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  • 3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …

    ... . Has anyone tried out a 3" drive with RealSpectrum's "RealDisk" in ... has a tape deck and 3" drive built in. Hardware wise it ...
    ADJB ADJB February 2006 Hardware
  • 3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …

    ... Has anyone tried out a 3" drive with RealSpectrum's "RealDisk" ... but I can try a 3" drive tonight. The only real issue ... s a disk in the drive. If RealSpec doesn't ... disk is in the drive when you try to ... asp"]CPCDiskXP[/url] to read 3" discs? Looks good (uses ...
    obo obo February 2006 Hardware
  • 3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …

    ... has a tape deck and 3" drive built in. Hardware wise it ... in XP? I use a 3" drive in XP SP2 for all ... my +3/CPC disk transfers. The only ... scanner (AVG) held the floppy drive open trying to check it ...
    obo obo February 2006 Hardware
  • 3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …

    ... Has anyone tried out a 3" drive with RealSpectrum's "RealDisk" ... but I can try a 3" drive tonight. The only real ... s a disk in the drive. If RealSpec doesn't ... disk is in the drive when you try to ... if you connect the internal +3 drive to the PC controller ( ...
    icabod icabod February 2006 Hardware
  • 3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …

    ... has a tape deck and 3" drive built in. Hardware wise it ...
    icabod icabod February 2006 Hardware
  • 3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …

    ... Has anyone tried out a 3" drive with RealSpectrum's "RealDisk" ... luck. I wrote the +3 "Bubble Buster" title to ... /> I switched to a 3.5" drive, with the same test ... image written to a 3.5" ... a problem with the +3 in real disk mode? ...
    obo obo February 2006 Hardware
  • 3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …

    ... Has anyone tried out a 3" drive with RealSpectrum's "RealDisk" ... luck. I wrote the +3 "Bubble Buster" title to ... /> I switched to a 3.5" drive, with the same test ... image written to a 3.5" ... a problem with the +3 in real disk mode? ...
    icabod icabod February 2006 Hardware
  • 3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …

    ... 're trying to attach a +3 3" drive to a PC in order ... " 40 track Single sided 360K drive? The chances are, you're ...
    DEATH DEATH February 2006 Hardware
  • 3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …

    ... all the decent disk utils drive the floppy controller directly. The ... specific drive type won't matter as ... reporting 40 cyls for a 3" drive will generally stop anything trying ... you booted it with a 3" drive connected, but that might be ...
    obo obo February 2006 Hardware
  • RealSpec start upI understand that you can add a start-up line to initiate the version, mode,interface etc; for RealSpectrum but I'm a complete ham with emulators, a…

    ... test: Intel Pentium 4 2392.3 MHz - MMX

    ... -2) : load diskfile into MGT drive
    -trdos : enable TRDOS (implicit ... (1-2) : load diskfile into +3 drive
    -mb02, -d80 : enable MB ...
    icabod icabod March 2006 Emulators
  • Wanted: Multiface 3Im am hunting for a multiface 3 or failing that any information on how to get a 3" disk drive hooked up to a pc so I can get games onto +3 disk. Tha…

    There's a few other threads on here about hooking a 3" drive up to the PC.

    You could be better off getting a 3.5" drive for your +3.
    alchresearch alchresearch March 2006 Wanted
  • +3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…

    ... more that 800 aswell as +3 can have more than 180 ... to create images of a 3" disc... if you have ... a 3.5" disc you can at ... you need additional hardware (a 3" drive and a custom-built cable ... the potential to wreck the drive.

    As for ...
    icabod icabod April 2006 Development
  • Broken SpectrumJust found out that both of my +3s have died. :( Seems to be the same problem with both, that the disk-drive just doesn't want to spin anymore. An…

    Spirantho repairs em, check for his who wants a speccy repaired thread in this very forum

    sounds like the drive belt? common problem if i remember rightly?

    bloody ell im on topic again

    must be easter
    mel the bell mel the bell April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Broken SpectrumJust found out that both of my +3s have died. :( Seems to be the same problem with both, that the disk-drive just doesn't want to spin anymore. An…

    ...

    sounds like the drive belt? common problem if i remember ...
    Graz Graz April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Broken SpectrumJust found out that both of my +3s have died. :( Seems to be the same problem with both, that the disk-drive just doesn't want to spin anymore. An…

    3" drive belts - same place as I got mine on ebay:
    [url]http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8272057059[/url]

    ?3.50 including postage.
    icabod icabod April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Broken SpectrumJust found out that both of my +3s have died. :( Seems to be the same problem with both, that the disk-drive just doesn't want to spin anymore. An…

    3"-drive belts are (or were) advertised fairly often on comp.sys.amstrad.8bit -- I don't know why the guy doesn't also post his ads to c.s.s. as he's more than once been urged to...
    robert@fm robert@fm April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Broken SpectrumJust found out that both of my +3s have died. :( Seems to be the same problem with both, that the disk-drive just doesn't want to spin anymore. An…

