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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| saving problems | 11/27/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: ive got a 1200 and when it comes 2 saving game data on disks it dosent work.tabs down on disks.ive ... A: I'm not familiar with Monkey Island, but were you able to save game data to the same disk and drive ... | ||
| Amiga600HD sound corruption | 7/16/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I recently bought a 2nd hand Amiga 600 HD from ebay with a 120mb hard disk fitted. It works ... A: It's possible that the Paula chip (which handles sound) is faulty, though all the custom chips on ... | ||
| A600 not loading anything | 6/11/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I have recently purchase an Amiga 600 , came the other day in great condition and a game I had ... A: I'm not aware of any instances in the past when drives have messed up diskettes, so you don't need ... | ||
| A600 not loading anything | 6/11/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I have recently purchase an Amiga 600 , came the other day in great condition and a game I had ... A: As you guessed, it sounds like the internal floppy drive is faulty. You can indeed buy an external ... | ||
| amiga a600 loading problem | 6/7/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: i recently bought an a600 of ebay. everything is set up right. so when i load the games, some games ... A: Workbench is not a game--it contains the operating system files needed to boot up your Amiga if you ... | ||
| amiga a600 loading problem | 6/6/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: i recently bought an a600 of ebay. everything is set up right. so when i load the games, some games ... A: When you say some of your games "reload", go to a white screen, and return to the start page, do you ... | ||
| A3000 3.1 Kickstart Rom | 5/24/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: This is a follow up to the Hard Drive issue I had a week or so ago... I had purchased (on ebay) 3.1 ... A: AmigaOS 2.04 did break a lot of games, but only because numerous game developers were "banging the ... | ||
| A3000 3.1 Kickstart Rom | 5/21/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: This is a follow up to the Hard Drive issue I had a week or so ago... I had purchased (on ebay) 3.1 ... A: I'm not sure what to tell you--since you get the Early Startup Boot Screen, they're the right ... | ||
| A3000 3.1 Kickstart Rom | 5/20/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: This is a follow up to the Hard Drive issue I had a week or so ago... I had purchased (on ebay) 3.1 ... A: What do you see if you hold down both mouse buttons when booting up? A screen like the one below ... | ||
| Amiga 3000 hard drive replacement | 5/14/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I have a newly aquired Amiga 3000 and I'd like to replace its current (old) 40 mb hard scsi drive ... A: Ah, good--then yes, you're all set to install 3.1 when the disks arrive. HDToolBox should work ... | ||
| Amiga 3000 hard drive replacement | 5/13/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I have a newly aquired Amiga 3000 and I'd like to replace its current (old) 40 mb hard scsi drive ... A: Ah--it sounds like you have a rare, and early version of the Amiga 3000, one that uses files to boot ... | ||
| AMIGA 500 games donīt boot | 4/15/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: 3 disk image loads workbench 1.3 but on games when it comes to enter the game screen goes mad like ... A: It sounds like a more serious hardware problem if you suspect missing hardware and a faulty RAM ... | ||
| AMIGA 500 games donīt boot | 4/15/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: 3 disk image loads workbench 1.3 but on games when it comes to enter the game screen goes mad like ... A: If Workbench is booting fine, and the game is crashing, then either the game is not compatible with ... | ||
| Booting Amiga 500 | 4/11/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I have an Amiga 500+ that has been sat in a box for about 12 years, I've just decided to set it back ... A: You guessed correctly that it could be your game(s) at fault (since Amiga disks and hardware are ... | ||
| A1200 booting | 3/27/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: My a1200 boots to AmigaDOS how can I stop it ? ANSWER: Hi Gerry, When you say it boots to ... A: Okay, it sounds like you either don't have a hard drive, or the startup-sequence on it has failed. ... | ||
| A1200 booting | 3/26/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: My a1200 boots to AmigaDOS how can I stop it ? A: When you say it boots to AmigaDOS, do you mean it's not loading Workbench, and leaving you with only ... | ||
| amiga a1200 | 3/12/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: my amiga 1200 will not play the games there is a error block 893 and it will not play all my games ... A: Jamie, Many games cannot (and should not) be copied using the standard copy function in ... | ||
| amiga a1200 | 3/11/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: my amiga 1200 will not play the games there is a error block 893 and it will not play all my games ... A: Regardless of whether the error is on your hard drive or on a diskette, you can try to repair it by ... | ||
| Diagnostic Software | 1/12/2011 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: do you know a diagnostic-software to test the (correct) functions of the zorro-slots of a A4000? ... A: The only software I can think of is SysDiag from Aminet (free): ... | ||
| AMIGA 1200 | 12/17/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: BUT NOW WHEN I TRY TO LOAD THE GAMES FROM MY HARDRIVE USING ICONS FROM THEIR FOLDERS, KEEP GETTING ... A: If your games were running fine before from your hard drive, then I suspect you may have a corrupt ... | ||
| amiga floppy problem | 11/22/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: Floppy wont read disks. Says disc in the drive is not a DOS disc. Thanks in advance! A: Providing that the discs you're trying to read aren't game discs (which typically aren't bootable ... | ||
