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  • +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…

    ... , but despite having replaced the drive belt (albeit with a rather ...
    zuluisgrate zuluisgrate March 2008 Hardware
  • Brand new 3.5 inch floppy drive with a Disciple InterfaceHi folks, I just acquired a disciple interface and have bought some brand new "pc" floppy drives to use with/on it but cant get them to work. I found…

    ... will say no disk in drive and the light will stay ... other way (upside down) the drive will try to access the ... floppies work fine in this drive when connected to my pc ...
    ZX-MAD ZX-MAD March 2008 Hardware
  • MB02+ software and system developmentsThe following text was (before last modification) first published here: [url]http://www.sintech-shop.com/forum/board.php?boardid=20[/url] As discuss…

    ... willing to abandon a floppy drive.
    It is the ... MS-DOS, (maybe in future BetaDisk) or other MB02+ users without ... if IDE is implemented ? maybe drive 9 could hold these snapshots ... original MB02+ IDE filesystem each drive can be formatted without destroying ...
    ingo ingo March 2008 Development
  • Installing dual boot Windows 98. Need advice.Hi all. I have a Win XP PC with two hard drives. Drive 1 is partitioned to C drive and F drive, with plenty space in each. Drive 2 is D drive, als…

    ... of drive 1 (F drive), OR install it onto drive 2 (D drive) - with ... the intention of being able to select ... the boot drive from the BIOS / boot ...
    mrmessy mrmessy April 2008 Chit chat
  • +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.
    drive slot TO the chinon 3 ... .5" drive)
    I have the chinon ... to have a disk in drive B while starting up the ... Basic prog. save it to drive B and retrieve it.
    thomas3120 thomas3120 April 2008 Hardware
  • Betadisk, Disciple and more on EbayI have several interfaces, spares and books on Ebay. For example: - Boxed Disciple Discinterface - Betadisk Interface - SuperQBoard Diskinterface fo…

    ... :
    - Boxed Disciple Discinterface
    - Betadisk Interface
    - SuperQBoard Diskinterface for ...
    Speccyman Speccyman April 2008 Sales
  • +3 disk drive beltCan someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3? (measured when taken off)

    Can someone tell me what is the (outer) circumference or radius of rubber belt used in 3" floppy disk drive for ZX +3?
    (measured when taken off)
    orange orange May 2008 Hardware
  • +3 disk drive belt replacingwell, I tried replacing the belt but some piece fell out of the drive. I don't know from where :( . It looks like a small screw but without the groov…

    well, I tried replacing the belt but some piece fell out of the drive. I don't know from where :( . It looks like a small screw but without the groove.
    it happened after trying to remove PCB.
    where does it go?
    orange orange May 2008 Hardware
  • Micro Drive CableHello everyone . I havent been able to find any of my micro drive leads.I have loads of ribbon cable and a soldering iron. All im after is the pin ou…

    Hello everyone . I havent been able to find any of my micro drive leads.I have loads of ribbon cable and a soldering iron. All im after is the pin out from the speccy to micro drive if anyone has it . Thanks
    flumpey flumpey May 2008 Hardware
  • My DVD drive is no longer recognisedNeeds help. On my Laptop. An Acer 5100. The CD/DVD drive has ceased working. A quick check in system properties shows it not even listed. I opened i…

    ... Acer 5100. The CD/DVD drive has ceased working. A quick ... third party software seizing the drive, but can't find anything ...
    Ælita Ælita May 2008 Chit chat
  • Blizzard's Rift in Spinanyone else having trouble playing blizzard's rift in spin, the game loads ok, you can select controls, select a system to visit but when you select …

    ... loads ok, you can select controls, select a system to visit but ... when you select a planet the gameplay section ... same apart from the floppy drive??

    edit#2: definately ...
    SexyWayne SexyWayne May 2008 Emulators
  • For Sale: Disciple interface clone with disk driveHi all, I have a barely used MGD Disciple interface clone for sale. This comes with a 3.5 inch disk drive, plus connection lead, power supply, and …

    ... a 3.5 inch disk drive, plus connection lead, power supply ...
    mikey30303 mikey30303 August 2008 Sales
  • Mega Drive and Master System free to a good homeFirstly im sorry if this is the wrong forum as i want sure if this should go in sales as im not selling im giving away. Im haveing a massive clearou…

    ... control pads
    10+ Mega Drive Games

    Sega Master ...
    festershinetop festershinetop September 2008 Chit chat
  • Betadisk shematics & 48K-CPMHi out there, can someone help me out with the shematics for the Betadisk-Interface? I built one 17 years ago, it works fine till today, but I'm to …

    ... with the shematics for the Betadisk-Interface?
    I built one ...
    PORTHOS PORTHOS October 2008 Hardware
  • Need video editing softwareA friend of mine has got a new DVD recorder to replace his ailing VCR (well, not replace exactly, we've still kept the VCR for playback of course), a…

    ... non-intuitive (one can't select whether to delete before or ... saving the production to hard drive as a standalone video, in ...
    robert@fm robert@fm December 2008 Chit chat
  • Drive belts for Casette recordersI have a pair of sharp datacorders, both 'work' in the sense they power up and do what they should to a degree - but both seem to be suffering stretc…

    ... seem to be suffering stretched drive belts.

