Amiga 1000 will not load workbench

[Tomas]

This is why you should keep backups...  :-(
I hope you can get in touch with someone that can make you a copy.

Disk repairing software will often make things worse.. One last resort method that worked for me sometimes is to blow on the magnetic disc inside of the floppy, while manually turning the disk wheel around. This has saved me a couple of times when the problem was related to dust or something stuck inside.

[InTheSand]

Hmmm... Could be a keyboard-related problem??

What happens if you start the A1000 up and insert the KS and WB disks with the keyboard disconnected?

 - Ali

[Paul1000]

Ali,

Thank you!!!
I disconected the keyboard and it boots up just fine. Now I guess I have to find a new keyboard, or perhaps I need a new spiral corde?

Thanks much to all of you!!!

Paul - one happy camper!

[InTheSand]

Cool! At least that shows the A1000 itself is undamaged!

Good luck with finding a replacement keyboard... but I think you'll have a difficult job getting one. The A1000's keyboard connector isn't used on any other Amiga (the A2000/A3000 use DIN plugs and the A4000 uses a PS/2-style plug).

It might be worth undoing the keyboard's screws and seeing if anything small has worked its way into the keys themselves... Look around the "ESC" / "`" / "TAB" and "1" area and check underneath everything. If you're lucky, it might just be that something's forcing the "`" key to make a contact continuously...

 - Ali

[Tomas]

I disconected the keyboard and it boots up just fine. Now I guess I have to find a new keyboard, or perhaps I need a new spiral corde?

hmm... Have you spilled something on it as of lately?? Could be something simple as a shortcut in one of the keys, which makes it act like one of the keys were stuck.

In any case, open it up and clean it.

[Paul1000]

Ali and everyone,

I cleaned my keyboard throghly and it now works. I am glad I found this forum. thank you.

Paul

[TjLaZer]

Good luck with finding a replacement keyboard... but I think you'll have a difficult job getting one. The A1000's keyboard connector isn't used on any other Amiga (the A2000/A3000 use DIN plugs and the A4000 uses a PS/2-style plug).

I actually have an extra A1000 keyboard and cable that I was going to list on ebay!  It is very clean and works 100%, pmail me if anyone wants to buy it!

[InTheSand]

Paul1000 wrote:
I cleaned my keyboard throghly and it now works.

Excellent news!

And stay on the forums! There's always plenty of classic Amiga discussions on here...

 - Ali

[Tomas]

I am very happy to hear that it is alright  :-)

[Paul1000]

Wayne,

Thanks but mine is working fine.

Thank you,

Paul