  
 

 

90003007-07 

  Megatouch 

Ion 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

   Page 

5 

 
Megatouch OSD/Control Board: 

Merit # SA10066-01 

Use: Megatouch Force eVo and Force Fusion Games 

September 2003-present 

Use: Megatouch Money Shoot Games 

July 2005-present 

Use: Megatouch Ion eVo, Ion Elite Edge, Ion eVo 
Wallette/Entertainer, Ion Fusion Games, Aurora  

September 2005-present 

 

Identifying features: 

1.

 

Security key location in Ion Games and Force eVo games 
Recharge key location in Money Shoot Games 
Secondary Calibrate button  

2.

 

Secondary Setup button 

3.

 

Remote Setup/Calibrate/Key to J11 on I/O Board 

4.

 

Monitor Controls 

1

3

2

4

5

Megatouch FORCE Circuit Board Cross Reference Chart  

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

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C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

4/10/02 

CGW 

 

Issue 2 

9/15/03 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

10/29/03 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-02 

      Megatouch 

FORCE 

Circuit 

Board 

Identification 

      Page 

 

 

1 

 

I/O Card 

& Applicable 

Game Mod

el 

 

Motherboard

 

SA10055-01 

 

USB FORCE I/O 

 

SA10065-01 

 

USB FORCE I/O 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ECS 

EC0049-01 

 

• 

Requires USB 
cable (EC0051-01) 

• 

Requires USB 
cable (EC0094-01) 

 

 

 

 

 

Visual Identification of Merit Megatouch FORCE Printed Circuit Boards 

 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

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B

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C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

4/10/02 

CGW 

 

Issue 2 

9/15/03 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

10/29/03 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-02 

 

 

Megatouch FORCE Circuit Board Identification 

 

Page   2 

Visual identification of the various Motherboards and I/O boards used in the Merit Megatouch 
FORCE series games. 
 

ECS Celeron Motherboard: 
Merit # SA10057-01 
 Use: 

 

Megatouch FORCE Games  
2001-present 

 

Identifying Features: 
1. Stacked connectors 
2. Power connector 
3. Processor 
4.  DIMM sockets (1 used) 

 
 
 
 
 
Megatouch FORCE I/O Card: 
Merit # SA10055-01 

Use: 

 

Megatouch FORCE Games 
2001-September 2003 

 
Identifying features: 
1. Setup button 
2. Calibrate button 
3.  Round security key 
4.  USB connector (J5A) 
5.  USB jumper settings* 
6.  USB connector (J5B) 
7.  (8) “Option” switches 
*USB jumper settings 
 
 
 
 
 
 

JP6 
JP5 

JP6 
JP5 

(jumper connectors closest to J5A) = J5A ACTIVE 

(jumper connectors closest to J5B) = J5A ACTIVE

1

2

3

4

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Visual Identification of Merit Megatouch FORCE Printed Circuit Boards 

 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

4/10/02 

CGW 

 

Issue 2 

9/15/03 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

10/29/03 

CGW 

 

 

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Megatouch FORCE Circuit Board Identification 

 

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Megatouch FORCE I/O Card: 
Merit # SA10065-01 

Use: 

 

Megatouch FORCE EVO, EVO Wallette, Elite 
Edge, and Fusion Games 
September 2003-present 

 
Identifying features: 
1.  (8) “Option” switches 
2. Setup button 
3.  Calibrate button  
4.  Round security key  
5.  RS232 Modem connector 
6.  JP7 (remove shunt for Imonex coin mech) 
7. Power Connector 
8.  Game Audio In 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Megatouch OSD Board: 
Merit # SA10066-01 

Use: 

 

Megatouch FORCE EVO, EVO Wallette, Elite Edge, and 
Fusion Games 
September 2003-present 

 
Identifying features: 
1.  Secondary security key location 

(not operable in Fusion games) 

2.  Secondary Calibrate button  
3.  Secondary Setup button 
4.  Remote Setup/Calibrate/Key to J11 on I/O Board 
5. Monitor Controls 

 

 

1

3

4

5

7

8

1

3

2

4

5

6

2

Visual Identification of Merit Megatouch FORCE Printed Circuit Boards 

 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

4/10/02 

CGW 

 

Issue 2 

9/15/03 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

10/29/03 

CGW 

 

 

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Megatouch FORCE Circuit Board Identification 

 

Page   4 

 
Merit Control Board: 
Merit # SA10064-01 
 Use: 

