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Offline amigagreekTopic starter

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Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« on: April 11, 2007, 01:51:12 AM »
I just bought a supposed "working" Amiga 600 (no hard drive).  I turn it on and get the power light and the CAPS LOCK LIGHT STAY ON - NO BLINKING.  Nothing in the expansion slot on the bottom and I reseated the ROM.  What is wrong with this machine?!!

Help Please!
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #1 on: April 11, 2007, 01:53:53 AM »
It is dead and needs to be repaired.  Send it to Amiga Center in France.  I had two like that and Jean fixed them right up!!
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #2 on: April 11, 2007, 01:59:20 AM »
the problem is leaking capacitors. they need to be replaced. you don't have to send it to all the way to france though. probably a local electronic repair can do the job for you.
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #3 on: April 11, 2007, 03:01:07 AM »
Hi,

Your plea for help does not give enough information,
the symptoms as described could indicate a poorly psu unit, to a broken rom chip. Please re-describe the problem and indicate the set up you are using and what you can see visually occurs on the screen.

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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #4 on: April 11, 2007, 02:35:46 PM »
Please give me the contact information for Amiga in France so I can send my A600 there.
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2007, 02:39:17 PM »
Hook it up to a monitor - what do you see?  Colours?  Guru Meditation?  Black screen?
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2007, 02:45:33 PM »
Hello,
   I get no video signal / black screen.  I tried using a standard Power Supply as well as a BIGFOOT Power supply and there is no change.  The screen is black.  The power supplies work perfectly.  The caps lock light stays on.  I remove the keyboard ribbon and reinstall - same results.  I removed the 2.05 ROM and put a 2.04 in - same results.  The only thing I have not done is to replace the floppy drive.  I took the keyboard apart and see that it is NOT like the A500 keyboard which has a circuitboard so I do not see how it could be the keyboard skin.

Is this indeed dead?  Should I buy a 3.1 ROM to try it? Should I try a floppy drive from my 1200?

If I take this to an electronics store - what exactly do I say?
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2007, 02:46:26 PM »
Black screen - caps lock light stays on - power light comes on - I hear NO clicking in the drive.
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2007, 02:47:32 PM »
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amigagreek wrote:
Please give me the contact information for Amiga in France so I can send my A600 there.

I believe this is the one: http://www.amigacenter.com/
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2007, 03:42:26 PM »
Why not get another amiga 600? I got mine for 25 euro’s it’s not a extremely rare machine.
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #10 on: April 11, 2007, 07:57:57 PM »
Just go to a local electronics repair store before you send it to france, there is many things that can be easily measured and repaired, but remember to take your PSU with you. Im working in a local electronics repair store here in Finland and i have repaired many kinds of strange devices here..
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #11 on: April 11, 2007, 09:14:13 PM »
If I be you, I'll try first change the floppy unit.

A500 keyboard are usefull only if you have electronical skills and this hack :-D
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #12 on: April 11, 2007, 09:54:18 PM »
Hi,

Do an inspection of the motherboard, look for any liquid, brown/yellow in colour. If you see any, an electrolytic capacitor has probably gone. Also look for any liquid coming out of a capacitor.

Check the board in general, do things look clean and un-damaged?

Compare your motherboard to the pictures on the Big book of Amiga Hardware here

Check the floppy drive cable is the right way round and try disconnecting it.

HTH,

Ian
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2007, 09:55:50 PM »
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I removed the 2.05 ROM and put a 2.04 in...


Put the 2.05 ROM back in the machine that it was designed for.
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Re: Help on my Amiga 600 !!
« Reply #14 on: April 12, 2007, 12:26:01 AM »
Hi,

Sounds like a busted rom chip to me, you can pick up a replacement rom on ebay, but go for the one to add a hard drive, the 2.04 version rom will not work on an A600, cost should be at most £10. Other's suggestions regarding the motherboard seem unfounded as there is power, as indicated by the power and drive leds', check also floppy cable is properly attached at both ends. If you retry the original rom chip make sure that no legs are bent or broken and everything seats correctly into the socket before powering up the motherboard.



 :-o  :-o Flash
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