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  • Connecting a 3" CF2 drive to a PC... or anything else, really!This one might well have been done to death - but in an eBay auction I've just won (and the stuff should be winging its way to me already, arriving b…

    ... that: "you'll need a 3-inch drive" (got one that's working ... in a +3) "and a special cable (link ... it is with a 3.5" floppy drive, and serial and parallel ...
    The Mighty Dopethrone The Mighty Dopethrone November 2017 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sale: Multiface 3, 3? inch disk drive and Joystick InterfaceI am offering these items (individually or as one) to anyone who makes me a reasonable offer. Multiface 3 - no box or manual 3? inch disk drive wit…

    ... or manual

    3? inch disk drive with connector-cable for plus ... 3 (or Amstrad CPC). It has ... on my now sold plus 3 and was working perfectly. Unfortunately ...
    8bitten 8bitten February 2006 Sales
  • Spectrum +3 disk drive errorsHello!As i am waiting for the ula chips to fix my spectrum 128+ i received another spectrum +3 i bought from ebay. I changed the drive disk belt as …

    ... little plastic pieces that the 3 inch disk has in each side ... this a problem of my drive?

    It can ... so i think that the drive reads ok.How can i ... i did was open the drive remove some screws place the ... place the screws back and drive seems to read ok.
    Msx2 Msx2 July 2007 Hardware
  • 3" Disc Drive on a PCI'm thinking out loud here as I think this is a killer of an idea, but I am way, way, WAY to thick to even know where to start on such a project. Wo…

    ... be possible to connect a 3" floppy drive to a pc, then ... the disc back into you +3 and away you go?
    ZX Beccy ZX Beccy December 2004 Development
  • Who wants some 3 inch disk labelsWell for anybody interested I have done some labels, If you want the image to print some for yourself on A4 Sticky labels ( staples ?9.99 per 100 )e…

    ... then sinclair/amstred collection then 3 inch disk labels

    [url ...
    swordheart swordheart March 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • WTD: +3 floppy drive cable to pcHi :) I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc. Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-mad…

    Hi :)

    I am hunting for a +3 floppy drive cable that will allow me to hook up a 3" disk drive to my pc.

    Does anyone know where I can buy one pre-made?

    Thanx
    Altairst8te Altairst8te April 2006 Wanted
  • 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…

    ... of adding a second drive to my +3 as I have ... pinout of the Drive B port on the +3, and besides ... about connecting a PC 3.5" drive to a CPC ([URL ... standard "PC" 3.5" drive to a +3 as a drive B? Ideally someone ... only needs power to the drive - have it for free", ...
    icabod icabod August 2006 Hardware
  • +3 Disk Drive for +2AWill the 3" FDD Drive featured on the +3 work on the +2A if I was able to install it correctly?

    Will the 3" FDD Drive featured on the +3 work on the +2A if I was able to install it correctly?
    Swevicus Swevicus September 2006 Hardware
  • +3 3.5" drive B problemsGreetings, I have a chinon357 3.5" floppy with jumpers to work with the +3. Been using it for a while now. Works ok except every time I want to acc…

    ... disk in the 3.5" drive then reset the +3.
    I ... cable (from +3 B drive slot TO the chinon 3.5" drive)
    ... to have a disk in drive B while starting up ... ...
    Work fine (about 3 years) until now.
    When ... prog. save it to drive B and retrieve it.
    thomas3120 thomas3120 April 2008 Hardware
  • DIVIDE+ and +3 Disk DriveProbably been asked before (and I'll search the forums again) but is there any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without a +3E …

    ... any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without ...
    brownb2 brownb2 June 2010 Development
  • Replacing the +3 disk driveI've come into possession of a +3 with a none functioning disk drive. I've been doing some searching and know that the 180k floppy can be replaced wi…

    ... of a +3 with a none functioning disk drive. I've ... be replaced with a 3.5" drive, but is it possible ... to use a 3" 720k floppy ... me its probably just the drive belt, which looks pretty ... any experience with a +3, and my last speccy ...
    BigDaiX BigDaiX February 2012 Hardware
  • +3 Floppy drive helpHi guys, I recently found my old spectrum gear and started to see if it all still works, now i had/still have a floppy disk system - Thurnall disk d…

    ... system - Thurnall disk drive from around 1985 - ... running but the 3" floppy drive (Hitachi hfd305s) ... is toast! I have managed to obtain a 3 ... " floppy drive from a speccy +3 machine ... power connector on the +3 drive? i'm assuming ...
    Jonb_uk Jonb_uk November 2012 Hardware
  • Zx spectrum +3 disk driveCan some one tell me how too put a spectrum 3" disk drive onto a PC do you just plug it in and it will work and then how do you back up the disks tha…

    Can some one tell me how too put a spectrum 3" disk drive onto a PC do you just plug it in and it will work and then how do you back up the disks that I have done
    Scoobyatgb Scoobyatgb February 2015 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +3: Collection of 3-INCH DISKS DISCS in Storage Casehttps://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Amstrad-CPC-Collection-of-3-INCH-DISKS-DISCS-in-Storage-Case-ZX-Spectrum-3/173225046036

    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Amstrad-CPC-Collection-of-3-INCH-DISKS-DISCS-in-Storage-Case-ZX-Spectrum-3/173225046036
    ranma_simon ranma_simon March 2018 Sales
  • Backing up games on 3-inch disketteHi everyone, I recently acquired a copy of Outrun on 3-inch disk, which means I can now play one of favourite games (no criticism of my taste, ple…

    ... a copy of Outrun on 3-inch disk, which means I can ...
    Georgeo Georgeo May 2018 Games
  • +3 PSU vs +2 PSUI'm referring here to the black +2's :) Now, a closer look shows the differences between the power supplies for these really is: "The 5V line is …

    ... means you can use a +3 PSU with a +2 as ... the +2 PSU with the +3.