 

Megatouch Combo Jukebox  
2002 - present 

 

MegaTunes 
2002 - present 

 

Identifying Features: 
1. Antenna connector 
2. Heat sink 
3.  TouchTunes security key 
4.  Jumper at JP8* 
5.  DC power (in) 
6.  Single Board Computer 

connector 

*disabled in Megatouch Combo 
Jukebox; enabled in MegaTunes 

 

1

2

3

5

6

4

 
 
 

merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Megatouch XL/MAXX Motherboard Identification   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page   1 

I/O Card 

& Applicable 

Game Mod

el 

SA10051-02 

 

MAXX I/O 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

Motherboard

 

SA10023-01 

 

CRT-500 Zeus I/O 

Megatouch XL 

CD based games 

SA10047-01-

0A

 

MAXX I/O 

“Heavy” 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based games 

(CD based games 

applicable with optional 

EPROM, FLASH, & 

NOVRAM installed and 

enabled) 

SA10047-01-

0B

 

MAXX I/O “Lite” 

Megatouch 

MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10047-01-

0C

 

MAXX I/O 

“Heavy” 

(with U2 modification) 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10047-01-

0D

 

MAXX I/O “Lite” 

(with U2 modification) 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10051-01 

 

MAXX I/O “Mini” 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

 

DeAmertek 

486 

SA0101-01 

• 

Requires Merit Riser 

SA10025-01-0A

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

Telco 486 

SA0101-03 

• 

Requires Telco Riser 
card 

EC0013-01

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

Telco 586 

EC0026-02 

• 

Requires Telco Riser 
card 

EC0013-01

 

• 

Requires Telco 
Riser card 

EC0013-01

 

• 

Requires Telco 
Riser card 

EC0013-01

 

• 

Requires Telco 
Riser card 

EC0013-01

 

• 

Requires Telco 
Riser card 

EC0013-01

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

Mitsubishi 

586 

EC0026-01 

• 

Requires Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-

01 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Rev “G” I/O Card 
and higher only 
compatible 

(SA10023-

01-0G)

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01 

or

 EC0028-

02

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 or

 

EC0028-02

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

Mitsubishi 

586 

w/Audio 

EC0026-03 

• 

Requires Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Rev “G” I/O card 
and higher only 
compatible 

(SA10023-

01-0G)

 

• 

Audio Jumper PL19-
AUD on M/B 

must

 

be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-

02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 or

 

EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 or

 

EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

 
 
 

merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Megatouch XL/MAXX Motherboard Identification   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I/O Card 

& Applicable 

Game Mod

el 

SA10051-02 

 

MAXX I/O 
Megatouch 
MAXX 

HDD based 
games 

Motherboard

 

SA10023-01 

 

CRT-500 Zeus I/O 

Megatouch XL 

CD based games 

SA10047-01-

0A

 

MAXX I/O 

“Heavy” 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based games 

(CD based games 

applicable with optional 

EPROM, FLASH, & 

NOVRAM installed and 

enabled) 

SA10047-01-

0B

 

MAXX I/O “Lite” 

Megatouch 

MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10047-01-

0C

 

MAXX I/O 

“Heavy” 

(with U2 modification) 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10047-01-0D

 

MAXX I/O “Lite” 

(with U2 modification) 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

SA10051-01 

 

MAXX I/O “Mini” 

Megatouch MAXX 

HDD based 

games 

 

Itox 586 

w/Audio, 

INTEL

 

EC0026-04 

• 

Requires Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Rev “G” I/O card 
and higher only 
compatible 

(SA10023-

01-0G)

 

• 

Audio Jumper PL19-
AUD on M/B 

must

 

be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-

02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 or

 

EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

Itox 586 

w/Audio 
no cache 

RISE

 

EC0026-08 

• 

Requires Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Rev “G” I/O card 
and higher only 
compatible 

(SA10023-

01-0G)

 

• 

Audio Jumper PL19-
AUD on M/B 

must

 

be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01

 or

 EC0028-

02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 or

 

EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi  Riser 
card 

EC0028-01

 

or

 EC0028-02

 

• 

Audio Jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

disabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi Riser 
card 

EC0028-

01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

• 

Requires 
Mitsubishi 
Riser card 

EC0028-01

 

• 

Audio jumper 
PL19-AUD on 
M/B 

must

 be 

enabled

 

Unicorn 586 

w/Audio, 

RISE

 

EC0026-09

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

N

OT COMPATIBLE

 

• 

Requires 
Unicorn Riser 

 

EC0028-03 

• 

Requires 
Unicorn Riser 

 

EC0028-03

 

 
 
 

merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

  Page 

 

 

3 

Visual identification of the various Motherboards, I/O boards, and Riser boards used in the Merit 
Megatouch XL and MAXX series games. 

