my last 24hrs of hell

twizzle · 20 November 2008, 20:31

hi peeps

as the title says, last night done a clean install of os3.5 ,reboot, power light & cd drive`s lights stayed, and no boot ? not even the insert floppy screen?? damm the hd`s packed up, out with a spare, try again,
got the green screen then red, ok replaced the roms, nada,
switch off let things cool down, power on, system error guru RAM:80000008 or b?
shit my motherboard has just packed up aswell

oh well out with the spare mb. stripped the tower again, efin hell the connector broke to pin 39 on my fast ata111,
mmm how to fixit ? used a miniture jumper the same as amigakit sells, filed down the soldered end so that it goes through the hole between the bridge and the outer plastic dab of solder job done

infact this makes a far better connector than the crappy one elbox put on.
oh, and one of my 128 sims packed up aswell
right ,another install , all whent fine.

today switched on, yes you guest it, my other hd failed

another stripdown another hd, another install, as yet i havent switched it on

now thats what i call bad luck

TCD · 20 November 2008, 20:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by twizzle

another stripdown another hd, another install, as yet i havent switched it on

now thats what i call bad luck

Sad story mate

That's a lot of bad luck for 24 hours indeed.
Best of luck with your third try and keep us posted

cosmicfrog · 20 November 2008, 20:47

ouch i feel your pain twizzle

is`t a green screen a memory problem ?

twizzle · 20 November 2008, 20:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by cosmicfrog

ouch i feel your pain twizzle

is`t a green screen a memory problem ?

yes, thats why one of my 128 simms packed up

good job i had a spare

DH · 20 November 2008, 21:15

I don't envy you mate. I know what you are going through when things go drastically wrong.

The upside of all this is, you may learn something new + you'll be back up and running very, very soon, I hope

twizzle · 20 November 2008, 22:13

hi peeps

well i couldnt put it off any longer, just switched my tower on it boots up

BUT, now i have a system req, checksum error on my secondary hd,
that i want to put os4 on bummer,
is this serious ?? or can i ignore it ?
and no more spare hd`s left.

NovaCoder · 21 November 2008, 03:05

You have some real HD issues my friend

Go for a CF next time, much more reliable

alphonsus · 21 November 2008, 21:21

How old are the disks you're using? They do pack up occasuionally/eventually!

twizzle · 22 November 2008, 16:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by alphonsus

How old are the disks you're using? They do pack up occasuionally/eventually!

i have several new sets of os3.1, i am using os3.5 + bb 1&2

at the moment i am using my new spare commodore rev2b mb, until i can get my escom rev1d4repaired

Smiley · 22 November 2008, 18:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by twizzle

i have several new sets of os3.1, i am using os3.5 + bb 1&2

at the moment i am using my new spare commodore rev2b mb, until i can get my escom rev2b repaired

I am curious. What advantages does the Escom rev2b have over the commodore version? CC Reset fix or something?

twizzle · 22 November 2008, 19:25

@smiley

edit, its a rev1D4, my mistake, got 2b on the brain

blade002 · 23 November 2008, 05:22

I would love to play around with my A1200 and do all sorts of mods to it, but its the only one ive got and its my original since 1992. Reading threads like this is exactly why i would never do it unless i had another A1200 to play around with or perhaps even 3 of them.

Real sorry to hear about all those drama's mate! .. i feel for ya.

Photon · 23 November 2008, 15:44

Bad PSU the cause of this? Unless the hw has been in the cupboard for ages, it's very strange that all these components should fail.

exoticaga · 23 November 2008, 19:49

Best thing if you have two bad things happen and then another, go to bed until another new day dawns.

