Hi
I wasn't going to say anything but I guess I might as well. By your own admission you accept you are a newcomer and yet you took your Amiga and started taking it apart and even pulling the ROM chip without first establishing the problem. Here are some tips....
Be very very cautious of advice that starts with the words recap the board. I have 124 Amigas and not one has been recapped. I am not saying that recapping isn't essential I am just saying stop first and establish what is the problem. These computers are old and each time you take the thing apart you risk breaking something.
First thing to do is record everything ' without messing '. Its your property so do as you want. All I want is to save Amigas. So photograph the case, the serial number, the ports. Count the pins and make sure all the various components are where they should be. Check online.. you can check my website there are loads of reference images.
Do some research. LEAVE THE COMPUTER ALONE... until you have all that you need. Check documentation, error codes, other posts on similar problems.
If you are now comfortable to look inside. Make sure you have prepared the work area. Slowly open up the Amiga and look after the screws. Place facework/keyboard on bubble wrap. Carefully hinge from the back and release the drive light connector. VERY SLOWLY. The back hinge tabs are very delicate and break easily.
Now first question... Does the A600 have shielding or no shielding. Can you see the revision number through the hole in the shielding. Is it 1 or 1.5.
OK now check various guides an taking the Amiga 600 shielding off. And then take photographs of the whole of the board. Before doing anything. Record and make notes. That way you will be able to discuss with others and show how the board was before you started flexing it and maybe have broken it. The issue is likely a bad memory. Also is there any expansion boards on the computer.
http://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/scuzzblog_january19/scuzzblogdjanuary19_0101.htmhttp://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/scuzzblog_january19/scuzzblogdjanuary19_0102.htmhttp://www.scuzzscink.com/amiga/scuzzblog_january19/scuzzblogdjanuary19_0103.htmFew other tips. Never hot connect while the machine is on. Use the correct power source. Connect the mouse into the correct port. Check for pin damage, port damage... VISUALLY.
If you are going to remove the only chip on the board that can be removed use the correct tool.
I say all this cus you want to save the computer and I want to save the computer.
Sadly just one error and we could have lost the Amiga. And that is very sad.
Sorry.. I don't have enough information. I haven't seen the board. Always start with very small steps and track your passage. Never go further than is necessary and don't try to fix something that aint broke. These are obvious things. And trust me the capacitor issue is not an issue until you have established what is really wrong. Leave the board in the computer until the last. And do a paper or internet desk study before messing with the one thing you cannot replace. The A600. Your choice. Your computer.
scuzz
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