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  • +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
  • How to write an IDE drive (8 bit)?Hi there. I want to build the 8-bit interface by Pera Putnik, and substitute the original ROM by an EPROM with the appropriate program in order to c…

    ... Speccy to an IDE hard drive. But the question is: who ... (.SNA, .Z80) to the hard drive? I've tried with the ...
    bcneastman bcneastman October 2006 Hardware
  • USB Flash DriveHi all, Does anyone know if it possible to build a USB interface where one can connect a USB Flash Drive to? These are also called "Memory Sticks" i…

    ... can connect a USB Flash Drive to? These are also called ...
    wokani wokani November 2006 Hardware
  • FS: spectrum/ZX81 stuff including Triple 3.5" drive unitVarious bits for sale, including a triple 3.5" disk drive unit (that I no longer need as I'm the proud owner of an Opus Discovery now) [url]http://s…

    Various bits for sale, including a triple 3.5" disk drive unit (that I no longer need as I'm the proud owner of an Opus Discovery now)

    [url]http://search.ebay.co.uk/_W0QQsassZhldswrth[/url]

    Cheers, Simon
    hldswrth hldswrth November 2006 Sales
  • 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…

    ... process of fitting a second drive, which I know to ... to format disks on that drive to 720K.
    I ... it setting up the original drive 1 that came with ... visually identify if drive 1 is a 720K drive? If so, ... the details of setting the drive parameters? I had to ...
    hldswrth hldswrth November 2006 Hardware
  • +3 Disc Drive ProblemsI was loading a game (gauntlet) on my +3 tonight and the drive made an unusual noise (not the silent ticking, like 2 seconds of noise). Then the driv…

    ... my +3 tonight and the drive made an unusual noise (not ... seconds of noise). Then the drive light started flashing on and ... +3 I can nab the drive out of, but it's ... annoying if the drive has got killed by a ...
    links links December 2006 Hardware
  • Betadisk RAM modificationHello! I've ocassionally found this on the web: [url]http://www.nairam.sk/betadisk.html[/url] [url]http://www.nairam.sk/betadisk_02.gif[/url] Doe…

    ... /> [url]http://www.nairam.sk/betadisk.html[/url]
    [url]http ... a little shadow RAM into betadisk to be paged in instead ...
    Sonic Sonic December 2006 Hardware
  • Spectrum Noob! Please Help!!!i just bought my spectrum with 3 games and was realy looking forward to playing on it but i cant seem to load any games!!! i have the zx spectrum +3…

    ... drive

    when i put a disc in and then select ... loader you can hear the drive going but ... dont have any additional tape drive

    in 3 ... get the message cannot read drive a press c, r, ... is wrong with the disc drive or do i need ...
    salviaforme salviaforme February 2007 Hardware
  • mega drive collection for PS2do you guys think it's any worth the 30?? It's the one console that I've always wanted to have and never got (parents gave me the SNES, while all my…

    ... beter, but back then, Mega Drive was what everyone had)
    VanTammen VanTammen February 2007 Chit chat
  • Broken disk drive?Well last night disaster struck. I booted the Sam and started loading something from disk. There was a horrible grinding noise and everything crashed…

    ... .

    Opening up the drive this morning I've found ... should I consign the disk drive to the dustbin.

    drive on order from Quazar anyhow ...
    DonkeyPong DonkeyPong February 2007 Hardware
  • Control CD-Rom/DVD drive speed?Im using epsxe with a few games and my drive is going nuts when i load them. Its so loud as its going full speed. Apart from Nero, is there any sof…

    Im using epsxe with a few games and my drive is going nuts when i load them. Its so loud as its going full speed. Apart from Nero, is there any software for XP that i can use to slow the drive down with?

    Thanks all.
    HonoredShadow HonoredShadow April 2007 Chit chat
  • The Opus Discovery 1 Disk drive or would consider a Microdrive and interface wanted[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]Hi I believe that this disk drive was made and built for the spectrum,i am willing to pay a good amount for one that works and …

    ... /> I believe that this disk drive was made and built for ...
    spectbeginner spectbeginner April 2007 Wanted
  • Sam Revival issue 17 now out [Sam CoupIssue 17 of Sam Revival magazine is now out! Sam Revival is a must for every Sam owner to see what's happening in the Sam world! So if you are an ol…

    ... coverdisk in your PC disk drive when using the SimCoupe emulator ... the PayPal payment button and select the "Don't Have A ...
    Quazar Quazar April 2007 Announcements
  • +3 broken driveHi, I bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :( I am not so familiar with Speccys, I know how to program them, but this is the first I'…

    ... from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :(
    ... />
    I replaced the drive belt but that made no ... reset button down, the drive light will stay on. ...
    I'm guessing the drive may be getting +5v (I ... ?

    Is the drive really dead?

    ...
    kevthacker kevthacker July 2007 Hardware
  • Fuse for WindowsAs I posted on CSS: I've put together a [URL="http://homepage.ntlworld.com/wholehog/stuart/fuse-win32-beta11.zip"]new test release[/URL] of Fuse (th…

    ... attempting to select a drive that is unavailable (such as drive A:, when ... is no disk in the drive). I will try to fix ...
    zub zub July 2007 Emulators
  • 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 …

    ... .

