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From: UH2@PSUVM.BITNET (Lee Sailer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Amiga 1000 KickStart problem
Message-ID: <89328.152257UH2@PSUVM.BITNET>
Date: 24 Nov 89 20:22:57 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
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Apparently my 2 year old has abused my 1000's internal drive with a
screwdriver, or by inserting upside down disks, too often.  Now, the machine
doesn't seem able to read the kickstart.  It recognizes it OK, because if I put
 in a non kickstart, it notices right away, but with a kickstart, it whirls
a few seconds before the KICKSTART screen reappears.

In other words, the drive is sick.  (The kickstart disks work on other
machines.)

Is there any way I can fix this myself?  To give you some idea, so far I
haven't been able to get the cover off.  I removed the five screws in the
bottom, hoping the top woul lift off, but that wasn't enough and I am
inexpert enough to wish to avoid ripping the box apart by accident.

Any advice?

There is one authorized Commodore repair place in town.  What should I
expect from them.  Will they just replace the drive, or will they try
to diagnose and fix it?

Would anyone like to recommend a service center that works by mail?

Thanks in advance.

lee