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  • Black screen of deathI recently aquired a zx spectrum (revision 3b) of the rubber key variety. it was all running smoothly(for about an hour after pluggin in), i left the…

    ... variety.
    it was all running smoothly(for about an ... coffee and returned to a black screen.
    Restarting the device ... always left me with a black screen with some minor interferance.< ... no joy, still the same black screen with slight interferance (which ...
    nxgshadow nxgshadow June 2009 Hardware
  • Black Screen Spectrum 48kWas working ok, it came to me in a Fuller FDS keyboard, I had a nose inside and found a floating power lead connected to the keyboard, I removed that…

    ... flash down the screen and it stops at the black screen....:(

    Went through and checked TR4 and TR5 (all ...
    OttO OttO December 2013 Hardware
  • Issue 2 Spectrum - Black screenHi I have an issue 2 spectrum which I'm having some issues with. I bought it on ebay so have no idea of the history or how it came to be broken. Whe…

    ... TR4 & TR5 and replaced all of the electrolytic capacitors.
    screen every time I turned ... either coloured garbage or back screen with thin red lines.
    black screen. You could almost say though ...
    whoremoan whoremoan November 2014 Hardware
  • Black screen on 48k+Hello peeps Just bought a 48k+ was working fine then after leaving it off over night I turned back on to get a total black screen, no border etc. …

    ... get a total black screen, no border etc. Just black all over.

    jamiejoe jamiejoe May 2016 Hardware
  • Magenta border and black screenGot my hands on a issue 3 48k machine. Did the initial resistance checks and everything seemed in order buy when I switch the machine on all I get is…

    ... machine on all I get is a magenta border and black screen with ... get any red garbage on screen at all.

    Anyone know ... what this is

    All help appreciated
    Thanks
    BruceNorton BruceNorton September 2016 Hardware
  • Black ScreenHi, Anyone know what would cause a 48k Spectrum to boot to a black screen? you can hear the internals buzzing at power up, but you just get a black…

    ... Spectrum to boot to a black screen?

    you can hear ... , but you just get a black screen. When the power or aerial ...
    Lunar_Jetman Lunar_Jetman September 2008 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2A -Black screen-When I turn on the power I get only black screen (full size) PSU is working (I even tried with my +3 PSU) RF-cable is working. What could be the pro…

    ... the power I get only black screen (full size)
    PSU is ... ?

    There is only black screen no more no less.
    Vipered80 Vipered80 January 2010 Hardware
  • Zx Spectrum 48k+ black screenHi A friend of mine gave me his 48k+ and when i tried to turn it on I just get a black screen of the TV. I don't have sound of the console. Where c…

    Hi

    A friend of mine gave me his 48k+ and when i tried to turn it on I just get a black screen of the TV.
    I don't have sound of the console.

    Where can I start searching for the problem?

    Thank you
    Trajano Trajano March 2011 Hardware
  • Black screen on my 48k SpeccyHi! I have a problem with my 48k rubber key speccy. I keep getting this black screen with white stripes after the computer has been running for a w…

    ... .
    I keep getting this black screen with white stripes after the ... and then kaboom.
    The black screen does not go away until ...
    Sam Cruise Sam Cruise November 2017 Hardware
  • Which games would you remake? Or like to see a mockup of?We all have a list of titles that we know or felt was not good enough or simply rushed to market without thought or effort. So which titles would you…

    ... look?". I was expecting an all black screen with a smaller but still ...
    dm_boozefreek dm_boozefreek June 2015 New game ideas
  • Black screen on a Spectrum?I'm looking at a Spectrum+ on eBay right now and the guy says when he plugs it in and turns it on, the screen is black. He says it's because a casset…

    ... and turns it on, the screen is black. He says it's ...
    Tupin Tupin November 2009 Hardware
  • 180 (loading screen)I've got an original version of 180 from BITD that I used to play to death ( on 48 and 128 ) but it never showed the loading screen when loading (bla…

    ... never showed the loading screen when loading (black screen until loaded).

    screen after all these years and that ... the 'no loading screen' version is not ...
    Nonsense in BASIC Nonsense in BASIC May 2011 Games
  • New SPIN Update released (v0.1c)Hi all (again)! Here's the release for SPIN 0.1c, as detailed in CSS: --------------------------------------- Spin gets another, much smaller …

    Hi all (again)!

    Here's ... saved
    Fixed Pretty daft - "black Screen" bug

    Added Option ...
    Dunny Dunny May 2002 Emulators
  • OopsToday is a sad day :confused: Poor old rubber keys has gone t**s up. :( All i get is a black screen with a white border. Any body got any ideas …

    ... up. :(

    All i get is a black screen with a white ...
    Saboteur Saboteur March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Q on Gauntlet 3.Hey ... I have a working copy of Gauntlet 3 for Atari ST (STEEM emu) and have been working on a map for the ST version. I DLed all 3 of the Gauntlet…

    ... version.

    I DLed all 3 of the Gauntlet 3 ... load as far as the screen asking to flip the tape ... but then I get a black screen/reset.

    Spin 0 ... ... The character selection screen is garbled in all of the emus and ...
    Skarpo Skarpo April 2005 Games
  • Help! +3 won't work anymore!I've just set up my old +3 and it just won't work - it used to a few months ago but now it won't :( I'm in need of some expert help so here's the pr…

    ... the signal. There is some black screen but it is fuzzy. I ... a definte change in the screen so I'm sure I ... damaged? If I completely removed all connections would a working Speccy ... okay?

