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12V ripple with lower ram installedI repaired a speccy this week. Before doing anything I replaced all caps and measured the transistors in the power section. When doing this I found t…
... a problem with the ram. I ran the diagnostics ... and socketed all lower ram. turned the speccy back ... scope. Inserted a lower ram module and the speccy ... Then removed the lower ram module and reinserted all ... original lower ram ic's. Speccy is ... -
Speed (nano seconds) of memory chips ZX SpectrumThe ZX Spectrum uses 4116 memory for the lower memory, which can be replaced by other sorts or a whole, modern, module, but when searching for 4116 m…
... ?
Same for the upper memory:
TMS4532-3 Texas ... PCB) because half of the RAM was faulty, but how many ... -
Spectrum + 128K (Toastrack) Upper caseLooking for the upper part of the case for a Spectrum + 128K.
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Need some help repairing an issue 3 spectrumI am looking for some help repairing an issue 3 speccy, here's what I tried so far. The speccy is not booting up correctly, when using the diagnos…
... the diagnostic rom all lower ram ic's fail, the ic ... and z80 made no difference. Upper memory and logic is not ... .
Removed all lower ram, and turned the spectrum on ... works expect for the lower ram. -
Creating a POK from RAM or binary.Don't know if this is the right category or not but here goes. I'm working on a bug fix for a game, it's a few hundred bytes worth of custom code …
... said file from a set RAM location or a binary? I ... -
Wanted: Spectrum 48k lower and upper case ( or just dead machine!)Hi all, for a project I'd like to buy a 48k rubber key upper and lower plastic case I don't need the keyboard membrane, keyboard or faceplate, ju…
... buy a 48k rubber key upper and lower plastic case
upper and lower plastic parts so ... -
Speccy won't bootHi all, I've got an issue 3 48k that won't boot properly. When I turn it on, it either does one of the two following things, it either displays a …
... was something about the upper part of RAM and that crashes the ... -
Z88DK v1.99B ReleasedAt Sourceforge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/z88dk/ It's been a year since the last release so it was time for another. This is another tran…
At Sourceforge:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/z88dk/
It's been a year since the last release so it was time for another. This is another transitional release on the way to version 2.0 and hopefully we'll get there for the next one ... -
zx.zigg.net lower RAM replacement module: Still shipping?Hi everyone I'm trying to resuscitate my 48k issue 6a, and I bought the lower RAM replacement module from zx.zigg.net. The paypal payment went thr…
... , and I bought the lower RAM replacement module from zx.zigg ... -
Issue 2 problem.Hi all, I'm trying to repair / upgrade an Issue 2 Spectrum for a friend, but have come accros the following problem. When I power the machine …
... 16K fitted the sinclair ram test works and says ... 16K ram which is completely working. Fit the upper 32K ... and the RAM test will fail ... address range or sometimes upper address range. This tends ... maybe both sets of RAM are getting enabled at ... -
ZX Spectrum border and sound problemAfter recap stange problem with ZX Spectrum (issue 3b) with sound and border. See video at: [url="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwhYHKW6xjI-aVdMcE…
... old caps and same thing. Upper 32KB is removed, when install ... upper 32KB same thing except the ... was replaced ULA, CPU, ROM, RAM, (same thing with original and ... -
ZX Spectrum border and sound problemAfter recap stange problem with ZX Spectrum (issue 3b) with sound and border. See video at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwhYHKW6xjI-aVdMcEY4ajVk…
... old caps and same thing. Upper 32KB is removed, when install ... upper 32KB same thing except the ... was replaced ULA, CPU, ROM, RAM, (same thing with original and ... -
RAM questionI've been meaning to upgrade my desktop pc's ram for ages now as the 4GB it has isn't cutting it anymore but im confused about what ram my motherboar…
... my desktop pc's ram for ages now as ... but im confused about what ram my motherboard will support.< ...
The motherboard has 4 ram slots 1 taken by the ... i dont know what ram is compatible and what ...
in its ram section for the motherboard but ... -
ZX81 Ram pack problemI got recently Sinclair 16k memory expansion for my ZX81, but for some reason it will not work. The computer itself is operating normally without hi…
... years.