  
DeAmertek 486 Motherboard 
Merit # SA0101-01 

Use: 

 

Megatouch XL games 1996 - 
1997 

 

Identifying Features: 
1. Power connector location. 
2. Processor location. 

 
 
 
Telco 486 Motherboard: 
Merit # SA0101-03 

Use: 

 

Megatouch XL games 1996 - 
1998 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 

 
Telco 586 Motherboard: 
Merit # EC0026-02 

Use:   

 

Megatouch MAXX games 1998 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  Unused DIMM socket 

 

2 

1 

1 

2 

1 

2 

3 

 
 
 

merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

  Page 

 

 

4 

Mitsubishi 586 Motherboard: 
Merit # EC0026-01 

Use:   

 

Megatouch MAXX games 1998 - 1999 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  DIMM socket: 1 used 
4.  No audio (1/8” round) connectors next to 

mouse (PS2) connector 

 
 
 
 
Mitsubishi 586 Motherboard with Audio: 
Merit # EC0026-03 

Use:   

 

Megatouch MAXX games 1999 - 2000 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  DIMM socket: 1 used 
4.  Two audio (1/8” round) connectors next to 

mouse (PS2) connector. 

 
 
 
 
 
Itox 586 Motherboard with Audio: 
Merit # EC0026-04 (INTEL),  

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 2000 - 
2002 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  DIMM socket: 1 used 
4.  Two audio (1/8” round) connectors 

next to mouse (PS2) connector. 

 

1

3

2

4

1 

2 

3 

4 

1

3

2

4

 
 
 

merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

  Page 

 

 

5 

Itox 586 Motherboard with Audio: 
Merit # EC0026-08 (RISE) 

Use: 

 

Megatouch MAXX games 2000 - 2002 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  DIMM socket: 1 used 
4.  Two audio (1/8” round) connectors next to 

mouse (PS2) connector. 

5.  No cache (IC31, IC21, IC24) 

 
 
 
Unicorn 586 Motherboard with Audio: 
Merit # EC0026-09 

Use:   

 

Megatouch MAXX games 2001 

 

XL to MAXX kits 2001 - present 

 

Identifying features: 
1. Power connector location 
2. Processor location 
3.  DIMM socket: 1 used 
4. Audio daughterboard 
5.  DB connectors face up 
 

 

1

3

2

4

5

1

3

2

4

5

 
 
 

merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

  Page 

 

 

6 

CRT-500 Zeus Megatouch XL I/O Card: 
Merit # SA10023 

Use:  

 

Megatouch XL games 

 
Identifying features: 
1. 

Square

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” 

connector 

3.  Flash, NOVRAM, & EPROM, chips 
4. Volume potentiometer 

 
Millennium “Heavy” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card: 
Merit # SA10047-01-0A 

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 

 

Identifying features: 
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” 

connector 

3.  Flash, NOVRAM, & EPROM, 

sockets (components not 
installed) 

4. PC104 connector 
5. PCMCIA connector. 
6.  16 “option” switches (DS1 & 2)  
7.  2 “lamp” connectors 
8.  No wire jumper modification to 

the U2 circuit area 

 
 
 

 
 
Merit # SA10047 Series I/O Card: 
Audio Jumper settings 

G

AME 

T

YPE

 

J

UMPER 

JP21 J

UMPER 

JP22 # 

OF 

S

PEAKERS

 

Blue Maxx

 Countertop 

1 - 2 

1 - 2 

1 

Blue Maxx

 Upright 

1 - 2 

1 - 2 

1 

MAXX

 Countertop 

1 - 2 

1 - 2 

3 

MAXX

 Upright 

2 - 3 

2 - 3 

2 

1

2

3 

4 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

 
 
 

merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

  Page 

 

 

7 

Millennium “Lite” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card: 
Merit # SA10047-01-0B 

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 

 

Identifying features: 
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” 

connector 

3.  Flash, NOVRAM, & EPROM, 

sockets 

not

 installed 

(

photo shows 

sockets installed

)

 

