[MAME]


Konami FireBeat

    Hardware overview:

    GQ972 PWB(A2) 0000070609 Main board
    -----------------------------------
        IBM PowerPC 403GCX at 66MHz
        (2x) Konami 0000057714 (2D object processor)
        Yamaha YMZ280B (ADPCM sound chip)
        Epson RTC65271 RTC/NVRAM
        National Semiconductor PC16552DV (dual UART)

    GQ974 PWB(A2) 0000070140 Extend board
    -------------------------------------
        ADC0808CCN
        FDC37C665GT (floppy disk controller)
        National Semiconductor PC16552DV (dual UART)
        ADM223LJR (RS-232 driver/receiver)

    GQ971 PWB(A2) 0000070254 SPU
    ----------------------------
        Motorola MC68HC000FN16 at 16MHz (?)
        Xilinx XC9572 CPLD
        Ricoh RF5c400 sound chip

    GQ971 PWB(B2) 0000067784 Backplane
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        3x PCB Slots with 2x DIN96S connectors (for main and extend PCBs)
        40-pin ATAPI connector for each slot

    GQ986 PWB(A1) 0000073015 Backplane
    ----------------------------------
        2x PCB Slots with 2x DIN96S connectors (for main and extend PCBs)
        40-pin ATAPI connector for each slot

    GQ972 PWB(D2) Controller interface on Beatmania III (?)
    GQ972 PWB(G1) Sound Amp (?)
    GQ971 PWB(C) Sound Amp


    Hardware configurations:

    Beatmania III
    -------------
        GQ971 Backplane
        GQ972 Main Board
        GQ974 Extend Board
        GQ971 SPU
        GQ972 Controller Interface
        GQ972 Sound Amp
        Hard drive in Slot 1
        DVD drive in Slot 2

    Keyboardmania
    -------------
        GQ971 Backplane
        GQ972 Main Board
        GQ974 Extend Board
        Yamaha XT446 board (for keyboard sounds) (the board layout matches the Yamaha MU100 Tone Generator)
        GQ971 Sound Amp
        CD-ROM drive in Slot 1
        CD-ROM drive in Slot 2

    ParaParaParadise
    ----------------
        GQ986 Backplane
        GQ972 Main Board
        2x CD-ROM drive in Slot 1



    Games that run on this hardware:

    BIOS       Game ID        Year    Game
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    GQ972      GQ972          2000    Beatmania III
    GQ972(?)   ?              2001    Beatmania III Append 6th Mix
    GQ972(?)   ?              2002    Beatmania III Append 7th Mix
    GQ972(?)   ?              2000    Beatmania III Append Core Remix
    GQ972(?)   ?              2003    Beatmania III The Final
    GQ974      GQ974          2000    Keyboardmania
    GQ974      GCA01          2000    Keyboardmania 2nd Mix
    GQ974      GCA12          2001    Keyboardmania 3rd Mix
    GQ977      GQ977          2000    Para Para Paradise
    GQ977(?)   ?              2000    Para Para Paradise 1.1
    GQ977      GQA11          2000    Para Para Paradise 1st Mix+
    ???        ?              2000    Pop n' Music 4
    ???        ?              2000    Pop n' Music 5
    ???        ?              2001    Pop n' Music 6
    ???        ?              2001    Pop n' Music 7
    ???        ?              2002    Pop n' Music 8
    ???        ?              2000    Pop n' Music Animelo
    ???        ?              2001    Pop n' Music Animelo 2
    ???        ?              2001    Pop n' Music Mickey Tunes


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