I'm sure that all those drives are not bad, it sounds like other problems you have with your setup.

twizzle · 25 November 2008, 13:33

oh believe me there DEAD

1= hd is making a clanking noise, the other cant read the first few 50 or so mbs of the drive, + the mb.

i now os3.5 installed and working.
trying to install os4.0 on the other hd for a dual boot system

twizzle · 24 December 2008, 22:00

more bad luck,
my pwr flyer gold has just gone tits up, and my mediator sx pass through has also failed

merry bloody exmas

Shoonay · 24 December 2008, 22:03

sorry to hear that friend...

maybe all this hardware is just a bit annoyed by all the heat in our houses and only refused to work for now?

twizzle · 24 December 2008, 22:10

shoons

well to be fair the pwr flyer gold & the med sx, are about 10yrs old
and also due to the fact that they have both been transfered onto a few mbs in that time

i realy cant complain can I

( yes i can )

there is some good news, my mb is ok

exoticaga · 24 December 2008, 23:49

As Photon says above check the psu. If the psu is not regulating as it should it can do a lot of damage.

Leave it 'til 09. Time to forget your worries and be happy with your loved ones.

Have a nice time

twizzle · 25 December 2008, 00:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by exoticaga

As Photon says above check the psu. If the psu is not regulating as it should it can do a lot of damage.

Leave it 'til 09. Time to forget your worries and be happy with your loved ones.

Have a nice time

psu is fine no probs

the only loved 1`s is amigakit, waiting for a replacemnet pass through

20 November 2008, 20:31	#1
twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	my last 24hrs of hell hi peeps as the title says, last night done a clean install of os3.5 ,reboot, power light & cd drive`s lights stayed, and no boot ? not even the insert floppy screen?? damm the hd`s packed up, out with a spare, try again, got the green screen then red, ok replaced the roms, nada, switch off let things cool down, power on, system error guru RAM:80000008 or b? shit my motherboard has just packed up aswell oh well out with the spare mb. stripped the tower again, efin hell the connector broke to pin 39 on my fast ata111, mmm how to fixit ? used a miniture jumper the same as amigakit sells, filed down the soldered end so that it goes through the hole between the bridge and the outer plastic dab of solder job done infact this makes a far better connector than the crappy one elbox put on. oh, and one of my 128 sims packed up aswell right ,another install , all whent fine. today switched on, yes you guest it, my other hd failed another stripdown another hd, another install, as yet i havent switched it on now thats what i call bad luck

24 December 2008, 22:10	#18
twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	shoons well to be fair the pwr flyer gold & the med sx, are about 10yrs old and also due to the fact that they have both been transfered onto a few mbs in that time i realy cant complain can I ( yes i can ) there is some good news, my mb is ok Last edited by twizzle; 24 December 2008 at 22:18.

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twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	hi peeps well i couldnt put it off any longer, just switched my tower on it boots up BUT, now i have a system req, checksum error on my secondary hd, that i want to put os4 on bummer, is this serious ?? or can i ignore it ? and no more spare hd`s left.

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Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,700	Bad PSU the cause of this? Unless the hw has been in the cupboard for ages, it's very strange that all these components should fail.

23 November 2008, 19:49	#14
exoticaga Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 446	Best thing if you have two bad things happen and then another, go to bed until another new day dawns. I'm sure that all those drives are not bad, it sounds like other problems you have with your setup.

25 November 2008, 13:33	#15
twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	oh believe me there DEAD 1= hd is making a clanking noise, the other cant read the first few 50 or so mbs of the drive, + the mb. i now os3.5 installed and working. trying to install os4.0 on the other hd for a dual boot system

24 December 2008, 22:00	#16
twizzle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: taunton.som.uk Age: 73 Posts: 681	more bad luck, my pwr flyer gold has just gone tits up, and my mediator sx pass through has also failed merry bloody exmas

24 December 2008, 22:03	#17
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,108	sorry to hear that friend... maybe all this hardware is just a bit annoyed by all the heat in our houses and only refused to work for now?

24 December 2008, 23:49	#19
exoticaga Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK Posts: 446	As Photon says above check the psu. If the psu is not regulating as it should it can do a lot of damage. Leave it 'til 09. Time to forget your worries and be happy with your loved ones. Have a nice time

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