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Offline nicholas

Dying A1200?
« on: March 27, 2011, 06:49:08 PM »
Quote from: utri007;625091
Have your tried to give some extra power to mobo through to floppy disk power connector? I had a similar problem and it was solved with that trick.

Seems that power doesn't go properly from mediator to mobo.


That's most likely to solve the problem, had to do the same with my old mediator 1200 tower.
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Offline nicholas

Dying A1200?
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2011, 06:56:24 PM »
Quote from: Disparil;625099
Tried it, didn't help :/


Try cutting the adaptor off an old Amiga PSU and splicing it to the ATX PSU.

IIRC, on my old tower I had power from an AT PSU feeding three places: Mediator, Floppy power connector and the Amiga PSU inlet.
“Een rezhim-i eshghalgar-i Quds bayad az sahneh-i ruzgar mahv shaved.” - Imam Ayatollah Sayyed  Ruhollah Khomeini
 

Offline nicholas

Dying A1200?
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2011, 07:33:00 PM »
Quote from: Disparil;625114
But the machine worked properly before with the PSU connected to the Mediator, wouldn't that indicate that the fault is something else? I've had to install the Indivision a few times since it had the tendency to jump off if I moved the Amiga, and I always feared that the force inflicted on the mobo would break something.


That's a possibility, although you could have just been lucky that it was working with less juice before.

Mine was worked before I spliced the third connector but it was flaky at the best of times and would refuse to boot quite often or just lock up for no apparent reason too, which is why I performed the modification.

It's worth a shot.
“Een rezhim-i eshghalgar-i Quds bayad az sahneh-i ruzgar mahv shaved.” - Imam Ayatollah Sayyed  Ruhollah Khomeini
 

Offline nicholas

Dying A1200?
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2011, 08:36:37 PM »
Quote from: Disparil;625118
Thanks, I'll look into it.


If it comes to the worst and your mobo its fried you can get a second hand replacement for around £40.

I have two spare ones for emergencies. :)
“Een rezhim-i eshghalgar-i Quds bayad az sahneh-i ruzgar mahv shaved.” - Imam Ayatollah Sayyed  Ruhollah Khomeini