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- From: boris@sys6626.bison.mb.ca (boris)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st.tech
- Subject: Re: 520 ST problem
- Message-ID: <VwgyPB2w164w@sys6626.bison.mb.ca>
- Date: Sun, 23 Aug 92 02:42:06 CST
- References: <1992Aug17.150858.5603@oakhill.sps.mot.com>
- Organization: system 6626 BBS, Winnipeg MB
- Lines: 39
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- jeffh@oakhill.sps.mot.com (Jeff Hunsinger-MUX_Tech) writes:
-
- > Over the weekend, I picked up a 520 ST. When I turn it on, the screen flashes
- > white for a fraction of a second, then goes black. The computer doesn't seem
- > to be looking at the drive (looking for a boot disk), so I assume TOS exists
- > in ROM (this is my first experience with an ST.) Shouldn't I get some sort
- > of display here? I opened the case and checked all the voltages. Everything
- > checks out. I noticed a bunch of empty sockets off to the right. There were
- > 2 ROM (?) chips installed, but I suspect there may be more necessary (?)
- >
- To help we probably need more info.
- Ie, do you have an internal or external disk drive?
- What kind of monitor are you using?
- can you hear the drive at all?
- Put a formatted disk in before you turn the machine on,
- hold your finger just touching the disk. Can you feel the drive
- vibrate?
- Hav you checked all the trivial little things, like connections
- the monitor brightness dial at the back, etc.?
- What exactly does it say just above your numeric keypad?
-
- If you have just 520st over the keypad, And an external disk drive then
- it's one of the earlier machines and may need tos on disk to run.
- There should be a label on the underside of the 520. What does it say
- as far as the model number goes?
- Did you get a grey labeled disk with the machine with the word "TOS" on
- it? if so you need to boot with that.
- If the label underneath says 520STm then you can hook it up to your TV
- with a connoector like those that came with the old 'Pong' games. Try
- that. Maybe the monitor is fried.
-
- Give full details of your system when posting messages for help.
-
- good luck.
- boris
-
- ;--- (boris) a user of sys6626, running waffle 1.64
- ;E-mail: boris@sys6626.bison.mb.ca
- ;system 6626: 63 point west drive, winnipeg manitoba canada R3T 5G8
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