07 June 2009, 18:59 | #1 |
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A502/16 Clock not being detected?
All this time during booting into workbench I saw the message "Battery backed up clock not found" , until I read that my A502 trapdoor RAM expansion has a battery? So how come it's not detected...the chip looks like new, no battery leak anywhere from what I can see without removing the heat-shield, there's only one jumper on it, not sure what that's for?
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07 June 2009, 19:25 | #2 |
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do you own an A500 Plus ( http://amiga.resource.cx/photos/a500,7 )? maybe the system tries talking to A500+ clock-chip and has problems - maybe leaked battery there?
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I only have an A500+ case, but the motherboard is A500, rev. 6A...
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07 June 2009, 19:53 | #4 |
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OK I think I have one of the craziest A500's ever. Stuff just seems to randomly work and not work here. I cleaned off the entire board, pins, area around the battery, etc., and now the clock works...
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Either some pins were dirty, or there's a loose/dry connection on the board. Have a close look underneath to see if any solder joints look cracked.
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Nope, everything looks fine. I was kinda hoping this would fix the serial issues but, I guess that would be hoping too much.
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07 June 2009, 20:18 | #7 |
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Dirty connector then.
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07 June 2009, 20:51 | #8 |
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Ehh, guess I didn't do much. Sometimes it detects the clock now, and other times (most) it doesn't. I'm guessing battery gave up. Is it possible to replace the battery with a more quality one?
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Of course. What type is it?
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07 June 2009, 20:59 | #10 |
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The type that leaks. Here's the link:
http://www.amiga-hardware.com/showha...gi?HARDID=1513 The "Version 2" one. |
07 June 2009, 21:12 | #11 |
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Hmm... There's nothing on that link which tells what the battery type is, so you'll just have to strip it out and have a look, then find an equivalent type and fit a new one.
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