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From: marco@hprmokg.HP.COM (Marco Gonzalez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Random-flakiness (was: Re: Random A500 reboots)
Message-ID: <35130001@hprmokg.HP.COM>
Date: 21 Aug 90 19:59:06 GMT
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/ hprmokg:comp.sys.amiga.hardware / spworley@athena.mit.edu (Spaceman Spiff) / 12:28 pm  Aug 14, 1990 /
> I'm having a problem with my 1MB A500. My machine is a wonderful
> piece of hardware, but has one intermittent bug. Occasionally, with
> no warning, the machine does a warm reboot. This is NOT a guru, it
	{stuff deleted]
> but until then, any suggestions what do do with my 500 are appreciated.

  I had a similar problem with my A500 and it turned out to be a bad
  solder joint on the power supply connector, this caused the machine to 
  power cycle with any slight movement of the keyboard. This could be
  your problem, because a friend of mine with an A500 also had exactly the
  same thing.
   One way to test this out is to get the machine to work and try moving
   the power supply connector from side to side with small movements, if
   the machine reboots, there's the "bug". All you have to do is open 
   the computer and remove the motherboard from the case, taking apart 
   the metal shielding and resoldering the power connector pins.


>                         Thanks!

	I hope this helps!,
				Marco Gonzalez
				marco@hprmokg
				Hewlett Packard Co.

	Disclaimer: my opinions in no way reflect those of my employer.


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Steve Worley                                         spworley@athena.mit.edu
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