Of course, maybe ram pack is faulty, but it ... -
48k Speccy with Ram Turbo, Dust Cover and a couple of games!I'm selling one of my Spectrums on Ebay, and along with it a dust cover, a Ram Turbo Interface for cartridges and joysticks and a couple of Codemaste…
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ZX Spectrum+ showing 16K of RAMHello again, as the title says my ZX Spectrum+ is showing only 16K of RAM instead of 48K when running a memory check. [url="http://www.1000bit.it/su…
... + is showing only 16K of RAM instead of 48K when running ... how to identify the faulty RAM chip, but I seriously have ... -
Troubleshooting RAM IC's on Spectrum +2 Grey?Got myself a grey +2 but at startup it shows something very similar to this: [img]https://preview.ibb.co/mmai5F/2_Ram_Fault.png[/img] I also su…
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Third-party ZX81 RAM packsOne of the things that's previously held me back from fishing for a ZX81 on eBay - other than "will the ULA on this machine sold as 'untested' be com…
... getting hold of a 16K RAM pack. Now, even back in ... of the existence of other RAM packs that weren't the ... (at least try to) eliminate RAM pack wobble, but then there ... time it had a working RAM pack I was [i]five ... -
MGT Sam Coupe BIG JOBLOT!!! 22 Disks, 3 manuals, 1MB Ram Expansion + Midi Cable!Direclty from my personal Sinclair collection that never end... ...MGT Sam Coupe BIG JOBLOT!!! 22 Disks, 3 manuals, 1MB Ram Expansion + Midi Cable…
Direclty from my personal Sinclair collection that never end...
...MGT Sam Coupe BIG JOBLOT!!! 22 Disks, 3 manuals, 1MB Ram Expansion + Midi Cable!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173022113295
Have a nice bid ;) -
Testing ram memory of DivIDE / DivMMCHere is new utility for testing DivXXX ram memory: [url="http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/software/divramka.zip"]velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/sof…
Here is new utility for testing DivXXX ram memory:
[url="http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/software/divramka.zip"]velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/software/divramka.zip[/url] -
divIDE interface not workingA while ago I bought a divIDE interface for my two spectrums (one is a 48k rubber keyboard one, the other is a 48k Spectrum plus). Sadly I never actu…
... fixed, I replaced both upper and lower RAM with a new replacement ... -
sam coupe with external 1mb ramvelesofts site has snaper disks: https://velesoft.speccy.cz/sam_zx128.htm when you use masterdos to detect the external 1mb of ram interface th…
... detect the external 1mb of ram interface then the snaper emulator ... lets you select the fast ram and the zx spectrum game ... uses this ram above 32768 this gives you ... -
Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…
... the 2 previously replaced lower ram IC's as suspected faulty ... time everything past tests, lower, upper, and multiplex IC's. Great ... started working, and the lower ram test reported IC13 as suspected ... ceramic disc capacitors around the upper/lower ram IC's. I know ... -
Sinclair 16k Ram pAck Issue3 schematicsHi guys, I am willing to repair a 16k ram pack for the ZX81 but I cannot find any schematic of the ISSUE 3 ram pack. I could only find a schematic…
... willing to repair a 16k ram pack for the ZX81 but ... schematic of the ISSUE 3 ram pack. I could only find ... and replace them with 8118 ram which requires only +5V. Problem ... desoldering one of the 4116 ram, I lifted the tiny little ... -
Modifying a speccy to +5v only operation.Just a thought experiment so far. Let's say i wanted to make a more resilient spectrum by getting rid of the DC-DC converter circuit. This would remo…
... from the speccy. The lower ram is easy to get around ... any expansion cards that use upper pin 22/23 (12v DC ... -
The Complete List Of The Causes Of Lower Ram Failure?Well the aim is to get a comprehensive list.I ask this because I know very little about it . I know that failure of "power supply" related capacitors…
Well the aim is to get a comprehensive list.I ask this because I know very little about it . I know that failure of "power supply" related capacitors can do this . But I suspect there are loads of other ways to damage lower RAM ICs? Any ideas? -
New Version of ZEsarUX v9.3 Beta 1 availableNew Version of ZEsarUX v9.3 Beta 1 available Downloads: [url="https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/9.3-25062021"]https://github.co…
... br /> Added Automatic Snapshots to RAM + Rewind feature
Added ... Added Jupiter Ace 51 KB RAM emulation
Added GUI ... disable boxes around lower and upper ZX Desktop Buttons
... tbblue port 123b behaviour: 48kb ram paging, shadow display, 3bit ... -
ZEsarUX 10.0ZEsarUX 10.0 is out! Download it from : https://github.com/chernandezba/zesarux/releases/tag/10.0 Changes: Version 10.0 - Clive Sinclair edi…
... features: Automatic Snapshots to RAM + Rewind feature, backwards ... /> Added Automatic Snapshots to RAM + Rewind feature
... snapshot-inram-load: Loads the RAM snapshot from position
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-Allow customize upper buttons to actions
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Spectrum Abuse...Just got some new Spectrums in to repair ( I find it a great way to relieve stress, excepting when I do something daft while fixing them... ) One …
... had a faulty lower-16 ram chip... Replaced and it was ... top of the board. Both upper board tracks were completely missing ... , no through plating left, no upper pad, no tracks. And what ...
