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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Hardware Issues and discussion => Topic started by: Spencer on June 10, 2004, 08:17:22 AM
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Hi all,
Last evening i bought a 2nd hand Amiga 500+ with the tv adaptor and a monitor, several mice and joysticks and some software.
About 12 years ago i sold my a500 and everything that came with it (stupid thing to do of course)
Anyway, i bought the A500+ because it was dirt cheap but there is something wrong with it ... the green power LED doesn't give a constant green glow but it blinks and the diskdrive doesn't boot up disks when inserted. Does anyone have a clue what might be wrong with it ?
I have another A600 system on my mind and the plan is to make one proper working system from those 2, but if i could save the poor A500+ that'd be bonus of course.
So, blinking power led and doesn't boot disks, anyone ?
Thank you very much in advance.
Spencer, Belgium
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Blinking powerled = hardware failure of some sort. Does it display a single colored screen with that?
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Brian,
Thanks for the response. I don't know yet because the seller set it up with the monitor but the monitor cable was busted. I'm hooking it up to my television this evening.
Are there things i can check inside ? I plan on opening it up anyway and see what the story with dust is.
Spencer
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I have hooked up the Amiga to a monitor now and it gives a green color. That means chip ram, right ?
Any ideas or do i use this one for spare parts ?
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I have hooked up the Amiga to a monitor now and it gives a green color. That means chip ram, right ?
Usually.
Personally, I'd open the machine, and carefully re-seat all the socketted chips. One may have worked loose. Pay special attention to the 8372A chip, as that would be the Agnus, which controls chip ram, among other things.