AMIGA 3000 DESKTOP SERIOUS PROBLEM!

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Citroenian wrote:
I m afraid of the motherboard...

Why, what did it do to you?  :nervous:

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moto

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Heh, sorry I was just kidding :-) I sympathise buddy, I hate to even touch my Amiga's motherboard, let alone change ROM chips and such.

Funny, I don't have the same fear when dealing with PCs, which I have to handle every day for my job :roll:

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moto

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Let me run through this to get it straight in my own mind :-)

1. Your 3000 had a ROM tower with a working 1.3, correct?
2. You removed the ROM tower and put in a 3.1 chip, which didn't work (symptoms?)
3. In the process of removing the ROM tower you damaged it, so you took the 1.3 ROM off the tower and connected it directly to the 3000 motherboard.
4. When you powered up, the ROM chip got very hot, and the macine would not boot.

Is this correct?

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moto

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Were the ROM chips definitely the right way round, and definitely the correct chips for the machine? If not, then the chips probably got blown when you connected them. May be worth getting some replacement ROM chips.

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moto

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Can you see if the scratch damaged any tracks or components on the motherboard? And what type of Amiga did you take the 3.1 ROM from?

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moto