Need help with crashed computer - software

[psaSysop]

My A2000 actually crashed after a series of power outages that also took out the UPS.  I have so little experience with a crashed Amiga that I am at a loss as to what to do.  The hardware seems ok as far as I can check it.  I get a screen with an interesting horizontal pattern but that's it.  Would the process to bring my Amiga back to life be the same for each incarnation of the OS?  Where do I start?  I want to get my bbs running again.  It's been up since 1984 - first on an A1000 and now on an A2000.  I refuse to accept that this state of being is all there is for my Amiga.

Thanks
DKD

[Dandy]

psaSysop wrote:

My A2000 actually crashed after a series of power outages that also took out the UPS.  

Hmmmm - UPS - you're not referring to "United Parcel Service", are you?

psaSysop wrote:

I have so little experience with a crashed Amiga that I am at a loss as to what to do.  

My normal procedure after a power outage would be to restart the damn thing...

psaSysop wrote:

The hardware seems ok as far as I can check it.  I get a screen with an interesting horizontal pattern but that's it.  

Could you describe a bit more in detail, what you mean with "an interesting horizontal pattern"?
Perhaps by linking an screenshot?

psaSysop wrote:

Would the process to bring my Amiga back to life be the same for each incarnation of the OS?  

Depends on the reason why its not working correctly.

The "switching on the maschine" should be the same - no matter which OS version you use.

If the problem is related to the OS, there might be differences.

Which OS version do you use?

psaSysop wrote:

Where do I start?  I want to get my bbs running again.  It's been up since 1984 - first on an A1000 and now on an A2000.  I refuse to accept that this state of being is all there is for my Amiga.

I'd say lets get the maschine to boot first.

More information about your system would be very helpful to get an picture of your system.

What CPU/Turbo Board do you use?
How many CHIPMEM does your system have?
How many FASTMEM?
Does the A2k have an harddrive?
What other expansions are fitted to your maschine (graphics card, sound card, NIC or the like)?

[Thomas]

Hmmmm - UPS - you're not referring to "United Parcel Service", are you?

Sometimes you pretend to be even more stupid than you actually are, don't you ?

http://dict.leo.org/ende?&search=USV

I get a screen with an interesting horizontal pattern but that's it.

This does not sound like a software problem, more like the video chips have died or something like that.

Bye,
Thomas

[Dandy]

Thomas wrote:

Hmmmm - UPS - you're not referring to "United Parcel Service", are you?

Sometimes you pretend to be even more stupid than you actually are, don't you ?

 :-D
Maybe - sometimes...

Thomas wrote:

http://dict.leo.org/ende?&search=USV
...

http://www.google.de/search?hl=eo&q=UPS&meta=lr%3Dlang_de%7Clang_en