diff --git a/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua b/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
index b6e86ef7357..0aa2d3af4f0 100644
--- a/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
+++ b/scripts/target/mame/arcade.lua
@@ -1884,6 +1884,7 @@ files {
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/pgmprot_orlegend.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/pgmprot_orlegend.h",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/pgm2.cpp",
+	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/pgm3.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/drivers/spoker.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/igs036crypt.cpp",
 	MAME_DIR .. "src/mame/machine/igs036crypt.h",
diff --git a/src/mame/arcade.flt b/src/mame/arcade.flt
index fe6ed0cf3f7..24317bf6c26 100644
--- a/src/mame/arcade.flt
+++ b/src/mame/arcade.flt
@@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ peplus.cpp
 peyper.cpp
 pgm.cpp
 pgm2.cpp
+pgm3.cpp
 phoenix.cpp
 photon.cpp
 photon2.cpp
diff --git a/src/mame/drivers/pgm3.cpp b/src/mame/drivers/pgm3.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bf7adba35c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mame/drivers/pgm3.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+// license:BSD-3-Clause
+// copyright-holders:Xing Xing
+
+/* PGM 3 hardware.
+
+  Games on this platform
+
+  Knights of Valour 3 HD
+
+  according to Xing Xing
+  "The main cpu of PGM3 whiched coded as 'SOC38' is an ARM1176@800M designed by SOCLE(http://www.socle-tech.com/). Not much infomation is available on this asic" 
+  
+  there is likely a 512KBytes encrypted bootloader(u-boot?) inside the cpu which load the kernel&initrd from the external SD card.
+
+  however, according to
+  http://www.arcadebelgium.net/t4958-knights-of-valour-3-hd-sangoku-senki-3-hd
+  the CPU is an Intel Atom D525 CPU with 2GB of RAM (but based on hardware images this is incorrect, they clearly show the CPU Xing Xing states is used)
+
+
+  the card images (except v105) seem to have encrypted data up to the C2000000 mark, then
+  some text string about a non-bootable disk followed by mostly blank data
+
+  Offset(h)  00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 0A 0B 0C 0D 0E 0F
+
+0C2000000  EB 3C 90 6D 6B 64 6F 73 66 73 00 00 02 04 04 00  ë<.mkdosfs......
+0C2000010  02 00 02 00 00 F8 00 01 3F 00 FF 00 00 00 00 00  .....ø..?.ÿ.....
+0C2000020  00 00 04 00 00 00 29 4C 88 BA 7C 20 20 20 20 20  ......)Lˆº|     
+0C2000030  20 20 20 20 20 20 46 41 54 31 36 20 20 20 0E 1F        FAT16   ..
+0C2000040  BE 5B 7C AC 22 C0 74 0B 56 B4 0E BB 07 00 CD 10  ¾[|¬"Àt.V´.»..Í.
+0C2000050  5E EB F0 32 E4 CD 16 CD 19 EB FE 54 68 69 73 20  ^ëð2äÍ.Í.ëþThis 
+0C2000060  69 73 20 6E 6F 74 20 61 20 62 6F 6F 74 61 62 6C  is not a bootabl
+0C2000070  65 20 64 69 73 6B 2E 20 20 50 6C 65 61 73 65 20  e disk.  Please 
+0C2000080  69 6E 73 65 72 74 20 61 20 62 6F 6F 74 61 62 6C  insert a bootabl
+0C2000090  65 20 66 6C 6F 70 70 79 20 61 6E 64 0D 0A 70 72  e floppy and..pr
+0C20000A0  65 73 73 20 61 6E 79 20 6B 65 79 20 74 6F 20 74  ess any key to t
+0C20000B0  72 79 20 61 67 61 69 6E 20 2E 2E 2E 20 0D 0A 00  ry again ... ...
+
+  the v105 image has the encrypted data starting at 400000 and the above at C2400000
+  and is overall slightly shorter.  it was probably dumped using a different method?
+  assuming one is the correct method the others will need adjusting.
+
+
+  DSW:
+	1: OFF = Game mode / ON = Test mode
+	2: OFF = JAMMA / ON = JVS
+	3: OFF = 16/9 (1280x720) / ON = 4/3 (800x600)
+	4: NO USE
+
+  todo: add other hardware details?
