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Offline GartnexTopic starter

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Amiga A500 red screen after attaching HD+
« on: November 18, 2011, 07:59:56 AM »
Hello Guys,

Is just resurrected my good old Amiga and he's actually doing just fine. I've just the tiny problem that every time I attach my A500 HD+ to the system, I get for a few seconds a red screen which is afterwards changing in a dark-grey screen. At this point nothing happens anymore.
Do you have any ideas how to fix that problem?
I'm very thankful for every answer.

Greets,
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Re: Amiga A500 red screen after attaching HD+
« Reply #1 on: November 18, 2011, 10:11:11 PM »
This link will explain the Amiga start-up and screen colors.
http://www.amicue.org/TechStuff/amigaboot.html

Check all the connections. Maybe someone else has this device. Unlikely but just maybe... Good luck.

Offline motrucker

Re: Amiga A500 red screen after attaching HD+
« Reply #2 on: November 18, 2011, 10:21:06 PM »
If your problem is from a GVP A500+ sidecar unit, it could be as simple as corrosion on the main connection. Clean both the GVP side and the Amiga side to see if that's it.
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Re: Amiga A500 red screen after attaching HD+
« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2011, 11:17:34 PM »
Is the power supply for the HD unit (if required) present?
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Offline pyrre

Re: Amiga A500 red screen after attaching HD+
« Reply #4 on: November 19, 2011, 12:13:22 PM »
Quote from: Gartnex;668273
Hello Guys,

Is just resurrected my good old Amiga and he's actually doing just fine. I've just the tiny problem that every time I attach my A500 HD+ to the system, I get for a few seconds a red screen which is afterwards changing in a dark-grey screen. At this point nothing happens anymore.
Do you have any ideas how to fix that problem?
I'm very thankful for every answer.

Greets,
Gartnex
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beating you around this site with a large trout...
It's a SHE...
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Re: Amiga A500 red screen after attaching HD+
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2011, 10:30:58 PM »
First of all: Thanks for the replys.

I have already checked all connections on both, the Amiga itself/herself and the HD+.

And yes it is a GVP A500-HD+. I cleaned the contacts from corrosion (if there was any).

And also the power supply is present. I always power up the H before I start the Amiga.

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Re: Amiga A500 red screen after attaching HD+
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2011, 03:56:03 PM »
:biglaugh:
Amiga 1200 Tower Os 3.9
BPPC 603e+ 040-25/200, 256MBram, BVIsionPPC, Indivision AGA MK2.
Amiga 2000 (rev 4.0) Os 1.2/1.3
2088 bridgeboard, 2MB ram card, 2091 SCSI.
Amiga 500+ Os 2.1
Derringer 030, 32MBram, Buddha in sidecar, Indivision ECS.
Amiga CD32
Video decoder