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From: bbanerje@sjuvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Aargh!!!
Message-ID: <884@sjuvax.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 26-Sep-87 10:06:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: sjuvax.884
Posted: Sat Sep 26 10:06:22 1987
Date-Received: Sun, 27-Sep-87 22:45:00 EDT
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Organization: St. Joseph's University, Phila. PA.
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Keywords: Dead Amiga, Help!

Hi,

I just took delivery of an A500 yesterday from CMO (Computer Mail
Orders) in Williamsport PA.

I unpacked  it, and start  connecting everything up. It  all went
quite smoothly -- until the acid test .... starting it up.

According to the manual, I'm supposed  to be getting a picture of
hand with  a disk in it  -- prompting me to  insert the workbench
disk. Instead, the 'power' light on the keyboard is flashing, and
I get a blank green screen  on the monitor. At regular intervals,
the screen turns  light blue for a few seconds  before going back
to green.

Now, connecting this  thing up is as idiot proof  as you can get.
Everything  is  clearly  labelled. And  I've  connected  together
*lots* of stuff  before, with no problems.  Nevertheless, in case
it  is somehow  something obvious  that  I'm doing  wrong --  I'd
appreciate some advice.

Some time ago, someone posted a list of the possible colours that
the  Amiga  could  have  when it  started  up.  Apparently,  this
signified some  problem, etc. I  thought that I'd  squirreled the
article away -- but I can't find it now.

Anyhow,  I'd  appreciate any  informed  guesses  as to  what  the
problem is.  My configuration is  A500 + Goofy  looking prismatic
memory expansion that fits in the bottom (A501?) + 1080 monitor.

Thanks,

	Binayak