I’ve had this. Did it once then about 3 weeks later it started doing it all the time. Got strange graphics/characters too.
As it was out of warranty I opened it up & disconnected then reseated the ribbons.
Been fine ever since, there’s a thread on here about it somewhere with pics
Aha possibly something with the ribbon! The machinedrum hanged after I transported it in my laptop bag. I was carrying it for a 15 minute walk and then at home it hanged at boot.
If it occurs again I will open the machinedrum up and check the connections.
I had this same problem recently (more on that at MD shutting down/not starting up). I’ve since opened up the box and checked the connections, which proved fruitless, so I sent it in to the LA repair center where it’s current being worked on.
One important thing to know is that before sending it I tried one last time to get it up and running so I could save my battery-backed memory to the +Drive. After a few tries, it booted up and immediately went into Factory Reset mode even though I did NOT select it (it wasn’t even on the test/reset screen), which wiped the entire battery-backed memory clean. Fortunately, I didn’t lose much but my strong suggestion, if you’re not already doing it, is to get used to saving to the +Drive early and often.
Good luck and please let us know how it works out.
^ Hey Jason
Did you actually pull all the ribbons or just check they were in position?
Mine looked fine but I’m guessing there was some oxidation on the pins & friction from removal & reseating sorted it.