Amiga CD32 SX-32 MK2 problem

Problem: CD32 with SX32 expansion won’t boot, yellow screen A few thing I tested: Boot CD32 without module, booting Boot with backplane and sx32, no boot yellow screen Boot with backplane only, strange behavior, no boot, sometimes some glitches. Change jumpers, for memory, no change. (see: jumper settings) After the basic test, I was wondering […]

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CD32 – Totally dead

Got a Amiga CD32 for repair. It doesn’t work, no video output, power LED does not fully illuminate on powering up the machine, so no reset on Power cycle. First thing that came up in my mind was the voltage detector, replaced it and the machine boots again. But video output is totally mangled. Checked […]

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Amiga CD32 – works for 2-5 minutes

Problem Amiga CD32 was getting black/gray screen after 2-5 minutes. Solution The voltage at the voltage detector (U14) was getting under the threshold of 4.3V, which causes that the reset signal was pulled down, and causes the black/grey screen. I replaced the Voltage detector (u14), the 10K resistor (R629) and capacitor (C629). The last two […]

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