bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP (09/26/87)
Hi, I just took delivery of an A500 yesterday from CMO (Computer Mail Orders) in Williamsport PA. I unpacked it, and start connecting everything up. It all went quite smoothly -- until the acid test .... starting it up. According to the manual, I'm supposed to be getting a picture of hand with a disk in it -- prompting me to insert the workbench disk. Instead, the 'power' light on the keyboard is flashing, and I get a blank green screen on the monitor. At regular intervals, the screen turns light blue for a few seconds before going back to green. Now, connecting this thing up is as idiot proof as you can get. Everything is clearly labelled. And I've connected together *lots* of stuff before, with no problems. Nevertheless, in case it is somehow something obvious that I'm doing wrong -- I'd appreciate some advice. Some time ago, someone posted a list of the possible colours that the Amiga could have when it started up. Apparently, this signified some problem, etc. I thought that I'd squirreled the article away -- but I can't find it now. Anyhow, I'd appreciate any informed guesses as to what the problem is. My configuration is A500 + Goofy looking prismatic memory expansion that fits in the bottom (A501?) + 1080 monitor. Thanks, Binayak
hah@mipon3.intel.com (Hans Hansen) (09/28/87)
In article <884@sjuvax.UUCP> bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP (B. Banerjee) writes: >Hi, > >I just took delivery of an A500 yesterday > >According to the manual, I'm supposed to be getting a picture of >hand with a disk in it -- prompting me to insert the workbench >disk. Instead, the 'power' light on the keyboard is flashing, and >I get a blank green screen on the monitor. At regular intervals, >the screen turns light blue for a few seconds before going back >to green. > >Some time ago, someone posted a list of the possible colours that >the Amiga could have when it started up. The green screen signifies bad RAM. As your computer is still under warranty it should be returned to the dealer. Twas I what posted that thar color chart. Hans
grr@cbmvax.UUCP (George Robbins) (09/29/87)
In article <884@sjuvax.UUCP> bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP (B. Banerjee) writes: > Hi, > > I just took delivery of an A500 yesterday from CMO (Computer Mail > Orders) in Williamsport PA. > > I unpacked it, and start connecting everything up. It all went > quite smoothly -- until the acid test .... starting it up. > > According to the manual, I'm supposed to be getting a picture of > hand with a disk in it -- prompting me to insert the workbench > disk. Instead, the 'power' light on the keyboard is flashing, and > I get a blank green screen on the monitor. At regular intervals, > the screen turns light blue for a few seconds before going back > to green. ... > Anyhow, I'd appreciate any informed guesses as to what the > problem is. My configuration is A500 + Goofy looking prismatic > memory expansion that fits in the bottom (A501?) + 1080 monitor. It's broken! Take it back and ask for one that works. The green screen indicates a memory problem, probably due to a chip wriggling out of its socket when the unit was shipped via cement mixer. This isn't particularly hard to fix, but if there is a serious problem, better to start with a clean slate... -- George Robbins - now working for, uucp: {ihnp4|rutgers|allegra}!cbmvax!grr but no way officially representing arpa: out to lunch... Commodore, Engineering Department fone: 215-431-9255 (only by moonlite)
leekil@athena.mit.edu (Lee S Kilpatrick) (10/10/87)
In article <1086@omepd> hah@mipon3.UUCP (Hans Hansen) writes: > >Twas I what posted that thar color chart. > >Hans Hans, could you possibly re-post that color chart? Lee