GM Tech2 Clone Experience?

[OutlawDrifter]

Seller was "ronvias" on eBay.

thank you!

 

[df2x4]

Welp... It's failing self tests. Sent an email to the seller just to make sure I'm not doing anything wrong but I read that part of the manual pretty closely. Looks like this one may be a dud.

 

[df2x4]

Specifically the RTC (Real Time Clock) is failing in POST, and the TPU (Time Processing Unit) is failing the VCI self-test.

 

[PlayingWithTBI]

Bummer!

 

[df2x4]

Well I fixed the RTC fail by resetting the clock to Jan 01 2000, but the TPU is still failing. I have a feeling that the seller is going to offer me a replacement VCI but these issues do not bode well for the quality of this unit IMO. I'll probably end up asking him for a refund and buying from a different (slightly more expensive) seller.

 

[Knuckle Dragger]

Well I fixed the RTC fail by resetting the clock to Jan 01 2000, but the TPU is still failing. I have a feeling that the seller is going to offer me a replacement VCI but these issues do not bode well for the quality of this unit IMO. I'll probably end up asking him for a refund and buying from a different (slightly more expensive) seller.

You must have my luck. Everything I have bought or tried to buy over the last two months has been nothing but a hassle.

Oh and F@%& Jegs (just had to throw it out there)

 

[east302]

I think @96-2D-Hoe had a similar issue, maybe he has some input. Mine works fine, guess I got lucky with it.

 

[df2x4]

I think @96-2D-Hoe had a similar issue, maybe he has some input. Mine works fine, guess I got lucky with it.

I'd be interested to hear if either one of you guys have noticed this... When I power mine up the POST data is all over the screen, like so.

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Once it hits the main screen everything looks fine though.

 

[df2x4]

So... Turns out in my infinite wisdom I actually had the loopback adapter for the VCI installed improperly. I looked up a few Youtube videos of people running the self tests and realized my mistake. I just tried everything again with it hooked up properly and all tests are now passing! Looks like it may not be a dud after all.

@east302 Have you ever messed with the clock on yours? I'm tempted to try setting it correctly again as it's just sitting at 00:00 Jan 1, 2000... But I don't want to mess anything up and I don't see any reason it would actually need to be correct anyway.

 

[east302]

Nope...didn’t know it had a clock but haven’t run into anything that made me think that it needed it.

Glad you got it running.