newbie with A2000 problems

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Good day to all Amiga users,

Today I got an Amiga 2000 for free from a friend .
As a demo lover I've always wanted an Amiga but never got around to buying one, so this seemed like a good stepping stone into the Amiga community.
I only got a keyboard with it, moreover it has a card in it by Microbotics which is connected to a Quantum Prodrive LPS, an 8up card and a Genlock, and 2 3.5" diskdrives.

So I hooked it up using the mono video connector... the only thing I got was a white screen which faded to black, and then it did nothing  :-?
Connecting it via the Genlock gives the same result... the diskdrives' LEDs don't burn, nor does the Caps Lock LED on my keyboard works.
Any help would be very appreciated.

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well this good friend is for honesty and morality too, that's why he gave it to me for free
Anyway, I can hear the fan - although it makes an odd noise when I switch the unit off. I have taken out all the expansion cards save for the Genlock (hard to remove) but the problem persists... just like Kickstart ain't there at all  :-?

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Alright, as I type this I'm removing everything (one of the screws in the A2300 genlock has a damaged head and is a bitch to unscrew), and upon removing the drive bay I noticed the area around the battery is covered in bluish smudge  :-o

edit: oops, while trying to remove the battery the flat piece of metal holding the battery snapped off...

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yeah I was beginning to think so too... just pressed all the chips 'til my thumbs hurt but it still does exactly the same, even with all expansion cards (save for the genlock) removed as well as the drives... ah well I could sell the  parts perhaps and use the mobo as a nice wall decoration *sniff*

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alright I'll try removing the Genlock (I'm in Holland so i think it's PAL)... moreover I have to stress that the PSU fan does turn, the power led burns pretty bright and there is some action on screen (ie the diagnostic colors)...

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it's hard to remove the fudge but luckily not much vital-looking stuff has been covered... only the blue capacitor next to the battery (C912 or something), and there's some on the keyboard connector.