Atari 4160ste wont boot

[Atari 4160ste wont boot]

thanks for the replies guys!

 

From what you told me, I would now think it is a PSU issue, now I'm thinking of it, when I tried to put the atari pieces together after changing the floppy drive, I probably forced it a little bit to fit it properly. something was blocking it near the PSU. So maybe it has been damaged.

I feel really stupid now. I'll have to check this properly tomorrow!

[Atari 4160ste wont boot]

Hi all,

 

I have a problem with my atari 4160ste, it suddenly started to stop booting.

 

It was working fine, except the floppy drive which was dead, so I bought a replacement one and then everything was perfect for a day and suddenly I got this bomb screen on start up.

I have no idea what is causing this, I checked all the chips and stuff inside to look for a dodgy connexion or anything suspicious but it all looks OK and since it was working 5 min before I wonder what could have gone wrong all of a sudden.

 

It sometimes starts if I force reset several time, most of the time it turn it on and get no sound at all, like its not even trying, but if I reset it a couple times sometimes with a floppy inside, it will eventually load the game or come back to the TOS environment.

 

I have no knowledge whatsoever in electronics and computer components, I can just see that all the connexion seem fine on my boards.

Could be a dodgy ram upgrade from previous user ? but it was working everytime before and all looks in good working order.

 

Any idea what could be causing this ? Advice most welcome. cheers!

[old Atari's on modern tv's?]

Thanks guys for your replies.

I'm interested in one of those composite to vga converter, I don't really mind their poor quality as it is only a temporary solution. But there's something I don't quite get, none of them has a the 13 pin port, only 6 pin. The atari monitor cable is 13 pin or am I missing something ?

[old Atari's on modern tv's?]

Hi, sorry I'm not sure if this question has been asked before.

 

I'm looking for a way to use my Atari ST on an LCD screen, the reason is. I had a SC1425 screen with my ST and lots of games, but I moved to another country and picked up a new atari ST for free here which came with a monochrome monitor. But I'm not interested in the programs that run in hi-res mono. I want to play my games.

Since I have a Samsung LCD TV with VGA, composite, HDMI, I think there must be a way to hook my ST up to it. I also have a spare cheap LCD PC vga monitor.

 

I've been looking for a cable or adapter online but not sure what I should get. I obviously want to get the sound, ideally as a separate output.

 

Can you guys advise me on what is best ?

Much appreciated.