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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: sumner7 on March 12, 2004, 09:54:50 AM

Title: My A500+ keeps freezing all the time
Post by: sumner7 on March 12, 2004, 09:54:50 AM

Do you think I should take it out of the fridge? Or should I try to get it fixed. Does anyone know anywhere where I could get my amiga fixed?

Title: Re: My A500+ keeps freezing all the time
Post by: Skippy on March 12, 2004, 10:05:58 AM

Why not do some simple tests; ie removing any peripherals or expansions.. swap out chips if you got another m/b.

Eyetech.co.uk or powerc.com might be able to service it, but with the costs of repair you'd be better off just picking one up from a classified ad.

Mine died a while back, motherboard fault, got a replacement for £5 - job done.

Skippy

Title: Re: My A500+ keeps freezing all the time
Post by: sumner7 on March 12, 2004, 11:22:12 AM

Cheers, but has anyone else got any other ideas?

Title: Re: My A500+ keeps freezing all the time
Post by: Skippy on March 12, 2004, 11:38:18 AM

Have you removed/installed any software, check library revisions, drivers, and other system files.

Re-installing your operating system. Check for virii.

Skippy

Title: Re: My A500+ keeps freezing all the time
Post by: sumner7 on March 12, 2004, 11:57:43 AM

Cheers Skip. But is there any more ideas?

Title: Re: My A500+ keeps freezing all the time
Post by: Jope on March 12, 2004, 12:14:44 PM

Well,

- Open it up, press down on all chips.. Hard, but not too hard. They tend to work their way out of the sockets because of heat cycles.
- Try it with a different power supply.
- See if the PSU connector is stuck in properly.
- Perhaps your disks have viruses on them? Try it with known good disks (and keep the write protect on and remember to shut down the machine for at least 30sec before you insert the first clean disk)

Title: Re: My A500+ keeps freezing all the time
Post by: sumner7 on March 12, 2004, 01:57:38 PM

Cheers Jope. Have a pint on me. :pint:

Title: Re: My A500+ keeps freezing all the time
Post by: Effy on March 14, 2004, 02:48:27 AM

Does that mean it works now ???

Title: Re: My A500+ keeps freezing all the time
Post by: sumner7 on March 15, 2004, 01:11:18 PM

Quote

Effy wrote:
Does that mean it works now ???

Indeed it does. :pint: