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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: c0untzer0 on April 06, 2004, 07:54:59 PM

Title: Hmm... dead A2000
Post by: c0untzer0 on April 06, 2004, 07:54:59 PM

Alright..
So I dig my A2000 out of storage after about 6 years and try to fire her up.. I get nothing.

I crack the case and find taht the clock battery has leaked and there's some mess on the motherboard, but it doesn't look TOO bad... thing is, I don't knwo what to start messing with to even begin to see what the problem is as to why it won't fire up.

I've pulled out all the expansion cards (I have a 286 bridge board, SCSI Card and another card that I can't figure out what the hell it is) but still nothing.  The hard Drive spins up happily.. but that's about it.

ANy ideas as to where to start?

Thanks,

c0unt

Title: Re: Hmm... dead A2000
Post by: Noster on April 06, 2004, 08:20:19 PM

Hi

First of all: REMOVE THE LEAKING ACCU !!! Just cut it of.

Then you should have a look at the sockets, especially the CPU that lies beneath the battery. You should carefully remove it from the socket, use some contact-oil to clean the contacts (check all other sockets too, some contact-oil will not harm) and press it back in the socket. You may have to wait some time (half an hour) before you power-on the Amiga again (let the oil work). Press all chips in their sockets.

I've required two days to get an old A2000 back to work, at least it was crashing very often until I found out that one of the CIA8520 was bad and the first disk-drive too, so it always crashed at the same game I used for testing at the same time. Now it works :-)

Noster

Title: Re: Hmm... dead A2000
Post by: lordnicon on April 06, 2004, 08:27:04 PM

hummmm would you want to sell and of it  :-P if so can you tell me what card you have and mabe i can help  :lol: