30 Sep
2005
30 Sep
'05
7:27 p.m.
On 9/30/05, Hans Franke <Hans.Franke at siemens.com> wrote:
It's a PET, so first thing is just to press back
all chips
firm into their sockets. Solves 98% of all Commodore problems.
I had a 2001-8 (static PET) that needed a v-shaped cardboard brace
under the middle of the motherboard - I sold the machine about 10
years ago, but I always suspected the problem was dodgy SRAM sockets.
If reseating doesn't work, socket replacement may be called for.
-ethan