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03 October 2014, 05:42
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Location: West Virginia
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I must have the worst luck with my Amiga hardware. Now ACA500
I just got an ACA500. I plugged it in my working Amiga 500, and .......... nothing.
Black screen, no drive clicks. Sometimes the screen comes on white (which made me think something was going to happen), but I was depressed. I tried with and without a known good CF card. The caps lock light flashes (and can be turned on and off). The power light comes on sometimes. When it comes on, it appears bright and does not change brightness. Floppy light never comes on. Any ideas? I really don't think it is the board (I just went through a whole return process at AmigaKit for a different board. They were great, but there is no way I can be this unlucky). Thanks. 
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03 October 2014, 07:03
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Zone Friend
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Location: Belgium
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Try with a different psu.
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03 October 2014, 08:52
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Collector
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Staffordshire. UK
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Clean the edge connector on the A500 with IPA (or any contact cleaner tbh) and make sure the ACA500 is seated well on the connector (make sure its straight to the motherboard)
Good luck! |
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03 October 2014, 10:31
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03 October 2014, 11:38
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Make sure the card is fully inserted as well. I'm not sure what the ACA cards are like but on my Apollo you have to push VERY hard to put it on.
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03 October 2014, 12:07
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Zone Friend
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posted on Facebook and Amibay aswell. Seems ACA500 is incompatible with certain NTSC A500s
http://www.amibay.com/showthread.php...are-Now-ACA500 |
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03 October 2014, 12:16
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03 October 2014, 13:10
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But I didn't post on Facebook
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03 October 2014, 13:11
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I'll check what board I have. Thanks.
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03 October 2014, 13:37
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Yup. NTSC rev 5. Sigh.
I tried switching it to PAL (which i did), hoping that would do the trick. It didn't. Thanks for the info. |
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03 October 2014, 14:17
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Professional slacker!
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Did you clean the edge connector as advised? It has 25 years of dirt on it by now
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03 October 2014, 15:23
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03 October 2014, 19:26
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I did clean it. It is because of the rev5 NTSC board. I have ordered a rev 6a
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