Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!portal!cup.portal.com!FelineGrace From: FelineGrace@cup.portal.com (Dana B Bourgeois) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: A500 hardware problem Message-ID: <25514@cup.portal.com> Date: 31 Dec 89 09:06:01 GMT References: <7057@nigel.udel.EDU> Distribution: na Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 10 [line eater food] I hope that someone who knows can comment further on this but I seem to remember that when the machine is powered up the keyboard does some self-testing which is signaled by the flahsing keyboard LED. I believe the 11 flashes may very well be a significant clue to where the error is. And to what it is. Can someone verify and amplify? What are the different flashes and what do they mean? Or am I all wet? Dana @ cup.portal.com