    [QUOTE=icabod]3" drive belts - same place as I ... ;item=8272057059[/url]

    ?3.50 including postage.[/QUOTE]
    Graz Graz April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Broken SpectrumJust found out that both of my +3s have died. :( Seems to be the same problem with both, that the disk-drive just doesn't want to spin anymore. An…

    ... replace a 3inch drive belt guide, he also does drive repairs, I have ...
    swordheart swordheart April 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Speccy MTBFHi, Looking at the old (issue 1-2) PCBs, they do look like someone knocked them up in an etching bath/with a soldering iron in their shed but has th…

    ... death too. The redesigned +2A/+3 were a hell of a ... go wrong (lol excluding the 3" drive of course, and broken datacorder ...
    absorbentgnome absorbentgnome May 2006 Hardware
  • +3 drive belt dimensionsHi everyone. Nearby my place, there is a store that sells all kinds of rubber products, so i could take a chance on asking for a replacement for the…

    ... we talking about ??? Oh yeah +3 drive belts ;-)

    Well if ... drives are the same as +3 ?. They the same or similar ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker June 2006 Hardware
  • linking speccy (+3) to PCI want to load games in to the speccy, I can do the soundcard playing into the speccy thing, but, is there a more advanced way? i've had a look for …

    ... 3.5" drive in your +3 (bearing in mind the +3 comes with a 3" drive ...
    icabod icabod June 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Why so many disk systems?Why did the Speccy have so many floppy disk systems like wafadrive, tr-dos, +3disk, and many more? As far as I can see, this did nothing but create …

    ... Speccy had an internal floppy drive, so what matters it?

    3. The 3" drive was a very unpopular choice ... to use the more common 3.5" and 5.25" drives ...
    Matt_B Matt_B June 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Reproducton HardwareHi, I have just come into some machinery which should allow me to replicate disk drive cases, cartridge cases, joysticks etc. Basically it's a lase…

    ... out for a PC floppy drive (minus a facia) to fit ... as the original 3" drive. Directly under the fd drive a 2.5 ... " hard drive bay is in ... the front of the drive so any standard drive can be used ...
    KeepGood KeepGood July 2006 Hardware
  • +3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…

    ... can dump probably all the +3 disks we're going to ... site about hooking up a 3" drive to an Amiga:
    [url ... /> Indeed you must slow your drive speed down to 300rpms to ... a lot of money on +3 disks since the last update ...
    Andrew Barker Andrew Barker August 2006 Development
  • SupadriveHere's an MDR image of Supadrive. Works with Spectaculator, but I haven't tested it with any other emulators. [url="http://www.superfudge.demon.co.u…

    ... ;a

    where d: drive, s: sector, a:address
    drive 1 into address 16384

    3. Drive to copy from? ( 1 to ...
    jp jp August 2006 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Additional 3.5" Drive for the +3Hi. I've been thinking of various ways of getting data off of my 3" discs onto a PC and have a couple ideas, one of which is to get some +3e proms bl…

    ... picked up a PCW 3"->3.5" conversion kit from ... that for a painless +3 drive conversion. So I guess ... a B: drive I just replaced the original 3" drive - that ... also means I can boot +3 games from 3. ... I have one with 3" main drive and the other ...
    obo obo August 2006 Hardware
  • Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…

    ... really needed a floppy disk drive one day."[/FONT]
    [FONT ... ]
    Who would want a 3" drive?
    [FONT=Arial][/FONT]
    rich_chandler rich_chandler August 2006 Hardware
  • Gray +3??saw this on ebay I thought the +3 only came in black?? [URL="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sinclair-ZX-spectrum-3_W0QQitemZ290023306146QQihZ019QQcategoryZ1…

    ... />
    Who would want a 3" drive?


    Obviously a ...
    chop983 chop983 August 2006 Hardware
  • Could this be made to work for a sinclairI have asked the seller if he supplied the cables and software that could do the same job but for a +3, does anyone know if could be done, or maybe t…

    ... a cable and attach a 3" drive to your PC.
    < ... into the rear Drive B: port of a +3 and let ... it take control of drive A:, ... The control lines on the drive B: port also connect directly ... to the A: drive AND the uPD765A controller chip ...
    DEATH DEATH October 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Opus Discovery 720K DriveOK, so I bought an Opus Discovery recently. Went through a whole process of fitting a second drive, which I know to be 720K. Eventually got the thin…

    ... visually identify if drive 1 is a 720K drive? If so, ... then I can remove the drive 2 I added...
    ... the details of setting the drive parameters? I had to ... ), you can format a 3" drive to whatever you want ( ... br />
    If your drive is double sided (it'll ...
    DEATH DEATH November 2006 Hardware
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