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#Blue Screen, HELP!

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#160627From: Rodger PadgettAug 21, 1994 2:07 PM
Help, I turn on my Amiga 500 and get a dark blue screen. Does anyone know what this means and how I can fix it? Thanks, Rodger
#160649From: Steve SetzerAug 21, 1994 5:40 PM
From a file I have gotten here (CI$) a blue screen means a problem with the custom chip set ie Agnus, Denise or Paula. …steve Cruising on Autopilot from beautiful Coastal South Carolina
#160711From: Rodger PadgettAug 22, 1994 9:12 AM
Thanks Steve, Since they are socketed and the problem occurred when I plugged in a bad power supply, think I'll try the chip closest to the power supply. Who knows, maybe I'll get lucky. Rodger
#160658From: Werner KazmierzakAug 21, 1994 7:19 PM
Rodger, the blue (or green) screen means that the ram tests on bootup have failed. You most likely got a bad ram chip, or some memory accessing circuitry on your motherboard is defunct. If you use a memory expansion of some kind, make sure all the chips are seated correctly in their sockets and the connection of the board is ok. If this doesn't help, the problem will be very hard to locate. Does the power led blink while the blue screen ist displayed ? – wkc – … via AP from Hamburg, Germany
#160712From: Rodger PadgettAug 22, 1994 9:14 AM
No blinking occurs. I did just get the machine back from "Global Upgrades" in New York. Maybe they didn't reconnect my Baseboard. I'll check. Thanks! Rodger