amiga 4000 repair / replacement

From: ghldbrd_at_ccp.com <(ghldbrd_at_ccp.com)>
Date: Tue Sep 16 21:18:00 2003

> Hello,
>
> I found you on the web.
> I have a Amiga 4000 toaster/flyer system. When booting the flyer, I get a
> "cannot load toaster screen" error message.
> I used my second system to switch out toaster, flyer daughter and cpu
> cards. I
> also swapped system drives and power supplies. The problem remains on the
> suspect Amiga, so it must be motherboard related. I understand that dead
> Lisa
> or Buster chips can be the cause?

Well if you are getting error messages on the screen you're pretty much
okay to begin with. You might have a corrupt file on the HD somewhere
that's not letting things go ahead. Or you might have a dead Flyer card
-- they were somewhat tempermental in that regard. I have four dead
Flyers myself.
>
> I guess I have three options:
> Can you repair my Amiga 4000?

Nope, sorry.

> Do you have a working A4000 for sale?

Same answer.

> Do you have a known good motherboard I can purchase (possibly with my old
> MB
> in trade as a core)?

Those things were always in very short supply. The subcontractors held
back on any spare parts as Commodore was going into bankruptcy, to cover
their losses. We had an A4000 at the local TV station with a Toaster 4k,
and when it got taken out by lightning, we had to buy a COMPLETE new
computer, and that was when Commode Door was still (?) in business.

You might look up Censible Software in Michigan -- he might have something
handy. And there's always Software Hut in PA, the last holdout Amiga
dealer.

I do have a friend in KC who might have a mobo or something handy. I'll
give him a call and see what he's got.
>
> Please let me know,

No problem.

Gary Hildebrand
Received on Tue Sep 16 2003 - 21:18:00 BST