3000T will not boot [SOLVED]

[gdanko]

This is one that used to work, too.  Now it comes on and just has a dark gray screen. I have put in new ROMS, new CIAs, new Paula, new Western Digital chip,  and new Denise and all with the same results.

Maybe my jumper settings are off but they look correct based on a 25 MHz 68030 NTSC unit. Is there something else I can try?

And yes, I removed the battery before it started corroding.

[gdanko]

TJ,
Do you have an 040 3000T? Mine has an 030/25 on the board so I dont think I need a CPU card in there unless it's a cyberstorm or something.
Gary

[gdanko]

I know the PSU is working, the fan kicks in and whatnot. Also, when I hit Ctrl-Amiga-Amiga the caps lock key blinks once. Isn't that a good sign?

Maybe the video is hosed?? Which chip(s) handle the video?

[gdanko]

I have a multimeter.. how do I test it?
And one question. Lots of people keep mentioning the CPU card. This 3000 seems to have an 030/25 on the main board. Is it safe to assume I do not need a CPU card in this case?

[gdanko]

ZIPs are a pain to re-seat.

[gdanko]

The blue cable that connects the power LED is stashed somewhere I will dig it out and plug it in to see!

I will also insert the drive bay module to listen for a drive click.

[gdanko]

The LED stays dim
I have a Super Buster 11.. doesn't that require 3.1 ROMs?

Also, there is nothing plugged into the system at all, except for the PSU and power LED. Even the key lock is not plugged in, would that matter?

[gdanko]

Its been a number of months actually. I think it was when I was using clean pieces from my 3000T to restore my 3500. At one point I thought the PSU in the 3500 may have been flaky but I put the known good/booting 3500 PSU into my 3000T and it still would not boot.

I hooked up a floppy drive, hard disk, and cdrom last night to make it complete.. No luck.

What exactly does it mean when the LED does not go from dim to bright, besides "something is wrong"?

[gdanko]

Also tried a 2.04 ROM and that didnt change anything. There is no battery leakage on the board. Wondering what else may be awry.

[gdanko]

Same thing. Black screen and nothing else. I can check the termination but there are no SCSI devices plugged in.

[gdanko]

I shouldn't need an exterminator though should I? I have no SCSI devices plugged in. Do you mean those little comb-looking devices?

[gdanko]

Solved. It was indeed the PSU plus a CIA with 2 bent pins. I had tested the other PSU before noticing the pins on the CIA were bent so by the time I had figured out the pins were bent I had already ruled out the PSU as having failed. I am sending the flaky PSU to Ray Carlsen for repair. His estimate is 25-35. So I loaded the 3000T with a Picasso II, and Ariadne, a 3640 rev 3.1, and a Fastlane Z3 with 32M fast RAM and booted off a 3.1 disk. Was happy to find 40 MB fast RAM

[gdanko]

Sorry sir. It is not for sale. I *THINK* I have most of them.

1000 - Yes
500 - Yes
2000 - Yes
1500 - No
2500 - Yes
2500UX - No
3000 - Yes
3000UX - No
3000T - Yes
3500 - Yes
4000 - Yes
4000T - Yes
1200 - Yes
600 - Yes

Thanks again for everyone's help.

[gdanko]

Whats wrong with your 4000T?

[gdanko]

We could also say Walker too.. Thats about the same liklihood.