Ide-Fix Express BURNING!!!

[AmigaMance]

@Daniele
 Check if your Amiga and any devices connected to it, (Monitor, modem, etc) have a proper ground wire.
 If you're getting a small electric shock when you touch the metal case of your Amiga, you have a ground problem.

[AmigaMance]

 Just experienced the same problem last night!  :-(
 I heard a subtle *chaff* sound and my Amiga 1200 reset by itself. Unlike Daniele's case, i don't see anything burned. But exactly as Daniele said, my Amiga doesn't boot anymore with the IDE-Fix adapter plugged in. With or without the Express.
 The warranty is still valid. I contacted AmigaKit about it and he told me to send him Both circuits for inspection, which i will asap.
 If i remove the adapter and connect the IDE cable directly to the port of the motherboard, my Amiga boots as normal! It was logical to assume that the IDE-Fix adapter went bad, but from the Daniele's report i see that it could be the Gayle chip?!!

 How can i see if the Gayle chip is ok or not? What are the symptoms of a defective Gayle chip? As i said there is no visible sign of damage. Please let me know! :-(

[AmigaMance]

@counterzero
 Thank you. So, my initial assumption that the ide-fix adapter alone went bad, is correct.

[AmigaMance]

@Daniele
 Hi!
 You had to buy another mobo, eh? Does this mean that something in your old mobo was damaged as well, or you bought it just in case there is a damage?

[AmigaMance]

 I see.. Yeah, i also noticed that the express adapter fits in both the Gayle and Alice chip. I almost did the same mistake myself when i first installed it but i didn't. Thanks for answering.

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