lol ok i am aware of my lazy grammer
the screen tends to flash all red then all black, and then even when i press ctrl and the amiga keys it doesnt return to the purple screen,
and the power light on the machine itself pulsates,it only goes back to the purple screen with the disk going into the drive if i turn the power mains off:laughing:
Well, I can tell you after reading through this your problem sounds a lot less to do with a floppy, or a floppy drive. It may be closer to a flaky power situation.
Have you opened it? 10 years of no activity is not good for Amigas. The good ones are ones that are used from time to time; "charged up" for a lack of a more scientific explanation.
I would take it apart, blow it out with compressed air (canned air).
Pull out and re-seat the ROMs. Check the power with a multi-meter and check the power cable and floppy cable are connected well.
And how does the machine behave with no floppy in the drive and powered on? What are the LEDs doing?
