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by itsseanl
Tue Mar 29, 2022 3:16 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Getting a short, continuous chirp and screen flash on boot
Replies: 9
Views: 129

Re: Getting a short, continuous chirp and screen flash on boot

Kablamabam wrote: Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:58 pm Those look like diodes to me :)
Right, that's totally what I meant! Hahaha I have no idea what I'm doing, but I'll get there :lol:
by itsseanl
Tue Mar 29, 2022 2:48 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Getting a short, continuous chirp and screen flash on boot
Replies: 9
Views: 129

Re: Getting a short, continuous chirp and screen flash on boot

Thank you for the in depth suggestions! I'm going to try all of this. [*]Look for any charring or things that smell burned. (Unlikely in this case, I think, because of the over-current protection.) I did take another look at the motherboard during lunch today, for the most part everything looks fine...
by itsseanl
Mon Mar 28, 2022 2:49 pm
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Getting a short, continuous chirp and screen flash on boot
Replies: 9
Views: 129

Re: Getting a short, continuous chirp and screen flash on boot

Thanks for the suggestions Trixter! I did purchase and try a couple replacement power supplies to test out the power supply theory. They were labeled as "new old supply" so allegedly were sitting in a warehouse for a few decades, so there's a chance those were also no good haha. Seems unli...
by itsseanl
Mon Mar 28, 2022 9:51 am
Forum: PCjr Hardware
Topic: Getting a short, continuous chirp and screen flash on boot
Replies: 9
Views: 129

Getting a short, continuous chirp and screen flash on boot

Hey all! I'm new to the forum. I just recently discovered one of these in my parents' attic, and I was having a blast with it going through the included BASIC manual and exploring some of the many floppy disks I found with it in the box. And then it stopped working :? Symptoms: It was working fine, ...