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Really, don't go for the bare-board Willems. GQ-4X at a minimum. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=103599 2013-06-16T06:22:07 -05.00 JaxsBox 12 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=103599 2013-05-22T20:04:24 -05.00 JaxsBox 12 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=103599 2013-05-22T07:59:46 -05.00 JaxsBox 12 Originally posted by: bunnyboy

Had TOP2007, worked good until Win7. Got GQ4X, still works good. All the software is horrid engrish tho. I would avoid anything with a parallel port.
Yup, what bunny said.  I've had both Top stuff (Top3100 I think, can't remember off hand) and the GQ4X, both are very good and both are USB. ]]> http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=103599 2013-05-22T00:48:50 -05.00 JaxsBox 12 http://nintendoage.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=35&threadid=103599 2013-05-22T00:16:10 -05.00 JaxsBox 12 Originally posted by: Vectorman0

If you don't have experience with this kind of thing and thus don't have an EPROM programmer already, I would highly recommend you let someone else more experienced dump and preserve whatever you have. I'm sure there are plenty of experienced and trustworthy people around here who would be happy to help.

That said, if you still want to do it yourself, I personally wouldn't trust any EPROM programmer that you could get for under $100. I might be in the minority with that. The TOP line of programmers interwho mentioned is a solid choice.

The first part +1. I damaged a prototype when I was just starting out, would not recommend. I think one of the Nolan brothers dumps prototypes for free, just PM them to ask. Alternatively, get a Retrode. They support everything (with adaptors), dump the full ROM from the cartridges (not just chip images), don't require cart dissasembly or modification, and it's pretty much impossible to kill a cart while using one. A Retrode will run you about $200+ with all the important adaptors.

As long as the programming voltage line on the chip isn't connected to the programmer while dumping, you shouldn't have a problem with data getting corrupted, regardless of how cheap the programmer is. Willem programmers are built using pretty basic logic chips (socketed for easy replacement) and no custom chips. There isn't much to fail, besides the crap-o brand caps.

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That said, if you still want to do it yourself, I personally wouldn't trust any EPROM programmer that you could get for under $100. I might be in the minority with that. The TOP line of programmers interwho mentioned is a solid choice. ]]>