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- From: m-15798@mailbox.swipnet.se (Jan SyrΘn)
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- Subject: Re: Broken A1200 - Any tips?
- Date: 2 Apr 1996 23:21:10 GMT
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- >I own an old A1200 with Microbotics 50Mhz 1230XA accelerator, 3.5 inch
- >Quantum Trailblazer Hard Disk (850Mb), and a Power Computing HD floppy.
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- >Last time I used it, the screen blanked and the power light flashed on
- >and off. Assuming it was a loose connection, I powered down and checked
- >connections - no problems, but now when I power up the hard disk spins up
- >and reads a little as normal and the caps lock on the keyboard flashes as
- >usual, but the machine doesn`t boot and I'm left with a black screen.
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- >Any ideas on what's wrong, or has anybody had any similar experiences?
- >Failing that, can anyone recommend a reliable, *cheap* repair company in
- >the UK?
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- >Thanks,
- >Scott Carroll
- >(hsc@st-and.ac.uk)
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- I had a prob just like that, and it was solved by fixing the flatcable to
- the harddisk. It can be a bad connection in the plug itself, try to
- measure the resistance in every pinhole you can find in it.
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- Cheers :)
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