If any of you have some words of wisdom I would appreciate it.
I acquired a large lot associated with an Atari 1040 STf (SF354, color and monochrome monitors, disk master, monitor master, GT-1000, SyQuest SQ555, Spectre GCR, MagicSac etc.) along with about 500 pieces of software. It has been stored for quite a long time but I was anxious to start exploring. The problem is I can't get it to boot. The power light comes on, but that is the extent. No sound from the internal floppy drive with a disk in it, no attempt to access the SF354 when connected. The image on the monitors does change as the power is turned on and off to the 1040 like the monitors are recognizing that a device is connected. Please excuse the ignorance of my questions, and hopefully I can learn something.
1) Is it possible that this unit was configured to boot from something other than ROM? Will it boot from ROM if those other devices are not connected or configured properly? I am trying to determine if I likely have a hardware issue as opposed to a configuration/connection issue.
2) What should I go about checking first, second, third, etc. since it seems that the power supply is working?
I have a digital multimeter and at least a rudimentary understanding of electronics.
Thank you!