08-07-2024, 12:46 PM
Hi Matt.
Great collection of software.
In regards to getting your Microbee going, the first thing to try is (having opened the case) remove the coreboard from the baseboard
(there are 2 PCBs in the machine - the coreboard, or memory board, is the top board you see when you open the case, then the baseboard
which has the Z80 CPU etc on it). There are 2 x 25 way pin headers / sockets that connect these boards together - they frequent are the cause
of a machine not working having sat idle for a long time, due to oxidization. Plug the 2 boards back together again. Repeat this process a few times.
After it is all plugged together again, try it out & see if it boots. If you hold down the ESC key while booting (this makes it cold boot, resetting memory)
and it should beep if it is working. If you get that far, that is a good step. If you are unsure that your monitor is working, you can plug the video lead into
the AV socket of a TV and should be able to work with that.
Let us know if that helps.
Should you want the Microbee attended to, you can bring / send it in for servicing.
Great collection of software.
In regards to getting your Microbee going, the first thing to try is (having opened the case) remove the coreboard from the baseboard
(there are 2 PCBs in the machine - the coreboard, or memory board, is the top board you see when you open the case, then the baseboard
which has the Z80 CPU etc on it). There are 2 x 25 way pin headers / sockets that connect these boards together - they frequent are the cause
of a machine not working having sat idle for a long time, due to oxidization. Plug the 2 boards back together again. Repeat this process a few times.
After it is all plugged together again, try it out & see if it boots. If you hold down the ESC key while booting (this makes it cold boot, resetting memory)
and it should beep if it is working. If you get that far, that is a good step. If you are unsure that your monitor is working, you can plug the video lead into
the AV socket of a TV and should be able to work with that.
Let us know if that helps.
Should you want the Microbee attended to, you can bring / send it in for servicing.