Does the no-screen BASIC test work? (Cold-start, enter, B E E P, enter)

On Sat, May 25, 2019, 8:22 AM Stephen Adolph <[email protected]> wrote:

> Kurt, do you have a scope?
> I would certainly try reseating any socketed parts.  Main rom is socketed
> for sure.
> Then I would start at the clock and work forwards.
> * verify the CPU has clock
> * verify the CPU control lines are toggling
> * look at the address and data lines for toggling and level
>
> if that all looks ok then, pin by pin on the main rom, check for toggle
> and level.
> again for the ram modules.
> to make it easy remove as many ram modules as you can.
>
> check DC on the power supplies of course.
>
> On Fri, May 24, 2019 at 8:41 PM Kurt McCullum <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I've got two NEC 8201s that are both dead. I'd like to get them up and
>> running again. Especially the one with the Japanese keyboard. Has anyone
>> put together a list of what to check to diagnose where the problem might
>> be. I have done the power supply test from the service manual and the CPU
>> seems to be correct but I'm not sure where to start. Both units turn on
>> with a blank screen.
>>
>> Kurt
>>
>

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