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Disks don't work on a Speccy 128k +3Hi I haven't tried tapes so maybe the whole machine is wonky, but it powers on fine and the screen is clear. When I put disks in the drive ans try t…
Hi,
99% of the time that's your drive belt that's aged too much. You can get new ones on eBay or other places (Amstrad PCW ones work too I think). That should fix it right up....
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Recommended cassette recorder?I'm looking for a new cassette recorder with a counter. Any suggestions?
... a machine with a plus 3 drive you have just about the ... -
Recommended cassette recorder?I'm looking for a new cassette recorder with a counter. Any suggestions?
... a machine with a plus 3 drive you have just about the ... -
Free SAM Coup? and crapload of Speccy games to good home...Yes, it's time that I cleared my shelves of the dusty, dusty Speccy games and the grubby but functional (at last check) SAM Coup?. Now, when I descri…
... , it's usually because the drive belt is worn out or flat ... opening up a floppy drive to find the belt's turned to ... -
3" floppy in pcI'm in need of some assistance. I have attached a 3" floppy to my pc using a cable as described at [url="http://newton.sunderland.ac.uk/~specfreak/F…
... best NOT to use a 3" drive in Windows. It could break ... your drive as it attempts to bring ... excessive trashing could damage your drive. I'm sure it mentions ... mount it as a spectrum drive ?
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3" floppy in pcI'm in need of some assistance. I have attached a 3" floppy to my pc using a cable as described at [url="http://newton.sunderland.ac.uk/~specfreak/F…
... had any trouble with my 3" drive under Windows XP, despite being ... in past track 40. My drive definitely supports the TRACK0 line ... disk change line on the drive, which the Windows floppy ... The only option is to drive the floppy controller directly - easier ... -
Lerm MicroMate - SDPHi All, I'm having a go at preserving a microdrive version of Lerm MicroMate. I?ve got a few problems, though, as the software has been unbelievably…
... dump an Kobrahsoft +3 disk using a 3" drive hooked up to my ... off to find the said +3 utility in order to preserve ... -
disk sizeWith SPIN emulating a +3, I can create the following disks 1 - 720k Double Sided 80 trk 2 - 360k Double Sided 40 trk 3 - 180k Single Sided 40 trk T…
... used a 3.5" disk drive!
The basic +3 can only ... /> If you ripped a DSDD 3" drive from an old PCW machine ... , 180K per side. The standard +3 drive being single sided gives 180K ... disk on a 3.5" floppy drive attached as drive B: (an old ... -
+3 disksok i got a question here. Can i put the +3 disk images that i use on the emulator back on to a proper +3 disk ? If so how would i do it and what wo…
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Installed the 3" disk drive into my PC. Boot the ... " emulator and selected the 'real' +3 drive as 'A:' and mounted the ... -
+3 disksok i got a question here. Can i put the +3 disk images that i use on the emulator back on to a proper +3 disk ? If so how would i do it and what wo…
... question though with connecting the +3 drive to the pc is like ... coneccting a PC disk drive in ?
Plus does ... -
+3 disksok i got a question here. Can i put the +3 disk images that i use on the emulator back on to a proper +3 disk ? If so how would i do it and what wo…
... on google for connecting a 3" floppy to a PC. Its ... CPC stuff but works for +3 stuff too.
EDIT ... how the connection between the 3" drive and the PC 34pin cable ... -
"Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... do hope that a real +3 wizard on here will help ... a hardware problem with the +3 drive.
Seems like it ... repairing (any well known common +3 FDD HW issues?)
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"Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... 've ever used a 3" drive with my +3. The first thing I ... do want to keep your 3" drive (even if its not working ... run the second floppy drive on the +3. :)
You wont ... so the 'A:' drive is the external drive.
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"Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... in a double head drive al la Amstrad PCW ... used in a 720K 3" drive and all you need ... normally formatted disk in the drive, type FORMAT "A:" (enter ... unless you have a 3" drive attached to your PC.< ... on a +3 equipped with an external 3.5" drive. It works ... -
"Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... wouldnt bother getting a replacement 3" drive, well maybe at some point ... . I dont have a 3" drive for my +3 at all. You would ... chucking a 3.5" drive in it. Any XT compatible drive with do ... the back of the drive).
