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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: x56h34 on December 04, 2003, 06:48:39 PM

Title: Flashing yellow screen?
Post by: x56h34 on December 04, 2003, 06:48:39 PM

I just got an FPU for my Blizzard 1230-IV accelerator, and after fitting it (50Mhz 68882 FPU) as soon as I turn on the A1200 I get a flashing yellow screen. I suppose the FPU is DOA...or is it? Could it be something else? The FPU was oriented in the same way as the 030 CPU (as pictured on B1230-IV box). Without FPU the computer boots fine.

Title: Re: Flashing yellow screen?
Post by: Karlos on December 04, 2003, 10:42:56 PM

Quiet dude, evertybdy will want one!

IIRC, the yellow screen is a 680x0 error, suggesting something dodgy going on with the new FPU...

Title: Re: Flashing yellow screen?
Post by: x56h34 on December 04, 2003, 10:55:22 PM

Rats...

Guess I need a replacement.

Title: Re: Flashing yellow screen?
Post by: Karlos on December 04, 2003, 10:56:52 PM

See if you can try the FPU in another system first to be sure. It could be many things, maybe the socket even...

Title: Re: Flashing yellow screen?
Post by: x56h34 on December 04, 2003, 11:13:19 PM

40Mhz 68882 worked in it fine before I sold it. It was one of those 40Mhz tested to work @ 50Mhz too FPUs. I doubt that the socket is busted.

Maybe I should try and reseat it again and see if it works.

Title: Re: Flashing yellow screen?
Post by: Lo on December 05, 2003, 01:55:42 AM

 hmm, well we all know that a yellow screen means that the CPU detected an error before the GURU (error trapping software-sequence was set), but the flashing part is intriguing as that is more indicitive of an alert.

Try delay something on boot-up? *shrug*