I decided to update the Kickstart ROMS from the original 1.4 to the 3.X version Cloanto offers. I bought the ROMS from Vesalia.de, and gently removed the existing ones. I inserted the new ROMS correctly, put things back together, and powered on. Black screen. The LED on the computer comes on, you can hear the HD spin (but not boot), and the floppy drive doesn't power on.
So, I put the previous ROMS back in. Powered on, and still have a black screen. Everything was working perfectly before then. I have checked all chips, the daughterboard, etc., for complete seating, and, nothing is loose. Here is a photo of the original roms reinserted into their correct sockets in my now non-functional computer.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Does anyone in the USA repair these machines any more?
Black screen can mean CPU not responding. Try re-seating CPU card if you are using one.
