armhold@topaz.rutgers.edu (George Armhold) (01/23/89)
While formatting a disk with Money Mentor 2.0, my Amiga 500 suddenly crashed. The power light blinked off and STAYED OFF for a few seconds (not the usually dim/bright blinking that accompanies a re-boot.) Then the light blinked rapidly, then the screen went dark. Then some garbage came up on the black screen along with some strange noises. Then a guru (forgot to write down the number.) I then resetted it by clicking the left button. Workbench booted normally. What's goin' on?!?!? This machine isn't even a month old. Is this evidence of a loose Fat Agnus? Could this power light deal happen by means of a corrupt piece of software or is it definately a hardware problem? (I'm pretty sure that one can blink or turn off the power light by some programming method, no?) Is this another case of Commodore 'quality control' again? I'm really sick of it you know...(This is my second 500.) -GEA