michaeltabner

the external monitor displays a black screen with the following digits slightly off centre in the middle of the screen - 42ABCDEFGHIJKLM there are also a few random blue, red and green squares across the screen. the output stays the same (the numbers and squares don't change), but the screen flashes on and off, as if losing signal repeatedly. i also checked there was no floppy disk in, by the way. hope this helps, Michael.

thanks for your reply Paul, i am currently at a different location but i will try that tonight. thanks, Michael.

hi guys, we have a fatfrog we purchased late last year, which is having recurring start-up problems. when turning on, the desk lights up, and the lcd screens display the initial start-up info - 'fat frog' and 'support.zero88.com' etc. but then it stays like that, not getting past the start-up screen. turning it off and on again doesn't solve the problem. the really strange thing is that, after leaving it for a day or even a few hours, it will then load up fine and work perfectly. we thought it could be the power supply, as ours is not a zero88 one, but after testing it with a zero88 one, there was no change in behavior. if anyone can offer any advice, we would be very grateful. its probably worth noting that we are real novices to all this - so it may be a really simple problem that we've missed. thanks alot for your help, Michael. salford quays, manchester, uk