Need help with increasingly disturbing hardware problem

[rare_j]

Sometimes old computers just get tired.
It's clearly a serious problem. Can you change your chip mem expansion or try running without it for a while?
After that, perhaps you should try a new motherboard.

Narrow it down bit by bit.

[rare_j]

mr_a500 wrote:

Sometimes old computers just get tired.
It's clearly a serious problem. Can you change your chip mem expansion or try running without it for a while?

I already tried running without the A501 (and opened the A501 to check for battery leaks), but still got the crashes. Maybe I've been pushing the poor old thing too hard and it's finally wearing out. I just wish I could isolate where the problem is to see if it is something I can replace or fix.

I recommend you purchase a good A500+ and transfer only your turbo board, roms, and hard drive to it, and run with that for a while. You can even get 2mb chip mem without much trouble or expense for the duration of the test. It's a cost-effective way to begin to narrow down which part could be malfunctioning.