Restoring A2000

Franchute13 · 28 January 2015, 14:14

Hello.

I write this post to show the restoration of my A2000.

The machine was abandoned in a warehouse by its previous owner. The battery was sulfated and had rust.
Some photos:

In this photo we can see the front of the case, where he made a hole to put the power button. Sheet metal where the motherboard is housed, is also seen quite rusty.

In these pictures we can see the general state how was the motherboard. Note the rust on the connectors, stains sulfate in some chip.

In these pictures we can see the motherboard repaired and Sheet metal painted to look better.

The Amiga 2000 motherboard revision is 6.3. It also includes a Megachip.
The problems that the motherboard had:
When you turn on the machine, red screen (power LED light blinking 10 times and 1 long) then yellow screen (again blinking LED).
The red screen was because the U801 M6242b chip was damaged.
The yellow screen was because one of the tracks that goes from Fat Agnus to 74F244 (CASL, CASU, RAS0, RAS1) was giving problems. The track was sulfated and was producing noise.

Now work

Soon I will upload more pictures.

schematics manual
http://www.amigawiki.org/dnl/schematics/A2000_R6.pdf

re upload images.
https://imgur.com/a/QbgsKGl

snowman040 · 01 February 2015, 18:34

Nice work,...

I also have one A2000 that needs restoring.

Franchute13 · 26 September 2015, 02:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowman040

Nice work,...

I also have one A2000 that needs restoring.

Thanks you Snowman

Retrofan · 26 September 2015, 02:08

Thanks a lot for sharing Franchute.

I think your post would look better if you use thumbnails though. You can get them if you upload your photos to Hostthenpost and then you just have to paste the links here. Also your links or take a while to open or don't open here.

Just my opinion.

Franchute13 · 26 September 2015, 02:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retrofan

Just my opinion.

Now?

Retrofan · 26 September 2015, 03:01

Much better IMHO

Man that board was looking really dead and buried...

Incredible restoration.

Franchute13 · 26 September 2015, 03:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retrofan

Much better IMHO

Man that board was looking really dead and buried...

Incredible restoration.

Thank RetroFan.

Yes, the board looking bad.... but now, work very well

Do you see my A3000?
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=75257

And very soon upload photos about restoring 1084s-d1

Retrofan · 26 September 2015, 03:56

Very impressive. You should offer some repair service.

amiman99 · 26 September 2015, 04:02

I always like it when someone gets one of those rusted motherboards running again.
Good job.

kneehighspy · 29 September 2015, 03:51

dude you do an impressive job with given what your given to work with. that amiga 3000 and now this 2000, great work, impressive job.

28 January 2015, 14:14	#1
Franchute13 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Argentina Posts: 281	Restoring A2000 Hello. I write this post to show the restoration of my A2000. The machine was abandoned in a warehouse by its previous owner. The battery was sulfated and had rust. Some photos: In this photo we can see the front of the case, where he made a hole to put the power button. Sheet metal where the motherboard is housed, is also seen quite rusty. In these pictures we can see the general state how was the motherboard. Note the rust on the connectors, stains sulfate in some chip. In these pictures we can see the motherboard repaired and Sheet metal painted to look better. The Amiga 2000 motherboard revision is 6.3. It also includes a Megachip. The problems that the motherboard had: When you turn on the machine, red screen (power LED light blinking 10 times and 1 long) then yellow screen (again blinking LED). The red screen was because the U801 M6242b chip was damaged. The yellow screen was because one of the tracks that goes from Fat Agnus to 74F244 (CASL, CASU, RAS0, RAS1) was giving problems. The track was sulfated and was producing noise. Now work Soon I will upload more pictures. schematics manual http://www.amigawiki.org/dnl/schematics/A2000_R6.pdf re upload images. https://imgur.com/a/QbgsKGl Last edited by Franchute13; 22 February 2019 at 19:00. Reason: re upload images

26 September 2015, 02:08	#4
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,195	Thanks a lot for sharing Franchute. I think your post would look better if you use thumbnails though. You can get them if you upload your photos to Hostthenpost and then you just have to paste the links here. Also your links or take a while to open or don't open here. Just my opinion. Last edited by Retrofan; 26 September 2015 at 03:09.

26 September 2015, 03:01	#6
Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,195	Much better IMHO Man that board was looking really dead and buried... Incredible restoration. Last edited by Retrofan; 26 September 2015 at 03:11.

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01 February 2015, 18:34	#2
snowman040 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NoviSad Posts: 69	Nice work,... I also have one A2000 that needs restoring.

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Retrofan Ruler of the Universe Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lanzarote/Spain Posts: 6,195	Very impressive. You should offer some repair service.

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