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"rob" <rob@nospam.net> wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:48:59 +0900, "Klompmeester"
> <whowhere@andwhy.com> wrote:
>
>>> Yes, i've been told that is something to look for in these machines. I
>>> just hope the one I'm picking up is in working order. My mate says its
>>> got a keyboard. manuals, and inbuilt 3.5" 880KB drive. It may have
>>> more peripherals but I didn't press him on this point as he didn't
>>> know too much about it.
>>>
>>
>>Who knows, you may be pleasantly surprised when you get it. The A2000 came
>>with either KS1.x or 2.x depending on age, but it's possible that it's 
>>been
>>upgraded beyond that. Good luck anyway!
>>
>
> Well, the A2000 I picked up is rather interesting. It came with the
> following:
>
> Rev 6.2 motherboard
> 1MB Chip RAM, 4MB Fast RAM
> KS 2.x ROMs
> 105MB SCSI Hard drive w/A2091 controller (inc 2MB RAM)
> A2630 Accelerator (25MHz 030) w/4MB 32-bit RAM
> 3.5" 880KB floppy
> Amiga Keyboard
>
> And yes, it powers up and runs.
>
> Cosmetically very good except for some dust inside. I still need to
> check on the 3.6V NiCad battery. Where is it exactly ? I've checked
> Google but it doesn't give enough detail about where one can actually
> find it. I was using the motherboard picture on this site as a
> reference:
>
> http://oldcomputers.net/amiga2000.html
>

Use this one instead since the battery has already been removed from link 
you provided.

Look for the blue battery, at the bottom of the pic, just off centre to the 
right. (just right and below the cpu socket).
http://tinyurl.com/38exus
Even if it looks OK now, remove it anyway.