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Not sure how, but I seem to have fixed of this by merely using the 1.2 ROM chip in place of the switcher. I tried that before and it didn't work, but it does now. Now I have a problem with my gotek. I'm going to have to start another thread for that one.

Thank you! Yeah, I've seen that...I managed to get another 500 for cheap but I can't pick it up for a while...I'm hoping to at least get one working good one out of it!

Ugh, I'm so sorry. Thank you for what you did here, your program got me into Atari 800 and I ended up purchasing and cherishing mine. Best wishes to you and your family.

where is the chip located?

Are you saying that's what smoked up?

Not sure what 74LS04 is, but I have taken a beating mentally. I ordered some parts that may help me work on this better....we'll see. I'm terrified to even touch it. I put a blanket over it like it's dead.

Nothing about this has gone well, and I'm about to give up. This system worked great until a few days ago. Now I play around with the ROM chips as that seemed to be some level of problem. I broke my 2.1 Kickstart chip (prong) and subequently my ROM switcher caught fire. I have no idea what to do; I don't even know (or know how to tell/orient the chip) whether my 1.3 rom works (fire was underneath, but brief--no idea what happened). I'm PISSED...this was my prized possession of my collection. Bad thing is I'm 90% sure it could be fixed if I knew more. Now that my switcher is toasted, here's a question--does upgrading to Kickstart 3.1 make compatability issues? I really am at a loss and I'm about ready to throw it out the window and buy an Atari ST. No, I'm not to that point yet. Did I mention that I got stabbed by the 1.3 ROM as well? Great night...

That makes me nervous to use the Gotek again...is this something that happens just due to age or something?

Someone on another forum suggested to another person with a similar problem swapping CIA chips. May try that.

Yeah, I think I may have lucked out and it may be pin 31 which should be bent anyway in this case...but I am still at a loss as to what is happening. I can always upgrade the chip if necessary--I'm used to dealing with Bally where the custom chips are not replaceable/able to be sourced. I wish I knew what was causing this BS and making my Amiga adventure into a nightmare!

OK I tried this and no luck. It's also got a weird jumper cable on it, not sure what for...Anyway, I ended up breaking one of the tiny little prongs off. Let me guess, now my rom is busted?

I didn't realize how difficult it is (unsolder) to get to the memory, does anyone think this is a useful step?

OK, here's what I found... I took the machine apart. I'm not so familiar with everything, so one of the chips was slighly loose. I also saw what appears to be the 1.3/2.0 chips in a really strange configuration quite loose from the board in there. I did get it to fire up again after moving it around, but as soon as the Gotek goes in it's back to nothing. Does this look like a normal setup?

Thanks, I will check this out.

I'm guessing it's the first one. I've only taken the cover off once, and it's all buried under major rf shielding. Is Amiga like a Bally, where that is not really necessary any longer? Anyway, there's a tiny switch in the back that shows 1.2 and 2.0. That would indicate to me that they are separate?

That someone was me, haha. I'm trying to get as much of a broad understanding as I can. Yes, it makes no difference at this point. In fact, it's unplugged in that photo.

Seems like the site has had some issues today. Well, I'd say it gives a "grey" image before the screen says "no signal." However, it definitely shows some level of signal prior to that happening. I do hope this is at least somewhat easily fixable. It doesn't matter if the Gotek is plugged in or not.

That one looks like a winner..........

Once again, I need help. My a 500 unit has worked fine while I've had it, but now since I have tried to have hook up a gotek to the external floppy drive port I can no longer boot the computer. It is switchable between 1.2 and 2.0 ROMs, with 1.2 the power light comes on and nothing happens. With two point no the same thing happens but the power light flashes. I have no idea what I could have done wrong, and I have yet to get the go tech to work correctly although it powers on. Have I fried my machine? Does anyone know how to fix this? It was working fine two days ago. I am posting this on the lemon forum as well. All I want is my Amiga to work!

Cool! Thanks, guys.

I'm not sure how long ago/if it has been asked, but are there any good games that were released on tape only? I've made my own cassette of a game and I'm interested in more, but I really don't know where to look for exclusive games. Thanks!

I'd say so far that, yes, it does. I haven't really messed with it that much, but it does give me a "nag" screen sometimes about optimal resolution. There's a button on it to auto-detect that corrects the positioning if off.

Yes, I definitely noticed the detection issue as well.

I meant from mounting the drive and cutting the case. In any event, I ended up ordering the adapter and putting my 3.5 back in.