Hi there, first post. I'm getting my A500 back in working order. It's a UK model from 1987ish. It powers on and works, but I have a few relatively minor issues I could use help with.
First is, it has a 512k trapdoor expansion that seems not to work. With it switched on (my dad added a flying lead and switch to the case back in the day), I get a guru meditation error.
Second, either some of my floppies have degraded, or the drive needs a clean. Some work, others don't.
I can't get the mouse ball out of the mouse to clean the rollers. I remember it was an anti-clockwise rotation but it's as stiff as a boot.
Finally, the video quality through the modulator (composite video into my AV surround amp) is a bit ropey, with 2-3 slight ghosts. Is there any way to improve this, perhaps there's a way to get component video out? I'm not sure if my tv/amp supports RGB.
I'd also like to add a CF card with a load of games preloaded, but I understand this is something the A500 might struggle with?
Oh and are there any obvious caps I should replace either inside the computer or its PSU?
