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08 November 2001, 20:21
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Second hand Amiga. "Dead Jim?"
Hi there,
I bought an old Amiga 500+ second hand. I plugged in the power supply, plugged the power supply into the Amiga, switched it on (just to test it)... and I get a silent wrrrrrrrrrrrr from inside. No power LED display. Nothing. Just a silent wrrrrrrrrrr. Does it sound fixable? |
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08 November 2001, 22:32
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Does this noise come from the inside of the PSU or the Amiga itself? If its the former, you might be lucky and just have abroken power supply. I just ordered a new one for my A600 from Power Computing, so they aren't too hard to find
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08 November 2001, 23:13
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If it is the A500+, and you are lucky, you blew up the capacitors from the +12 or -12V line just after the power port. But in this case you'll have to take it to a technician for a check...
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13 November 2001, 13:24
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Into the Wonderful
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I don't have any real technical knowledge, but a power supply I once had for my trusty Amiga 500
 had a similar problem. When I switched it on, there were no LED lights and just a hum from the Amiga.Thing is, I simply used to leave it. After a few minutes, it would finally boot up, the LED lights would switch on, and the monitor (which was ON but had displayed a black screen) brought up the reassuring "Insert Disk" picture. I have no explanation for this...it simply needed a few minutes to get started. BTW, this may sound dumb, but very similar symptoms appear if you have twisted and tied all the wires behind your Miggy together into a neat bundle!:hooooo Don't do this! Let your poor Miggy breathe! 
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19 February 2002, 01:51
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put it in a place with good ventillation and put a fan near it blowing hot air away [it may be over heating]
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