Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga:25394 comp.sys.amiga.tech:2468 Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!killer!pollux!bjc From: bjc@pollux.UUCP (Betty J. Clay) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: what does flashing green at boot mean? Message-ID: <13147@pollux.UUCP> Date: 17 Nov 88 22:13:38 GMT References: <1286@astroatc.UUCP> <5216@cbmvax.UUCP> <1410@neoucom.UUCP> Reply-To: bjc@pollux.UUCP () Organization: Department of Electrical Engineering; S.M.U.; Dallas, TX, 75275 Lines: 35 In article <1410@neoucom.UUCP> wtm@neoucom.UUCP (Bill Mayhew) writes: > >Could someone sumarize the other diagnostic screen colors too? I'd >also be interested in finding out the significance (if any) of the >LED flashing upon reset. Ie: does it blink some interesting > >--Bill Here are some of the most likely colors to be displayed: Green - there is an error in a RAM chip Red - an error was found in a ROM chip Blue - something is wrong in one of the custom chips Yellow - a 68000 error was found before the guru was available For the keyboard, these were true of the 1000, and I assume are still valid: One blink - keyboard ROM check failed Two blinks - keyboard RAM check failed Three blinks - watchdog timer test failed Four blinks - a short exists between two row lines or in one of the seven control keys Hope this helps. Betty ============================================================================= Betty Clay .....killer!pollux!bjc SYSOP/CompuServe AmigaForum CIS: 76702,337 ============================================================================= D D SYSOP/CompuServe AmigaForum CIS: 76702,337 D D D SYSOP/CompuServe Amiga Forum CIS: 76702,337