    Can you ...
    Paul_esx30 Paul_esx30 January 2009 Hardware
  • Using a tape drive for Spectrum +3Could I just use any tape drive? I only have a sony walkman, really. Could this work? Also, how would I load up it up on the +3? Do I just set the ta…

    Could I just use any tape drive? I only have a sony walkman, really. Could this work? Also, how would I load up it up on the +3? Do I just set the tape going, not put a floppy in the drive and then press enter on the +3 loader?

    Thanks.
    wootlanter wootlanter February 2009 Hardware
  • Laptop hard drive questionWell the battery in my laptop holds absolutely no charge whatsoever any more, so I'm taking it out so I'm not lugging the dead weight around with me.…

    ... , say for example a hard drive or something like this?
    drive. Can it? And then, where ... the appropriate cable (and cheap drive)?

    Another, possibly cheaper ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm April 2009 Chit chat
  • Can a floppy disk wreck a disk drive?I'd been re-installing some old Apple Mac games so that I could back them up before the disks become unreadable (too late in some cases). After doing…

    ... Citadel, the floppy disk drive made a horrible screeching sound ... did this disk wreck the drive, even though there's ... it, or was the drive on its last legs ... years old. The floppy drive hadn't given any prior ... putting that disk into another drive, but it looks OK ...
    Battle Bunny Battle Bunny May 2009 Chit chat
  • Windows drive/data problem - help!My (Windows XP) PC crashed today, and when I rebooted, Windows no longer saw my F: drive or it's partitions (F:, G:. H:, and I: ). Computer Managem…

    ... no longer saw my F: drive or it's partitions (F ... way I can return the drive to normal and save the ... />
    Sorting out the physical drive should be no problem, of ...
    ewgf ewgf May 2009 Chit chat
  • Spectaculator 7.0.1 and laptop F: drive problemI just tried to install the shareware version of Spectaculator 7.0.1 to my girlfriends laptop but after the install bar got so far a pop up box appea…

    ... the message 'error 1327. invailid drive: F:\'

    Why? I ...
    HonoredShadow HonoredShadow May 2009 Emulators
  • Making an external 3" USB floppy drive ?I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC. Can I use the …

    I came across an old 3" floppy drive, and I got the idea of making it into an external USB drive to write +3 images onto from my PC.

    Can I use the USB interface from a modern external 3,5" drive for this ?
    Pilsener Pilsener July 2009 Hardware
  • Plus D and 5.25" drive QuestionHi, I've configured my Plus D clone interface for a two drive system. Drive 1 is a standard 1.44Mb drive connected as DF0 by jumpers. As Drive 2, I'v…

    ... clone interface for a two drive system. Drive 1 is a standard ... 1.44Mb drive connected as DF0 by ... jumpers. As Drive 2, I've put ... 25" 1.2Mb HD TEAC Drive FD-55GFR connected with standard ... with a two 3.5" drive system).

    I ...
    dg67 dg67 July 2009 Hardware
  • VERY annoying (DVD drive not detected)My 'puter seems to have forgotten that I have a dvd/cd drive. It has done this before and I thought it may be some virus or other and I took it in…

    ... I have a dvd/cd drive.

    It has done ... one partition of the hard drive anyway.) and the problem was ...
    urbanupstart urbanupstart July 2009 Chit chat
  • +3 drive to PC cable - Can somebody make me one please?Hello, I need a cable made up that will let me connect a Spectrum +3 three inch drive to PC motherboard. Cable diagram below. [img]http://www.tzxva…

    ... a Spectrum +3 three inch drive to PC motherboard. Cable diagram ... PC mothboard to PC floppy drive bay).

    [B]Will ...
    Hercules Hercules August 2009 Wanted
  • Attn: PS2 Hard drive ownersIf you're having trouble getting a particular game to run from your PS2's hard drive (having tried the inbuilt HD Loader fixes, of course), then the …

    ... from your PS2's hard drive (having tried the inbuilt ... to work from the hard drive, it just keeps on ... it worked from the hard drive.

    The NTSC ... t work on the hard drive is Pool Paradise, a ... work from the PS2 hard drive, then maybe a (different ...
    ewgf ewgf September 2009 Chit chat
  • Hard drive keeps disapearing in 'My Computer'One of my hard drives keeps disappearing. If I goto device manager it shows up. If i goto bios it shows up. But if I goto 'My Computer' it is not the…

    ... game that is on that drive it does not work.
    drive.

    Its a 6 ...
    HonoredShadow HonoredShadow September 2009 Chit chat
  • Hard Drive queryHello all I am thinking of getting a new Hard Drive and Windows 7 to go with it.What i would like to do,but i don't know if this is feasible is the …

    ... of getting a new Hard Drive and Windows 7 to go ... the following.Divide the hard drive into 5 partitions:-

    ladderman ladderman September 2009 Chit chat
  • +3 disks or drive problem?hi my ebay +3 arrived today and I got some disks elsewhere for it and they don't seem to format.. I can get a "cat" up and try the format a: and it …

    ... : and it tells me the drive is write protected. I checked ...
    fog fog October 2009 Hardware
  • PC booting problem - please helpYet again, I've been asked to downgrade a PC from Windows Vista to XP (this time a mate's niece's laptop), but I've come up against a strange problem…

    ... just going straight to hard drive.

    I ... drive time to warm up, but even then, when I select ... "Boot from CD/DVD Drive" the laptop ... still boots from the hard drive.

    Google ... to a compatible DVD drive that I could temporarily ...
    ewgf ewgf November 2009 Chit chat
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