4. PC104 connector 
5. PCMCIA connector. 
6.  8 “option” switches (DS1) [space 

for second set of switches] 

7.  1 “lamp” connector [space for 

second connector] 

8.  No wire jumper modification to 

the U2 circuit area 

 
 

 
Millennium “Heavy” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card: 

(with U2 Modification)

 

Merit # SA10047-01-0C 

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 

 

Identifying features: 
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” 

connector 

3.  Flash, NOVRAM, & EPROM, 

sockets (components not 
installed) 

4. PC104 connector 
5. PCMCIA connector. 
6.  16 “option” switches (DS1 & 2)  
7.  2 “lamp” connectors 
8.  Wire jumper modification to the 

U2 circuit area.  

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

 
 
 

merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

  Page 

 

 

8 

Millennium “Lite” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card: 

(with U2 Modification)

 

Merit # SA10047-01-0D 

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 

 

Identifying features: 
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” 

connector 

3.  Flash, NOVRAM, & EPROM, 

sockets 

not

 installed 

(

photo shows 

sockets installed

)

 

4. PC104 connector 
5. PCMCIA connector. 
6.  8 “option” switches (DS1) 

[space for second set of 
switches] 

7.  1 “lamp” connector [space for 

second connector] 

8.  Wire jumper modification to the 

U2 circuit area. 

 
 
 

Millennium “Mini” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card:  
Merit # SA10051-01 

Use:  

 

Megatouch Slim MAXX games 

 

Identifying features:  
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” connector 

(larger than previous) 

3. PCMCIA connector. 
4.  8 “option” switches (DS2)  
5.  1 “lamp” connector (smaller than 

previous) 

6. Audio input connector 
7.  Nova Printer Port 

 

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Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

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Millennium “Mini” Megatouch MAXX I/O Card:  
Merit # SA10051-02 

Use:  

 

Megatouch MAXX games 

 

Identifying features:  
1. 

Round

 security key 

2.  Location of “coin input” connector 

(larger than previous) 

3. PCMCIA connector. 
4.  8 “option” switches (DS2)  
5.  1 “lamp” connector (smaller than 

previous) 

6. Audio input connector 
7.  Without Nova Printer Port 

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merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

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C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

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Merit Riser Card 
Merit # SA010025-01-0A 

Use:  

 

With DeAmertek Motherboards 
(SA0101-01) and Zeus I/O board 
(SA10023-01) in Megatouch XL 
games 

 

Identifying features: 
1.  Continuous edge card connector 
2.  Numerous components mounted on the PC Board 
3.  “Merit” name on PC Board 

 
Telco Riser Card 
Merit # EC0013-01 

Use:  

 

With Telco 486 Motherboards 
(SA0101-01), Telco 586 
Motherboards (EC0026-02) and 
various I/O board combinations. 

 

Identifying features: 
1.  Non-continuous (two sections) edge card connector 
2.  “Telco” name on PC Board 
3. Individual connectors identified as “SLOT 1,” “SLOT 2,” etc. 
 

 
Mitsubishi Riser Card 
Merit # EC0028-01 &  EC0028-02 

Use:  

 

With Mitsubishi 586 Motherboards 
(EC0026-01 & EC0026-03) and 
various I/O board combinations. 

 

Identifying features: 
1.  Non-continuous (two sections) edge 

card connector 

2.  No manufacturer name on PC Board 
3.  Individual connectors are identified by “SL1,” “SL2,” etc. 
4.  Number of connectors (total, both sides):  

• 

EC0028-01 has three connectors 

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EC0028-02 has two connectors 

 

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1 

 
 
 

merit entertainment 

 

R

EVISION

 

D

ATE

 

B

Y

 

C

OMMENT

 

Issue 1 

7/26/99 

JDH 

 

Issue 2 

2/14/01 

LEK 

 

Issue 3 

7/16/02 

CGW 

 

 

90003007-01     Megatouch 

XL/MAXX 

Motherboard 

Identification 

    

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Unicorn Riser Card 
Merit # EC0028-03 

Use:  

 

With Unicorn 586 Motherboards  
(EC0026-09) and SA10051-01 and 
SA10051-02 I/O boards. 

 

Identifying features: 
1.  Non-continuous (two sections) edge card connector 
2.  No manufacturer name on PC Board 
3.  ISA edge card connector and ISA socket offset 
4.  Number of connectors (total, both sides): 

• 

EC0028-03 has two connectors 

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