Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!ukma!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!ms0p+ From: ms0p+@andrew.cmu.edu (Michael Gordon Shapiro) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: 68020 dilemma Message-ID: Date: 21 Feb 90 13:43:06 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 28 I have this interesting hardware anamoly that could range from trivial to serious and I'd appreciate any technically-inclined person's comments, jeers, derision, etc. Consider this: last night, as I'm wont to do, I let my computer do some autodialing and went about other business. When I glanced at the screen, at one point, I noticed it was black. "Odd," I thought to myself, and quickly reset it. (I have a 2500/20, for reference.) The computer had other ideas, however, and simply wouldn't reboot. The power light would flash, the screen would change colors (to light grey), then the power light would flash, and the screen would change colors etc etc goto 10. This was very distrubing. I tried booting in 68000 mode, and found that the machine GURUs... (810000009.41F9000F) but then works. ONCE -- and I don't know quite how -- I managed to get it to boot in 68020 mode. Since then I've been having no luck, even after turning off power, etc. Still, I am able to get the A2621's "mode list" by doing the 5-fingered salute (holding down both mouse buttons during reboot), so it can't be completely fried. Anyone recognize the symptoms? Someone tell me that a well-place Fonzie-like smack on the side of the computer will make this go away. I miss my 68020. I miss my 2 megs! HELP!