Amiga 3000 HDD PROBLEM, PLEASE HELP

Fidelware · 24 March 2023, 13:54

hello, I have a Amiga 3000 to whom I put a bluescsi and it worked fine for me.
but now when i turn on the 3000 the hdd LED stays on, and the amiga won't boot until i remove the bluescsi card, i've also tried a hard drive and the same thing happens.
I have noticed that the bluescsi does not turn on, it is as if it was not receiving power. I have changed the D800 diode that was broken and everything remains the same. Can you help me?

van_dammesque · 24 March 2023, 14:37

Is the drive spinning up? Did the machine shut down OK the last time you used it?
Maybe give it a tap with your finger as the spindle might be stuck.

Snoopy1234 · 24 March 2023, 14:49

Do you have a scsi terminator on the external port? It is usually needed if the drive is not terminated.

Early A3000 had scsi terminator packs on the motherboard and the drive terminated iirc.
Later A3000 had scsi terminator packs removed from mobo, no drive termination but external termination or a scsi device eg cd-rom.

The Device ID jumper needs to be correct. IIRC the scsi header is 7 and the drive is usually 5 or 0. You may need to check.

thomas · 24 March 2023, 15:10

If it worked before it's probably not related to the setup.

I'd first check if the SD card is still readable using an USB card reader on Windows or the like. It's not seldom that such cards just die.

Fidelware · 24 March 2023, 15:10

but it was working fine, and it was unexpected, without touching anything

Fidelware · 24 March 2023, 15:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by thomas

If it worked before it's probably not related to the setup.

I'd first check if the SD card is still readable using an USB card reader on Windows or the like. It's not seldom that such cards just die.

The sd and the bluescsi have been tested on another computer and it worked

24 March 2023, 13:54	#1
Fidelware Registered User Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: Castellon/spain Posts: 4	Amiga 3000 HDD PROBLEM, PLEASE HELP hello, I have a Amiga 3000 to whom I put a bluescsi and it worked fine for me. but now when i turn on the 3000 the hdd LED stays on, and the amiga won't boot until i remove the bluescsi card, i've also tried a hard drive and the same thing happens. I have noticed that the bluescsi does not turn on, it is as if it was not receiving power. I have changed the D800 diode that was broken and everything remains the same. Can you help me?

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24 March 2023, 14:37	#2
van_dammesque Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: England Posts: 237	Is the drive spinning up? Did the machine shut down OK the last time you used it? Maybe give it a tap with your finger as the spindle might be stuck.

24 March 2023, 14:49	#3
Snoopy1234 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Australia Age: 52 Posts: 897	Do you have a scsi terminator on the external port? It is usually needed if the drive is not terminated. Early A3000 had scsi terminator packs on the motherboard and the drive terminated iirc. Later A3000 had scsi terminator packs removed from mobo, no drive termination but external termination or a scsi device eg cd-rom. The Device ID jumper needs to be correct. IIRC the scsi header is 7 and the drive is usually 5 or 0. You may need to check.

24 March 2023, 15:10	#4
thomas Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 7,026	If it worked before it's probably not related to the setup. I'd first check if the SD card is still readable using an USB card reader on Windows or the like. It's not seldom that such cards just die.

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