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"Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... on how to change the drive here...
... to fit the new drive but you dont have ... way you can pop the 3" drive back in anytime.
... program require the 3.5" floppy drive. They are formats ... another bonus of the 3.5" drive, more space!). -
+3 disksok i got a question here. Can i put the +3 disk images that i use on the emulator back on to a proper +3 disk ? If so how would i do it and what wo…
... allow you to use a 3" drive under 2k/XP and write ... some of the more sophisticated +3 copy protected disks. Most are ... -
"Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... Nah, sounds like your drive isn't working properly.< ... /> Depending on which Amiga drive you have, you need to ... . You've changed the drive belt - cool. Can you ... , when you took your drive apart, did you make ... playing with the new drive belt. It looks like a ... -
"Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... get my second disk drive running first to make ... have at least one working drive, before I take the ... whether to fix the 3" drive or simply replace it ... to attach a 3.5" disk drive to the Amstrad ... CPC. Given that Amstrad produced the +3 ... -
"Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…
... 3" drive to work as drive A or the external drive to work as drive ... have the external drive B which is also 3.5".
To clarify: I can have a 3" A drive ... and a 3.5" B drive, or both ... -
Transferring Spectrum Games onto tape or diskI've been told you can download Spectrum games in .TZX format and transfer them to a specci through the headphone jack. Can you only then save the ga…
Yes, you will need your PC, and a 3" drive attached to it. Andy Barker (I think) knows how to do it - or has a link to somewhere on the net. PM him, I'm sure he won't mind :) -
Microdrive and Wafadrive compatibility?Hi guys. Does anyone know if its possible to get Microdrives and a Wafadrive working on a +3? Cheers
... " drives on my +3 (I dont own a 3" drive). I dont have ... -
SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
... confirm what Andy says - the drive light should always be on ... put a disk in the drive and press enter at the ... most common cause of drive failure is the drive belt. There's a ... bloke on Ebay who will recondition your drive ... -
SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
... really bright light on a 3" drive isn't necessarily down to ... a dead drive. I had the same problem ... problem. I pulled my B: drive out whilst the power was ... -
SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
... power light and the disk drive light the same colour? The ... disk drive light actually doesn't look ... you can hear the drive spinning the drive belt is knackered, so if ... -
How do you get an external tape recorder to work on a +2a?Just for the hell of it, just say the internal cassette player stopped working. What command would you use when hooking up an external player, so the…
... 3 supply unable to supply enough power for a second disk drive ... when the drive is accessed? A second drive will make ... to power a second drive, you can use an ... are reffering to an EXTRA drive - as in, you want ... PLACE of the normal 3" drive then you can use the ... -
Opus Discovery 3.5 inch disk driveWould one of these work on a +3 or +2a? So could you save games onto normal disks using a multiface 3 or another mulitiface (1 or 2?) for the +2a? W…
... switches/jumpers inside the drive and select 0 ... of the +3 regardless of the drive asignment (A ... only drive, you can power directly from the +3 but ... the power socket for a 3" drive are different!
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Old Source CodeWhilst searching through some old boxes today I came across some printouts of some old m/c programs I did back in the 80's. I obviously couldn't code…
Yeah, it was a +3 disk util from a covertape. ... ). I actually bought a couple +3 drive belts on ebay recently so ... that I could fix my +3's and get some of ... -
What software do I need so I can transfer tape games to disk?What utility would I need so I can save tape based games onto specci disks? Can I download something of the web or is there something available to bu…
... problem is a drive. I really need a 3" drive to fit in ... have for my spectrum+, +3, and 3 beebs and a 486 PC ... it's cheaper than a 3" drive.
Alternatively using an audio ... to write straight to the +3 would probably be easier and ... -
SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
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DONT buy the drive belts at the following address ... .ebay.co.uk/2-x-3-drive-belts-Official-spares-CPC-PCW ... .ebay.co.uk/2-x-3-drive-belts-Official-spares-CPC-PCW ... and will likely damage your drive bearings after some use.