| TOASTER FLYER BLOCK # | 10/6/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I have an Amiga Toaster Flyer 4000T purchased in 1999. I have never had any probems with it. A ... A: It sounds like you have one or more bad blocks on your Toaster's hard drive. I would suggest ... | ||
| Amiga A600 boot up | 9/24/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: My amiga A600 is taking over 10 mins to boot up from switching on to showing the start up screen. I ... A: A very odd problem indeed! Doing some searching on Google popped up the following (the closest ... | ||
| A2000 Keyboard | 9/13/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: My A2000 keyboard is failing to respond period. the cap lock blinks three times which as I ... A: I don't know whether the watchdog timer is a replaceable component, but I think your best option is ... | ||
| A1200 crashing | 7/30/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: My A1200 which has been fine for years has suddenly started to crash frequently and its getting ... A: Not knowing any specifics about your crashes, I'm making educated guesses here, but if the crashes ... | ||
| Jaguar XJ220 Amiga Game | 6/13/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: Do you know if the Jaguar XJ220 game will play on the Amiga 500 Plus? Thanks, Luke A: It should--seeing as it was released in 1993, I'm not sure if it required AGA, but it should still ... | ||
| amiga 1200 help | 6/8/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: wanted to ask what software do i use to make my pcmcia wifi card work to get online? thanks ... A: From a quick Google search, it appears that much depends on what brand and model of wifi card you ... | ||
| Amiga External Disk Drive | 4/6/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I have an Amiga 500, it turns on with the screen with the disk. I put a disk in, then the screen ... A: As long as your external drive is working fine, and is connected to the external port in the back of ... | ||
| Multiscan monitor settings on 3.9 WB | 3/21/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: before I installed 3.9 WB, my A4000T's wb refuse to use multiscan settings even after I dragged the ... A: As long as you're sure that the monitor(s) you're wanting to use with your A4000T are capable of ... | ||
| Amiga/laptop kickstart | 3/2/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I have an amiga500 and a fair few of my games work i was trying to get them goin on my laptop with ... A: I normally wouldn't recommend the following website, but seeing as you own the Amiga that you want a ... | ||
| cant get a picture | 2/16/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: hi i have an amiga a500 the problem is i cant get no picture on my telly ive used the a520 and mono ... A: If you're sure that you've checked through the various channels on your TV for the A520's output ... | ||
| Broken a1200? | 2/7/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I have an a1200 Elbox tower + Mediator a1200 which fails to boot any drive. My setup is: a1200 ... A: I wish I could give you some advice on what to do, but I'm unfamiliar with most of the hardware that ... | ||
| A1200 won't boot with HDD | 1/31/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I bought a 2gb toshiba hdd and cradle off ebay and put it in my A600. It worked fine but now comes ... A: I sent a reply the same day you asked this question, but for some reason, it was not delivered by ... | ||
| amiga 600 | 1/11/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: ive got an amiga 600.what lead/s do i need to connect to my new flatscreen monitor? whatever lead it ... A: Although I don't personally know how well the following device works, it claims to work with the ... | ||
| Amiga 600 | 1/6/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I recently bought an Amiga 600 off ebay. The machine works when plugged in as the green light comes ... A: Providing you've tried the correct channel on your TV (each TV is different, so I don't know which ... | ||
| Commodore Amiga 500 | 1/6/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I recently bought a commodaore amiga from ebay for my Dad. We had one years ago but no one can ... A: If what you see is a light gray color, it sounds like your Amiga may well have a defective CIA ... | ||
| Commodore Amiga 500 | 1/2/2010 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I recently bought a commodaore amiga from ebay for my Dad. We had one years ago but no one can ... A: When you first turn on your Amiga, do you see a white screen with a hand holding a diskette? In ... | ||
| Amiga 500 won't boot with hard drive attached | 12/12/2009 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I own a amigo 500 with a mate at controller and hard drive plugged into the expiation port. This is ... A: This is a follow-up to your originalThis is a difficult one to answer, as I'm not familiar at all ... | ||
| amiga 1200 hard drive knightmare | 12/2/2009 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I don't know where to start really theres so many issues. I guess the first thing i need to ... A: The following link from Classic Amiga Wiki is what should do the trick for you in this regard: ... | ||
| amiga 1200 hard drive knightmare | 12/2/2009 | Gregory Donner |
| Q: I don't know where to start really theres so many issues. I guess the first thing i need to ... A: I wish I could give you an answer as to why Pinball Fantasies is not saving your high scores, but I ... | ||
Gregory Donner
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
Questions regarding the Amiga computer; software/hardware troubleshooting. If I can't answer a specific question, I will do my best to direct you to someone who can.
Experience
I certainly don't know everything about the Amiga, but having been a user of several different models for about fifteen years, I'm willing to share what I know.
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