Hardware know it all-s, I summon your knowledge.
I have a an A1000 that goes through a power up like so:
1 Switch on, power LED does the typical fast blinks an A1000 does
2 Goes to a grey screen for a moment
3 Followed by a solid white screen and nothing after. (this is the sad part)
I know this indicate a CPU failure but, I have tried two CPUs and I question that they are both bad. It could be possible. One was in a known, um, incident wiring up a 1Meg insider board and the other 68K is from an 11.50 cent ebay 'win' and judging by the abuse to the case (stake knife mod anyone?) could be DOA.
So, what else could I check, swap out? What else might cause the white screen of sadness?
:cry::nervous::confused::cool:
Also note, with the keyboard, I can reboot the machine, no problem.
First remove the "stake" (steak) knife! :roflmao:
Seriously, instead of a dead CPU, it is probably a bad motherboard trace, or a short circuit. Have you checked for any obviously burned traces on both sides of the motherboard?
