WAY BACK in 2008, four years after I got my very first A2000 for rebuilding, and was something of an intermediate veteran at this game, I also purchased, among lots of other stuff, an 'as-is' A2000 motherboard, barebones. It was fully populated with what I was told were all the chips, and very probably (but not certainly) the latest of each of those, including the kickstart chip.
I left it in the box it was shipped in, and even forgot I had it - until I purchased my second A2000 about a month ago.
While looking for some parts in my workshop, I found the box containing the barebones A2000 mobo, and one look at it brought out a long sigh, and a rememberance of why I socked it away all those years ago, and never touched it.
Each and every single chip on the motherboard is PLASTERED with a impossible-to-remove white sticker which says WARNING! Opening this unit voids all return rights. If you need help contact the Computer Bargain Store followed by a presumably long extinct (or re-used) 1-800 number.
Every single chip is plastered with these stickers. They have, to this moment - resisted all attempts by me to remove them (without damaging the chips) so that I can at least try to identify these chips and their version numbers.
I'm going to finally do it this time, however, since I now have two other machines that could use some of these chips.
Time to crank up an appropriate 80's movie, like Big Trouble In Little China, and get to work!
(Note: Any suggestions on how I can get this done faster and easier would be greatly appreciated!)
