bones Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 (edited) I was tweaking the gameroom setup and finally got around to plugging in the XEGS after 6 months of neglect. Unfortunately the system didn't turn on, so I suspect a faulty power supply. Tried another Atari computer power supply and the system LED lights up, but that's about it. The only thing that shows up on my monitor is the standard square in the upper left hand corner of the screen. I've tried to load games off cartridge, no dice...tried to load the built-in Missile Command, nada...tried the keyboard, no change on the screen, just that damned green square It does recognize the reset button, so that's something. Opened the system up and the motherboard looks ok, no burns, rust, etc. Any ideas on a quick fix to get this running? I'd be ok with replacing a couple of capacitors or resistors if that would do it. Looks like Atari cheaped out and surface mounted all the chips, so no easy swap outs there If I can't get this going guess I'm in the market for a loose XEGS! BTW, is it ok to use the 1.5 amp power supply versions for this system? I've tried both the 1 and 1.5 amp ones with the same result. Edited January 5, 2006 by bones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I'm no expert on the system, but it sounds like one of your chips seemed to go bad if the computer is still displaying a picture. If anyone who knows more on the tech. aspect of the system can figure this person's problem out, come post in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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