Did you double check the polarity of the new battery? If the CMOS battery was flat on install, it will take some time to charge up. It has to be charged or the T200 won't work. ..Steve
On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 4:31 PM ethan saul <ethan.s...@outlook.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > > > Anyone know anything about Tandy 200 black screen of death? I have changed > the CMOS battery and tried a cold start using CTRL+SHIFT+BREAK+RESET. > > When I power it on I hear a click from the speaker and the screen goes > black the contrast knob doesn't dim or darken the screen. > > I have also tried getting it to go into basic and beeping the speaker with > no luck. The machine was working before the battery change however the old > battery was leaking so I had to change it. > > There was no corrosion and the battery area was cleaned with Isopropanol. > > Also the Power button turns the computer off and then back on straight > after every time I push it and when there is power from either the > battery’s and the ac adapter. > > Any Ideas what could be the problem? > > > > Thanks, > > Ethan >
