Subj : My A2K died :"
To   : All
From : David L. Stevens
Date : Sat Sep 13 2003 11:21:16

Neil Williams wrote:

>Hi,
> On Monday August 11 2003, Dennis Smith said to ALL:
>
> DS>         If there ever was a reason for getting an AmigaOne, I got one!!
> DS> My '020 A2K died last night. Does anyone remember what the purple
> DS> screen of doom signifies? I know it's a motherboard failure, but what?
>
>I had something similar on an A500 - try pressing down on each of the
>socketed chips, they may have worked loose.
>
>I think we can say that at least your CPU is working (the blinking power LED).
>
> DS> So, I using my old WB2.1 A2K. It has problems, but it bootsup! :) I'm
> DS> writing this with CynusED v4.2 and Q-Blue v2.4 =:o Eeks, I fell into
> DS> time warp. 
>
>One option is to swap components between these two A2000s - either to locate
>the fault, or to bring your old machine up to the spec of the other one :)
>
> DS> I'm thinking of letting SoftHut do the repairs. Should I fix or not
> DS> will depend on estimate. Any info will helpful...
>
>As you're getting some action from the machine, it sounds like only one
>component is bad. I'd expect a repair to be cheap(ish).
>
>  
>
And try swapping the two CIA chips. They are identical but are connected 
differently and perform
different functions. Sometimes swapping them works.


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