since it's the first time i have to do with an A3000 in my life, I have to look for some advices for the fact that this machine doesn't start.
it was off for i think at least 15 years, dusty, and the battery made a good job in corrosion.
anyway I have cleaned it and checked all the lines near the corroded area and they appear ok.
but I have not replaced yet the battery.
I have tried to turn it on in a minimum set up, nothing connected to it, just a commodore monitor and psu, I just wanted to see the kickstart screen (it has the v5 roms, as I have read it's rev 1.4).
the only thing I have got is a green screen for about 3 seconds.
the first thing i need to know, is the battery fundamental for turning it on, I mean, just to have the kickstart screen?
i know the battery is a must to boot from an hd, but i am not yet ready for it
the board has 2mb of chip ram on it, 16 dil chips, 8 soldered and 8 on sockets, and 16 zif chips for fast ram. I have checked fat agnus and all the socketed chips, moved them, cleaned contacts and reseated them, still the same result
any suggestion will be appreciated
thanx
