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Title: C128 problem
Post by: spaceman88 on September 12, 2010, 11:24:55 PM
Hi,
I was at someones house yesterday and they hooked up a C128, but all it would show was a full screen of something that looked similar to...   @@@@@@@@ . If you held down the "Commodore" key and turned it on it would boot into C64 mode without a problem. Is there a ROM chip or something specific for the 128 side?
Thanks for any thoughts.
Title: Re: C128 problem
Post by: Drummerboy on September 12, 2010, 11:29:26 PM
Quote from: spaceman88;579011
Hi,
I was at someones house yesterday and they hooked up a C128, but all it would show was a full screen of something that looked similar to...   @@@@@@@@ . If you held down the "Commodore" key and turned it on it would boot into C64 mode without a problem. Is there a ROM chip or something specific for the 128 side?
Thanks for any thoughts.


Yeah, sound like the ROM..

The Computer has many time without use?
Title: Re: C128 problem
Post by: orb85750 on September 12, 2010, 11:48:39 PM
Ask here: http://www.commodore128.org
Title: Re: C128 problem
Post by: spaceman88 on September 14, 2010, 01:00:54 AM
Quote from: Drummerboy;579012
Yeah, sound like the ROM..

The Computer has many time without use?


Yes, the computer was on a shelf for years. It apparently worked when it was put in the box.

Orb:
Thanks for the C128 link.
Len
Title: Re: C128 problem
Post by: klx300r on September 14, 2010, 01:42:55 AM
try re-seating all the IC's...that alone fixed many of my problems with computers that were sitting for long periods
Title: Re: C128 problem
Post by: Drummerboy on September 14, 2010, 02:51:48 AM
Quote from: spaceman88;579162
Yes, the computer was on a shelf for years. It apparently worked when it was put in the box.

Orb:
Thanks for the C128 link.
Len


Ok, yeah.. it is always advisable to disarm and make cleanup of all components and motherbord with isopropyl alcohol before turn on the computer, this becouse sometimes the components and board fill with humidity, and that sometimes make a shortcircuits in the componets.