    The fuzzy screen bothers me too but as ...
    PrinceClumsy PrinceClumsy August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • sound input causing dead ula in +2 ?I have a dead +2a (it shows static black screen, no border see: [url="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/viewtopic.php?topic=9619&forum=4)"]http:/…

    ... dead +2a (it shows static black screen, no border see: [url="http ... TEA2000 chips, but no, screen is still black, it makes sense that ... ? Or is it true at all?

    I have soldered ... external sound input to all three my +2 Spectrums and ...
    Timppa Timppa November 2005 Hardware
  • Sprite adviceHello. So, I'm slowly getting to grips with Z80 assembly - currently equal parts frustration and enjoyment. Now looking for some advice to help shift…

    ... : miniature Cybernoid in a totally black screen

    I have ... 1/ Currently, I calculate the screen hl coordinates for each pixel ... errors due to the funky screen address system), but seems ... mention collision detection routines and all such things in a ...
    48K 48K May 2006 Development
  • N64I've just received an N64 I won off eBay at the weekend. Before I make a complete dork of myself and complain that it doesn't work to the seller only…

    ... channel 36 I get a black screen which seems to indicate to ... affect the red light at all?

    My son is ... looking forward to playing it all week.
    rich_chandler rich_chandler August 2006 Chit chat
  • Black paper, white border. Ram fault?We have a speccy that wont work properly. When we power it up, we get white border around a black screen. We swapped the rom and ula with a working o…

    We have a speccy that wont work properly. When we power it up, we get white border around a black screen. We swapped the rom and ula with a working one, and we got the same result.

    is this a ram fault? How can we check ram chips?
    Arda Arda December 2006 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48K ROMHi Can anybody help I have an Issue 6a Circuit Board which has a faulty ROM Chip. Is it possible to program a ROM Chip with the 48K ROM and fit it as…

    ... the moment I have a black screen after trying a HN13128P Hitachy ... ROM link to H but all I can get no output ...
    Martin Baugh Martin Baugh April 2007 Hardware
  • BooHoo....Broken Speccy on 25th anniversary!Speccy broke today (today of all days!!) I'm presented with black screen on power up, anybody any ideas what might have gone wrong and any repair ti…

    Speccy broke today (today of all days!!)
    I'm presented with black screen on power up, anybody any ideas what might have gone wrong and any repair tips? i think its an Issue 3 motherboard.
    tinyspark tinyspark April 2007 Hardware
  • Non-working TS1000I have a non-working TS1000 here. The only thing that I get is a completely black screen with a weird character, similar to ']', instead of the usual…

    ... I get is a completely black screen with a weird character, similar ... /> If someone wants this computer, all I ask for is the ...
    zxbruno zxbruno May 2007 Sales
  • Computer troubles - it just restartsMy computer is playing up, and I'm appealing to someone more techy than me to offer a few words of wisdom (or maybe condolence). I was copying a dis…

    ... with no trouble, the the black screen which asks if I want ... WinXP black screen with rolling bar, then just restarted again. This is all ... a Win98 problem, and that all the stuff is still on ...
    MattLamb MattLamb July 2007 Chit chat
  • Seeking loading screen for Egghead 5To celebrate his forthcoming 18th birthday, Egghead will be taking a Mediterranean cruise on his yacht with a few friends. As with most coming-of-ag…

    ... bit bogged down designing all those screen layouts, organising patrolling nasties ... The game needs a loading screen and perhaps an image for ... s any consolation. And a screen named after you, if ... Or something.

    While all help is appreciated I should ...
    jonathan jonathan October 2007 Development
  • Faulty +2 Grey :(Hello everyone... i was trying to fix a +2 grey board the other day, i had it for some time now. It gave a black screen (paper and border) with two …

    ... now.
    It gave a black screen (paper and border) with two ... difference.
    So i removed all memory chips and installed chip ... i still get the same screen.

    I've ... about it...

    ps. all electrolytic capacitors have been replaced ...
    gtsamour gtsamour November 2007 Hardware
  • RealSpectrum doesn't work in 48k mode.It doesn't. All that happens is a black screen with a few vertical red lines, which disappears after about 1/10 of a second. Then, it goes blank, w…

    It doesn't. All that happens is a black screen with a few vertical ...
    Lockett Lockett February 2008 Emulators
  • DivIDE+ and 128K HeatsinkI got my DivIDE+ yesterday and i tried it on a 48K+ at first, it worked marvelously on it, no problems at all. Today i desided to try it on my 128 H…

    ... on it, no problems at all.

    Today i desided ... tha DIVide logo and a black screen with periodic flashes of white ... and three +2 grey 128s, all worked perfectly.

    Does ...
    gtsamour gtsamour February 2008 Hardware
  • A problem with a friends laptopMy mums friends laptop wont display anything on the screen anymore. When it boots up you can here it starting up but the screen remains black. All th…

    ... wont display anything on the screen anymore. When it boots up ... it starting up but the screen remains black. All the lights are on ... now and again the screen would go black for about 1/4 ... the problem occured with the black screen.

    Hope someone can ...
    festershinetop festershinetop October 2008 Chit chat
  • +3 BASIC and RST 8I've been working on adding commands to the BASIC interpreter, in a similar style to how Interface 1 does it (catch the RST 8 error trap). This works…

    ... it doesn't work at all with the +3 BASIC editor ... , the machine crashes (usually a black screen). I think that it's ...
    Winston Winston February 2009 Development
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