    My question is ... of the requirements of the 3 inch drive ? [/i]

    I only ... as mine has an internal 3.5 floppy which does not ...
    spider spider January 2019 Hardware
  • can you make .dsk files?Hi all, Does anyone know of an emulator or prog that lets you save a tap,tzx or z80 file to a +3 dsk file? I have access to a friends pc that has an…

    ... or z80 file to a +3 dsk file?
    I have ... pc that has an actual 3 inch drive and have saved dsk files ... played them on my real +3! I would like to make ...
    Bluemanjay Bluemanjay February 2002 Emulators
  • Z80 to DSK?Does anyone know if there is a prog that can convert z80,tzx or tap files to dsk format? I have access to a friends pc that has a 3 inch drive which …

    ... friends pc that has a 3 inch drive which has
    been used ... for use on my real +3!
    I looked at a ...
    Bluemanjay Bluemanjay February 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Are you a Spectrum Purist?I'm just wondering how many of you are Spectrum purists, and how many just regard the Spectrum as one of many in their collection. For example, do y…

    ... old Amiga games, or Civilization 3 on the PC. But predominantly ... 't like the way the 3 inch drive was grafted on, with all ...
    monty.mole monty.mole March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 upgrades advice neededI`ve just bought a +3 after years of wanting one here, [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ZX-SPECTRUM-3-128K-c-w-BUILT-IN-3-FLOPPY-DISK-DRIVE_W0QQitemZ5234…

    ... /> I've never had a 3" inch drive in my speccy. I built ... from parts and put a 3.5" drive in it so transferring ...
    KeepGood KeepGood September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +3 disk drive won't read discs :(Hi all Hoping you knowledgable ppl can help me out!! Manage to rescue an old +3 off a second hand market recently, but despite having replaced the d…

    ... any way of sort disk drive head alignment? Every1 on this ... new 3" inch drive?

    - how I can install a 3.5" drive? And ... what sort of 3.5" would ...
    zuluisgrate zuluisgrate March 2008 Hardware
  • +3 disk drive won't read discs :(Hi all Hoping you knowledgable ppl can help me out!! Manage to rescue an old +3 off a second hand market recently, but despite having replaced the d…

    ... any way of sort disk drive head alignment? Every1 on this ... new 3" inch drive?

    - how I can install a 3.5" drive? And ... what sort of 3.5" would ... 're common.

    New 3.5'' drives will do fine ...
    gtsamour gtsamour March 2008 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 drive not ready errorHi, Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to be in overall good condition and works. I have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for Amstrad …

    Thanks for the advice.

    I didn't know that you could replace the 3 inch drive with a 3.5 inch one.

    Is it easy to do?
    AceGrace AceGrace November 2010 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 drive not ready errorHi, Just picked up a +3 on ebay. Machine appears to be in overall good condition and works. I have finally got some 3" discs (formatted for Amstrad …

    ... you could replace the 3 inch drive with a 3.5 inch one.

    3 to bits a few times ... to completely disconnect the floppy drive. All it has is a ... as simply as plugging the 3.5 inch one in in its ... made to work with my +3.
    Alien 8 Alien 8 November 2010 Hardware
  • The Idiot's guide to 3.5 inch floppies on a +3All help gratefully received, including blow by blow instructions and tutorials. I am interseted in adding a floppy drive (3.5 inch) to my +3 as an …

    ... way of powering the floppy drive? Am I right in saying ... transfer then? An original external 3 inch drive would also need its own ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 December 2010 Hardware
  • The Apprentice 2011Have searched for an Apprentice 2011 thread without success... so I thought I'd start one. It's not the sort of telly I would usually rush to watch …

    ... sugar who put a 3 inch drive in the +3 remember :-x

    torot torot July 2011 Chit chat
  • The Apprentice 2011Have searched for an Apprentice 2011 thread without success... so I thought I'd start one. It's not the sort of telly I would usually rush to watch …

    ... sugar who put a 3 inch drive in the +3 remember :-x
    [/QUOTE ...
    fog fog July 2011 Chit chat
  • +3 disc issueQuickie question. I can't load from tape on my +3 as whenever I select the loader option the disc drive starts spinning and doesn't stop (obviously …

    ... 't being received from the drive.

    Guesser's ... ve tracked it down. The 3 inch drive is missing a pin on ... for now and the +3 is behaving as expected.

    Have another +3 here but don't want ... to repair or replace the drive. I don't use it ...
    chinnyhill10 chinnyhill10 February 2014 Hardware
  • New Floppy Interface for the +2a/b (black case)Hello everybody! For a long time I wondered about the posibility of adding a FDD to the +2a/b (black). I knew it was possible; All the logic is alre…

    ... to try and 3' amstrad external drive, that will be ... at one end; the drive connected after the cable ... you can use just one drive :)

    To ... power the drive from the interface itself you ... I also have an Amstrad 3 inch drive that I would like to ...
    BCH BCH December 2014 Hardware
  • The Idiot's guide to 3.5 inch floppies on a +3All help gratefully received, including blow by blow instructions and tutorials. I am interseted in adding a floppy drive (3.5 inch) to my +3 as an …

    ... years back to connect 3.5 inch drive to my +3. It has got ... with a built-in 3.5 inch floppy drive. I used to use ... cable to connect an Amstrad/+3 3 inch drive, to a PC via the ... as I was using a 3 inch drive that was running too fast ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum March 2016 Hardware
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