Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga:23210 comp.sys.amiga.tech:1952 Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!steinmetz!ge-dab!ge-rtp!edison!mfs From: mfs@edison.GE.COM (Synth Hacker @ Lost in the Mountains, Inc.) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech Subject: Re: A500 Spurious Reset Keywords: Like, it's broke, dude Message-ID: <1651@edison.GE.COM> Date: 26 Sep 88 20:27:43 GMT Lines: 26 HELP! My A500 is reseting every now and then. This happens just like I had done it from the keyboard; no Gurus. Also, every now and then when I power it up, the caps lock LED flashes about once a second and the keyboard doesn't work. Usually, if I power it down and wait a while, I can bring it back up and the keyboard works OK. Even when the keyboard is out though, I can run MIDI stuff (with the mouse) so my serial port appears to be working (or maybe I just haven't caught it screwing up yet). I have been religiously unplugging all my computer and synth stuff at the hint of a thunderstorm, but like a fool I have been leaving my modem connected to the phone line. Could one of the 8520's have gotten 'warped' by a surge via the modem ? Is the keyboard handled by the 8520's or are there other chips that do this ? Has anybody had a similar problem ? Does anybody have any ideas ? Where can I get Amiga chips ? I called Kasara microsystems (they have an ad in computer shopper), but they are out of 8520's and can't tell me when they will get any in. If anybody can help me out, please e-mail. I have a project that is about 1/2 complete and the deadline is rapidly approaching! Martin