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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: retrostyle on July 12, 2017, 06:23:00 PM

Title: amiga 4000 ide problem
Post by: retrostyle on July 12, 2017, 06:23:00 PM: Hi

My amiga 4000 ide not working
I have tryed numerous hard drives and it will not boot so i suspect it could the pio chips but i have changed them and no change.

Does anyone on here repair motherboards?

I have the 4000 cr revision d board
Title: Re: amiga 4000 ide problem
Post by: Oldsmobile_Mike on July 12, 2017, 07:24:33 PM: Obvious thing would be to confirm that the drives you're using are still good and that the rest of your setup is configured correctly.

Beyond that, how did you miss this thead (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=70747)? :lol:
Title: Re: amiga 4000 ide problem
Post by: retrostyle on July 12, 2017, 07:42:32 PM: Tested five cf hard drives that work in my 1200 and neither of them would boot only if i used my fast ata card also i m based in the uk
Title: Re: amiga 4000 ide problem
Post by: scuzzb494 on July 12, 2017, 08:57:56 PM: Quote from: retrostyle;828188
Tested five cf hard drives that work in my 1200 and neither of them would boot only if i used my fast ata card also i m based in the uk

What is the Amiga 4000d specification ? What is the hard drive that you are using ? What processor do you have and what memory ? etc etc. All of this could have a direct impact on whether your machine has a problem with the actual hard drive. What do you see on the screen when you boot ? Are you detecting a drive with the two mouse button down? Are you actually talking about a honest to goodness physical 3.5" hard drive IDE or just a flash drive ? Can you boot on a floppy ?

For me the last thing I would jump to any conclusion would be the hard drive. I would be checking that my memory simms were seated properly. Specially with the heat we have been getting in the UK of late. The first one in the rows would be my first port of call.

Not sure how you would fit a 1200 Power Flyer to a 4000. I assume you have the 4000 version.

Have fun.
Title: Re: amiga 4000 ide problem
Post by: retrostyle on July 12, 2017, 09:02:50 PM: Yes it works with the power flyer
I have tried pushing on both mouse buttons but only the floppy and what i have connected to the daughter board that shows up in the start up sequence

The 03 card is soldered to the board as its the cr revision d motherboard
Title: Re: amiga 4000 ide problem
Post by: hese7 on July 12, 2017, 09:13:11 PM: Quote from: Oldsmobile_Mike;828187
Beyond that, how did you miss this thead (http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=70747)? :lol:

Or this thread (http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php?90901-Amiga-hardware-repair-restoration-and-upgrade-service). Different forum but doesn't matter.
Title: Re: amiga 4000 ide problem
Post by: retrostyle on July 12, 2017, 09:24:47 PM: Hi

Hese

I will need your address to send you the board
Title: Re: amiga 4000 ide problem
Post by: Acill on July 13, 2017, 02:35:06 PM: Yeah, much cheaper to send it to him! I'd like to hear the outcome and the cause of the problem when it's found too, please.