+
+*/
+
+#include "emu.h"
+#include "cpu/arm7/arm7.h"
+#include "cpu/arm7/arm7core.h"
+
+
+class pgm3_state : public driver_device
+{
+public:
+	pgm3_state(const machine_config &mconfig, device_type type, const char *tag)
+		: driver_device(mconfig, type, tag),
+		m_maincpu(*this, "maincpu") { }
+
+	DECLARE_DRIVER_INIT(kov3hd);
+
+	virtual void machine_start() override;
+	virtual void machine_reset() override;
+	virtual void video_start() override;
+	uint32_t screen_update_pgm3(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect);
+	void screen_eof_pgm3(screen_device &screen, bool state);
+	required_device<cpu_device> m_maincpu;
+};
+
+static ADDRESS_MAP_START( pgm3_map, AS_PROGRAM, 32, pgm3_state )
+	AM_RANGE(0x00000000, 0x00003fff) AM_ROM
+ADDRESS_MAP_END
+
+static INPUT_PORTS_START( pgm3 )
+INPUT_PORTS_END
+
+uint32_t pgm3_state::screen_update_pgm3(screen_device &screen, bitmap_ind16 &bitmap, const rectangle &cliprect)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+void pgm3_state::screen_eof_pgm3(screen_device &screen, bool state)
+{
+}
+
+void pgm3_state::video_start()
+{
+}
+
+void pgm3_state::machine_start()
+{
+}
+
+void pgm3_state::machine_reset()
+{
+}
+
+static MACHINE_CONFIG_START( pgm3, pgm3_state )
+
+	/* basic machine hardware */
+	MCFG_CPU_ADD("maincpu", ARM9, 800000000) // wrong, see notes at top of driver
+	MCFG_CPU_PROGRAM_MAP(pgm3_map)
+	MCFG_DEVICE_DISABLE()
+
+	/* video hardware */
+	MCFG_SCREEN_ADD("screen", RASTER)
+	MCFG_SCREEN_REFRESH_RATE(60)
+	MCFG_SCREEN_VBLANK_TIME(ATTOSECONDS_IN_USEC(0))
+	MCFG_SCREEN_SIZE(1280, 720)
+	MCFG_SCREEN_VISIBLE_AREA(0, 1280-1, 0, 720-1)
+	MCFG_SCREEN_UPDATE_DRIVER(pgm3_state, screen_update_pgm3)
+	MCFG_SCREEN_VBLANK_DRIVER(pgm3_state, screen_eof_pgm3)
+	MCFG_SCREEN_PALETTE("palette")
+
+	MCFG_PALETTE_ADD("palette", 0x1000)
+MACHINE_CONFIG_END
+
+ROM_START( kov3hd )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x04000, "maincpu", ROMREGION_ERASE00 )
+	// does it boot from the card, or is there an internal rom?
+
+	DISK_REGION( "card" )
+	DISK_IMAGE( "kov3hd_v105", 0, SHA1(c185888c59880805bb76b5c0a42b05c614dcff37) )	
+ROM_END
+
+ROM_START( kov3hd104 )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x04000, "maincpu", ROMREGION_ERASE00 )
+	// does it boot from the card, or is there an internal rom?
+
+	DISK_REGION( "card" )
+	DISK_IMAGE( "kov3hd_m104", 0, SHA1(899b3b81825e6f23ae8f39aa67ad5b019f387cf9) )	
+ROM_END
+
+ROM_START( kov3hd103 )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x04000, "maincpu", ROMREGION_ERASE00 )
+	// does it boot from the card, or is there an internal rom?
+
+	DISK_REGION( "card" )
+	DISK_IMAGE( "kov3hd_m103", 0, SHA1(0d4fd981f477cd5ed62609b875f4ddec939a2bb0) )	
+ROM_END
+
+ROM_START( kov3hd102 )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x04000, "maincpu", ROMREGION_ERASE00 )
+	// does it boot from the card, or is there an internal rom?
+
+	DISK_REGION( "card" )
+	DISK_IMAGE( "kov3hd_m102", 0, SHA1(a5a872f9add5527b94019ec77ff1cd0f167f040f) )	
+ROM_END
+
+ROM_START( kov3hd101 )
+	ROM_REGION( 0x04000, "maincpu", ROMREGION_ERASE00 )
+	// does it boot from the card, or is there an internal rom?
+
+	DISK_REGION( "card" )
+	DISK_IMAGE( "kov3hd_m101", 0, SHA1(086d6f1b8b2c01a8670fd6480da44b9c507f6e08) )	
+ROM_END
+
+
+DRIVER_INIT_MEMBER(pgm3_state,kov3hd)
+{
+}
+
+
+// all dumped sets might be China region, unless region info comes from elsewhere
+GAME( 2011, kov3hd,     0,      pgm3,    pgm3, pgm3_state,     kov3hd,       ROT0, "IGS", "Knights of Valour 3 HD (V105)", MACHINE_IS_SKELETON )
+GAME( 2011, kov3hd104,  kov3hd, pgm3,    pgm3, pgm3_state,     kov3hd,       ROT0, "IGS", "Knights of Valour 3 HD (V104)", MACHINE_IS_SKELETON )
+GAME( 2011, kov3hd103,  kov3hd, pgm3,    pgm3, pgm3_state,     kov3hd,       ROT0, "IGS", "Knights of Valour 3 HD (V103)", MACHINE_IS_SKELETON )
+GAME( 2011, kov3hd102,  kov3hd, pgm3,    pgm3, pgm3_state,     kov3hd,       ROT0, "IGS", "Knights of Valour 3 HD (V102)", MACHINE_IS_SKELETON )
+GAME( 2011, kov3hd101,  kov3hd, pgm3,    pgm3, pgm3_state,     kov3hd,       ROT0, "IGS", "Knights of Valour 3 HD (V101)", MACHINE_IS_SKELETON )
diff --git a/src/mame/mame.lst b/src/mame/mame.lst
index 7d72a0252e3..8e7f9d3a6fc 100644
--- a/src/mame/mame.lst
+++ b/src/mame/mame.lst
@@ -30515,6 +30515,13 @@ orleg2                          // (c) 2007
 orleg2o                         //
 orleg2oa                        //
 
+@source:pgm3.cpp
+kov3hd
+kov3hd104
+kov3hd103
+kov3hd102
+kov3hd101
+
 @source:phantom.cpp
 fphantom                        //