    I changed the drive disk belt as it was ... this a problem of my drive?

    It can play ... 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
  • B: drive dont workHi all, I went to Maplin today got myself a DIY lead the one with the proper 34 way edge connector for the Spectrum+3 other end 34 way to floppy driv…

    ... correct voltage to the floppy drive.
    I have ... br /> The Sony floppy drive is from an External ... Amiga floppy drive.

    I ... cat "b:" the A: drive spins continuosly, I have ... disconnected the A drive and still nothing, but ...
    swift240 swift240 July 2007 Hardware
  • Help!! Newly installed 500gig hard drive installs as drive H ?Like i say in the title, windows installs fine but when windows boots up, the 500 gig hard drive is shown as drive H and when i try to install a prog…

    ... 500 gig hard drive is shown as drive H and when i ... no room on the hard drive !!! which i assume means it ... is trying to install to drive C i have had to ... take the 500g drive out and put my old ... do anything to change the drive letter, or do you have ...
    swordheart swordheart September 2007 Chit chat
  • Amstrad DD1 DriveHi folks, found a Amstrad drive that works also on Spectrum +3 as B:Drive. Cable for Speccy is included. Find auction here: [url]http://cgi.ebay.de…

    ... ,

    found a Amstrad drive that works also on Spectrum ... +3 as B:Drive. Cable
    for Speccy is ...
    Speccyman Speccyman September 2007 Sales
  • MGT Lifetime Drive CableHmm I have some PlusD interfaces, and one MGT lifetime drive - alas I am lacking the cable to connect the two. Does anyone have one lying around or …

    Hmm I have some PlusD interfaces, and one MGT lifetime drive - alas I am lacking the cable to connect the two. Does anyone have one lying around or possibly the pinouts so someone could make me the cable?

    Rich
    rwap rwap September 2007 Wanted
  • +3 and 3.5 Floppy Disk DriveCan anyone please help ?. I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a…

    Can anyone please help ?.

    I have a +3 with a faulty Floppy Drive and have a couple of spare 1.44 IDE 3.5 HD Floppy Drives. Does anybody know of a modification to enable a modern 1.44 3.5 HD Floppy Drive to be used in the +3
    Martin Baugh Martin Baugh September 2007 Hardware
  • Old topic I guess - pc floppy drive on +3Is it possible to use a floppy drive from a pc on +3 ? (with modifications ?)

    Is it possible to use a floppy drive from a pc on +3 ?
    (with modifications ?)
    Pilsener Pilsener October 2007 Hardware
  • Fly Drive Holidayim seroiusly thinking about doing a fly drive holiday across North America. sort of like starting at the east coast and driving all the way to califo…

    ... thinking about doing a fly drive holiday across North America. sort ...
    mile mile November 2007 Chit chat
  • Spectrum +3 disk drive problem (?)I took up using Spectrums only many years after any ZX model was last in production. I've been lucky enough to find one each of the various 128k mode…

    ... probably cheap because the disk drive wouldn't load anything at ... replace the rubber drive belt and give the drive a general clean ... up. Taking the drive apart looked too fiddly for ... Spectrum rather than the disk drive.

    Has anyone any ...
    Morrisman Morrisman November 2007 Hardware
  • ZX +3 Disk Drive Problems!Hello! I Picked up a +3 a couple of weeks ago in a shop for 10 quid, I was very pleased with myself. I realised that this thing was a disk drive thin…

    ... this thing was a disk drive thinger and after a lot ... something wrong with the disk drive? is it fixable? I really ...
    Ultirian Ultirian January 2008 Hardware
  • IO Error on erzxternal hard driveI have an external hard drive that I plug in to my PC's via a powered USB 2.0 port. It has been working fine for about 18 months or so. However lata…

    I have an external hard drive that I plug in to ... bug).

    Is this drive about to pop? Is it ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk February 2008 Chit chat
  • Wafa Drive VS Microdrive,From my limited knowlege, it looks like the Wafa Drive and the Microdrive were mechanically similar in operation (relitively speaking). Which format…

    From my limited knowlege, it looks like the Wafa Drive and the Microdrive were mechanically similar in operation (relitively speaking).

    Which format then was better, what are the pros and cons of each format??
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk February 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • hard drive issuesi turned on my laptop last night and it started to make clicking noises, and failed to load. i presume it's the hard drive that has gone, i took it o…

    ... presume it's the hard drive that has gone, i took ...
    mile mile March 2008 Chit chat
  • Fitting a 3.5" floppy drive in a +3looking on here [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url] and they are on about fitting a 3.5" PC floppy drive. I…

    looking on here

    [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url]

    and they are on about fitting a 3.5" PC floppy drive.

    I was wondering has anyone done this and if so how does it work ?
    morcar morcar March 2008 Hardware
  • Lerm MicroMate - A Full CircleWell, it's taken a long time... but while eventually making an image of my [URL="http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008433"]MicroMate[…

    ... an unused microdrive cartridge intro drive 1, and when ready press ... /> 4. From the MicroMate menu, select the option to load MiniTape ...
    jp jp March 2008 Development
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