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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: woz on July 24, 2003, 02:36:07 PM
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I've recently bought a Blizzard PPC 060/50-603e-240 mhz card, non working, it won't boot at all in my A1200T. I bought the card as non working repairable, so I knew what I was buying. Could someone sujest a way of working out what the problem may be, and who can I send it to for repair in the UK. I've emailed DCE but not had a response yet. :-?
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Be wary - there have been threads full of people who sent their hardware for repair never to see it again...
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What exactly is the problem anyway?
Bear in mind that you may need to terminate the ppc.library for warpos to work etc...
Can you get to an amigados early startup screen?
There have been times when my blizzard has gone nuts and I have had to reflash it. It recognises my 040 but nothing else (no ram, ppc, scsi, gfx card). After reflashing it all works perfectly again.
If it is just hanging during booting there could be any number of software problems going on.
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Re: Where can I send my Blizzard PPC for repaire.
Put it into an unmanned space shuttle toward the nearest black hole, or alternatively send it to DCE :-D
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@woz:
I've recently bought a BBlizzard PPC 060/50-603e/240 mhz card, non working, wont boot at all in my A1200T.
Was it described as "non-working" when you bought it? If not, check the following first:
Some combinations of an A1200 motherboard and a BlizzPPC require an additional reset after power on, simply hit CTRL-Amiga-Amiga after turning the machine on and see if that helps.
Some motherboards do not like the BlizzPPC at all. My original motherboard was extremely unstable with the BlizzardPPC connected. I have not heard about a computer not starting at all because of this problem, but it may be worth checking if the card works with another A1200.
What kind of PSU are you using? If you're still using the original "black brick" PSU of your A1200, chances are pretty good that the PSU is simply not up to the task. Try a more powerful PSU (like one of those that were delivered with the A500, or even better yet: a real AT/ATX power supply).
Could someone sujjest a way of working out what the problem may be, and who can I send it too for repaire in the UK. I've emailed DCE but not had a response yet.
If the card still does not work (or you knew that it was not working when you bought it), try http://www.Amiga.fr (http://www.Amiga.fr). They're located in France, but they're the only ones still repairing PPC cards AFAIK. You may aswell contact Ben Hermans from Hyperion (http://www.hyperion-entertainment.com): Hyperion are offering a repair service for CyberstormPPC cards (Hyperion is just managing the logistics, I think that the people repairing the cards are still Amiga.fr). Maybe the can handle your BlizzardPPC too (this way you might be able to just send the card to your local dealer, instead of having to send it to France).
Avoid DCE at all costs - a lot of people were treated extremely bad by that particular company.
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Hi:
I suggest you to send it to www.amiga.fr in France, they have a very professional service. I sent one of my BPPCs to them and they fixed it and I got the board back in three weeks. The board is working perfectly. Do not send to DCE, beware!
Regards
Dragster
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My BlizzPPC melted :-(
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i think hyperion take them in for repairs. DCE cannot be trusted, do NOT send in the board there, then you wont ever see it again.
Welcome to the board btw :-)
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:-) :-D :-)
Ciao!
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I've recently bought a Blizzard PPC 06-/50-603e-240 mhz card, non working, won't boot at all in my A1200T. Could someone sujest a way of working out what the problem may be, and who can I send it to for repair in the UK.
You have bought it as non working, or just trying to use in a machine which never seen PPC before? There can be many things making it seemingly "non working", but the card can be OK. It can be insufficient power, hw incompatibilities, even your previous 68K system.
A little more detail please. :-)
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Hi.
I bought(swapped) the card, it was advertised as non working on AmiBench, the guy said that it just stopped working, could be a crystal, needs flashing, anything, so I thought I'd give it a go and try to repaire it. I've got a Micronik A1200T with a 250 wat power supply, so I know that it's not that, any ideas where I can get the tyming crystals from? When you power on with the PPC card in it wont boot at all, just a black screen.
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Hi.
Hyperion take them, DCE still haven't sent me a reply, so I wont send it to them, they can't even be bothered to reply to me. I'll send Hyperion an email.
Thanks, Warren.
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woz wrote:
Hi.
I bought(swapped) the card, it was advertised as non working on AmiBench, the guy said that it just stopped working, could be a crystal, needs flashing, anything, so I thought I'd give it a go and try to repaire it. I've got a Micronik A1200T with a 250 wat power supply, so I know that it's not that, any ideas where I can get the tyming crystals from?
Thanks, Warren.
If you can describe waht "non-working" means then some one here might be able to tell you.
Plug it in... turn power on.. and what? black screen... blue screen, yellow screen? Flasshing LED? Boot up fine but BlizzPPC not detected?
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While this thread is her, is it worth fixing a Blizzard 1230 IV, all i get is a black screen with random blue flicks across the screen.
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NitrousB wrote:
While this thread is her, is it worth fixing a Blizzard 1230 IV, all i get is a black screen with random blue flicks across the screen.
It does that during a boot.. on my machien then boots fine, always has...
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@Bloodline
Yeah i remember it did the same on mine but it just get stuck there now, i have tried on two different machines and its the same, just stuck, not sure if its worth fixing or just try get another board.
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Just get another one, have you seen how much they sell for on Amibench, also they'r quite rare now, but like I said, well overpriced for the relativly low speed.