My Amiga has had it?? :(

Neil79 · 25 April 2013, 00:33

I've just tried playing my Amiga 500 again, last time it was used was about 3-4 months ago. Was a bit fussy then, was purchased for £35 last year!

Put in Dizzy Treasure Land and it comes up with lots of coloured patterns racing up the screen. If i put in Centurion it comes up with " Error Validating Disk , Disk is unreadable "

prowler · 25 April 2013, 00:42

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Originally Posted by Neil79

I've just tried playing my Amiga 500 again, last time it was used was about 3-4 months ago. Was a bit fussy then, was purchased for £35 last year!

Put in Dizzy Treasure Land and it comes up with lots of coloured patterns racing up the screen. If i put in Centurion it comes up with " Error Validating Disk , Disk is unreadable "

No, I don't think your A500 has had it yet. Most likely your floppy drive just wants cleaning.

There was another thread here recently where floppy disk read errors were causing coloured patterns flashing up the screen, but I can't find it at the moment. I'm sure that the fault was cured by cleaning the floppy drive heads.

Neil79 · 25 April 2013, 00:43

Phew! Ok thanks Prowler I'll look into it

Neil79 · 25 April 2013, 00:53

UPDATE : Might be the floppies!

Centurion disk 1 ( FAILS )
Centurion Disk 2 ( WORKS )
Dizzy ( FAILS )
Captive ( WORKS )

psygnosis · 25 April 2013, 08:19

I had the same problem it ended up being the floppy drive needed cleaning it was working fine until i purchased some games from ebay they had mould inside and left a mark on the drives heads

Neil79 · 25 April 2013, 10:44

Can it be cleaned without having to be opened? ( floppy cleaner )

fitzsteve · 25 April 2013, 10:58

Yeah you can buy the cleaning kits, Amigakit sell them or eBay.

Disks are prone to failing now so it's an idea if you can find some new DD's and write your favorite Games back to them from ADF's and play from backups, I preserve all my original Disks now I don't put a single one in a floppy drive!

If you want a modern solution look at the HxC Floppy Emulator

http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=13

Play all your Games from ADF's and never need another floppy disk!

Neil79 · 25 April 2013, 11:03

Hmm that floppy device is nearly half the price of an amiga 1200, I'll look into cleaning the drive and go from there

Thanks

khph_re · 25 April 2013, 20:42

I feel your pain, had my A1200 since release, and I think the audio caps have gone, will cost me more to send it off to be fixed than to get a new one off an auction site

Reido · 26 April 2013, 15:56

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Originally Posted by khph_re

I feel your pain, had my A1200 since release, and I think the audio caps have gone, will cost me more to send it off to be fixed than to get a new one off an auction site

Correct me if i'm wrong but isn't replacing caps a relatively inexpensive job? Packing up the motherboard and shipping it off to uk lads who offer the service as advertised on other websites....

khph_re · 26 April 2013, 19:05

not when your unemployed but still have a mortgage equal to your last well payed gig it isn't

also, I'm no electronic guru, I'm guessing the caps have gone.

25 April 2013, 00:33	#1
Neil79 Autistic 'n IRN! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 2,980	My Amiga has had it?? :( I've just tried playing my Amiga 500 again, last time it was used was about 3-4 months ago. Was a bit fussy then, was purchased for £35 last year! Put in Dizzy Treasure Land and it comes up with lots of coloured patterns racing up the screen. If i put in Centurion it comes up with " Error Validating Disk , Disk is unreadable "

25 April 2013, 00:43	#3
Neil79 Autistic 'n IRN! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 2,980	Phew! Ok thanks Prowler I'll look into it

25 April 2013, 00:53	#4
Neil79 Autistic 'n IRN! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 2,980	UPDATE : Might be the floppies! Centurion disk 1 ( FAILS ) Centurion Disk 2 ( WORKS ) Dizzy ( FAILS ) Captive ( WORKS )

25 April 2013, 08:19	#5
psygnosis Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: liverpool Posts: 163	I had the same problem it ended up being the floppy drive needed cleaning it was working fine until i purchased some games from ebay they had mould inside and left a mark on the drives heads

25 April 2013, 10:44	#6
Neil79 Autistic 'n IRN! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 2,980	Can it be cleaned without having to be opened? ( floppy cleaner )

25 April 2013, 10:58	#7
fitzsteve Professional slacker! Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent, UK Age: 44 Posts: 6,683	Yeah you can buy the cleaning kits, Amigakit sell them or eBay. Disks are prone to failing now so it's an idea if you can find some new DD's and write your favorite Games back to them from ADF's and play from backups, I preserve all my original Disks now I don't put a single one in a floppy drive! If you want a modern solution look at the HxC Floppy Emulator http://www.lotharek.pl/product.php?pid=13 Play all your Games from ADF's and never need another floppy disk!

25 April 2013, 11:03	#8
Neil79 Autistic 'n IRN! Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: - Posts: 2,980	Hmm that floppy device is nearly half the price of an amiga 1200, I'll look into cleaning the drive and go from there Thanks

25 April 2013, 20:42	#9
khph_re Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northampton/UK Posts: 526	I feel your pain, had my A1200 since release, and I think the audio caps have gone, will cost me more to send it off to be fixed than to get a new one off an auction site

26 April 2013, 19:05	#11
khph_re Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northampton/UK Posts: 526	not when your unemployed but still have a mortgage equal to your last well payed gig it isn't also, I'm no electronic guru, I'm guessing the caps have gone.

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