Sargnickfury Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Having grown up on a 400, and a 800 XL. I had missed them, my dad got rid of them a long time ago, albeit in his defense I gave him permission when I had my 286 and couldn't imagine going "back". So I was really excited for a couple of days after I got an Atari XE GS.....then it started. I'm minding my own business playing some centipede, when I start getting bizarre garbage on the screen, and then it locked up. Carefully turned it off, and checked cartridge contacts etc...Turn it back on immediate garbage... Turned it off and checked everything I could think turn power on again..except it didn't come on. Light is dead, and no sound. Thoughts? I am not even sure if it is power supply or computer....Anyone sell new power supplies for the 8-bit atari home computers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grevle Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Atari XEGS Can sometime have some weak soldering on the mainboard itself, maybe there is a cracked soldering connection on the board , Or the XEGS is also know for having som problem with the memory chips, so the computer can show garbage on screen or other symptoms if the memory chips is going bad. If your looking for a power supply maybe http://www.myatari.com/ can help you, they even have a Atari Repair service in the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxpressed Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 There's one Atari PS that's known to fry your Atari, but it's not the one that usually comes with the XEGS (which is small, not a whole lot bigger than a 2600 PS). There's a guy on eBay selling new PS that look really compact. I think his ID is gdoinventer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckafka99 Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 (edited) There's a guy on eBay selling new PS that look really compact. I think his ID is gdoinventer. That is the correct ID. I have recently (last 10 days or so) picked up a couple of his power supplies. They work perfectly. Edited August 2, 2013 by mckafka99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fres Posted August 2, 2013 Share Posted August 2, 2013 Having grown up on a 400, and a 800 XL. I had missed them, my dad got rid of them a long time ago, albeit in his defense I gave him permission when I had my 286 and couldn't imagine going "back". So I was really excited for a couple of days after I got an Atari XE GS.....then it started. I'm minding my own business playing some centipede, when I start getting bizarre garbage on the screen, and then it locked up. Carefully turned it off, and checked cartridge contacts etc...Turn it back on immediate garbage... Turned it off and checked everything I could think turn power on again..except it didn't come on. Light is dead, and no sound. Thoughts? I am not even sure if it is power supply or computer....Anyone sell new power supplies for the 8-bit atari home computers? Just don't give up. The parts you need are not hard to find, but you might have to wait a bit. You will enjoy getting back into Atari 8-bits. Might try holding down OPTION or SELECT with no carts in to see what happens. Hell, I don't know what I'm talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oky2000 Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Oh man that sucks, and is really frustrating when that happens with new purchases. If this is an ebay purchase perhaps you should speak to customer services unless the machine was sold as spares/repairs etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 (edited) Having grown up on a 400, and a 800 XL. I had missed them, my dad got rid of them a long time ago, albeit in his defense I gave him permission when I had my 286 and couldn't imagine going "back". So I was really excited for a couple of days after I got an Atari XE GS.....then it started. I'm minding my own business playing some centipede, when I start getting bizarre garbage on the screen, and then it locked up. Carefully turned it off, and checked cartridge contacts etc...Turn it back on immediate garbage... Turned it off and checked everything I could think turn power on again..except it didn't come on. Light is dead, and no sound. Thoughts? I am not even sure if it is power supply or computer....Anyone sell new power supplies for the 8-bit atari home computers? Someone else suggests where to get a new power supply on ebay. You can also get them at B&C or Best Atari, probably Google those. heres some info about power supplies. Atari#: C061982 (nicknames: "Ingot" or "Ugly Klunker") "Power Supply" UL Listed: 94H6, Made in Taiwan Type: DV-512CM Input: 120V AC 60Hz 40W Output: +5V DC 1.5A Shipped with: 600XL(most),800XL(most),65XE(early),130XE(early) Works/NOT recommended for: 600XL,800XL,65XE,130XE,XE Game System NOTE: This unit is known for its ability to fail in such a way that it can damage your computer. While the 600XL/800XL are somewhat immune, the XE computers are particularly vulnerable to such damage. http://mcurrent.name...61982-Ingot.jpg and... C061982 'The White Brick' (Upper left) 1.5A very reliable, rare C061982 'The Black Brick' (Lower Left) 1.5A very reliable, rare C061982 'The Ingot' (Center Top) 1.5A if this PS fails it can damage the computer. Not recommended for unattended operations C061982 'The Box' (Top Right) 1.5A very reliable, recommended for XL/XE computers C70042-011 'The Mini' (Bottom Center) 1A shipped with most XEGS systems, use the 'Logo' for continuous 1A operations C70042-01 'The Logo' (Bottom Right) 1A very reliable and the picture... Edited August 3, 2013 by russg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodLightning Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 Thanks for sharing. I never knew there were so many different XL/XE power supplies. The only two I knew about were 'The Ingot' and 'The Box', I did find a thoroughly fried Ingot in a thrift store years ago. Fortunately, it no longer had power output, but did heat up like a toaster oven when plugged in! As I recall, they were made of solid epoxy so than nothing could be done to fix them ever, a horrible design. I do still have one that works but I'm thinking it should be kept in a box rather than used for any length of time. This info and picture are going into my reference file. I would like to own a 'white brick' version, purely for collector's appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russg Posted August 3, 2013 Share Posted August 3, 2013 (edited) Having grown up on a 400, and a 800 XL. I had missed them, my dad got rid of them a long time ago, albeit in his defense I gave him permission when I had my 286 and couldn't imagine going "back". So I was really excited for a couple of days after I got an Atari XE GS.....then it started. I'm minding my own business playing some centipede, when I start getting bizarre garbage on the screen, and then it locked up. Carefully turned it off, and checked cartridge contacts etc...Turn it back on immediate garbage... Turned it off and checked everything I could think turn power on again..except it didn't come on. Light is dead, and no sound. Thoughts? I am not even sure if it is power supply or computer....Anyone sell new power supplies for the 8-bit atari home computers? Since you said there's no red light when you turn it on, it could be the power supply, but probably something internal. You can test your PS. Be careful not to short it. Edited August 3, 2013 by russg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted August 4, 2013 Share Posted August 4, 2013 probably a bad psu, hope it's not fried anything inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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