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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Selles on December 17, 2010, 09:09:07 PM

Title: Problem with Amiga 4000, PLEASE HELP !
Post by: Selles on December 17, 2010, 09:09:07 PM: Ok, I was reformatting the hard drive on my Amiga 4000 when all of a sudden it stopped. The screen went dark grey and the hard drive LED goes on and off, on and off. It also sounds like the hard drive is running at different speeds. I tried hooking up different hard drives, same thing.

I am scratching my head on this one. :(
Title: Re: Problem with Amiga 4000, PLEASE HELP !
Post by: motorollin on December 17, 2010, 09:13:21 PM: Are you able to check the output levels on the PSU?

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moto
Title: Re: Problem with Amiga 4000, PLEASE HELP !
Post by: actung_bab on December 17, 2010, 09:19:02 PM: Quote from: Selles;599568
Ok, I was reformatting the hard drive on my Amiga 4000 when all of a sudden it stopped. The screen went dark grey and the hard drive LED goes on and off, on and off. It also sounds like the hard drive is running at different speeds. I tried hooking up different hard drives, same thing.

I am scratching my head on this one. :(

yes might be the psu l got broken 4000 got wait till christmas 2011 to get looked at agghhhh

the main thing is not to panic it can be fixed
does it get a boot screen ie the disk logo
they also wont boot if your got cpu card thats unseated a bit . but with drive speeding up
does sound power realated , my psu spins but doesint power the hd at all .
l rushed puting back toghter and the floppy drive power plug arched and stoped the machine working.
am looking at getting plug converter to try atx pc supply and he hoping my machine work again.

good luck
Title: Re: Problem with Amiga 4000, PLEASE HELP !
Post by: mechy on December 17, 2010, 09:21:09 PM: Quote from: Selles;599568
Ok, I was reformatting the hard drive on my Amiga 4000 when all of a sudden it stopped. The screen went dark grey and the hard drive LED goes on and off, on and off. It also sounds like the hard drive is running at different speeds. I tried hooking up different hard drives, same thing.

I am scratching my head on this one. :(

Yep,i third that motion! check the psu...
Title: Re: Problem with Amiga 4000, PLEASE HELP !
Post by: Selles on December 22, 2010, 11:11:57 PM: The voltages on the PSU are fine.
Title: Re: Problem with Amiga 4000, PLEASE HELP !
Post by: motorollin on December 23, 2010, 09:50:19 AM: Quote from: Selles;600888
The voltages on the PSU are fine.

Do the contacts on the PSU connectors look ok? Any corrosion or dry joints on the mobo side, or loose connectors on the PSU cable side?

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moto
Title: Re: Problem with Amiga 4000, PLEASE HELP !
Post by: zipper on December 23, 2010, 10:07:28 AM: Check the connectors to the HD. And the connector from PSU to the MoBo. Some pin may have lost tension/springiness.