Amiga 3000 stuck in reset

[TheGoose]

"Both have the exact same Symptoms:
Black Screen, dim green LED, caps lock fails after about 10 pushes."

Do you have a floppy drive connected? a DF0: ?

[TheGoose]

Nope, Amiga's will still work without a DF0 or floppy attached.

Well not an A1000. It would just show a black screen like above without a floppy connected. Never make it to the WOM screen.

Errr, no it was a white screen...

[TheGoose]

My A3000 won't start up unless the daughter card and DF0: are both connected.

Hmmm. That makes sense to me...

[TheGoose]

I think the problem I have is much lower level than "Starting up"

To me, starting up means either booting or showing the Insert workbench screen.

My system isn't even getting to a test phase.

The LED on the front should turn light green then brighter green right away.
That should happen I am guessing even if the daughter card is not connected, or a floppy (DF0).

Now of course, the system will give you some color screens and complain afterward, but mine doesn't even get to that point.

I would be extremely happy just to see color errors on the screens, at least that gives you some information!

Mine is dying right out the gate.

Well, humor us and connected them. Otherwise, I'd agree that it does sound like there is a short, (basically what a reset is). Maybe enough corrosion has jumped a gap some where.

[TheGoose]

I just remembered that I had an Amiga 3000 floppy drive in my car!

I fired it up with the floppy attached and the daughter board attached and nothing.

I am loosing hope once again for this poor 3000.

Shoot. Strange they both act this way. I'm out of easy tests...
Um, except checking the PSU with a multi-meter.