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  • InterferenceCan anyone tell me how to get rid of those horrible lines on the +2a? I'm sure these are interference from something but I just cant get rid of them.…

    ... ? I'm sure these are interference from something but I just ...
    Anonymous Anonymous January 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Can a CPU emite microwaves? And other questionsSome CPU/electrical questions for the more technical amongst us: 1. Some time back a bloke I knew, whose PC I used to repair, said that he'd read in…

    Some CPU/electrical questions for the more ... PC magazine that when a CPU reached a certain speed (I ... , does that mean that the CPU is in effect drawing more ... XBox 360 console has a CPU with three 3.2 thread ... enough to supprt a 9GHz CPU?
    ewgf ewgf January 2006 Chit chat
  • PC CPU heatsink and fans to cool down Speccy!Ah ha! I've just had an idea! taking apart some scrap PCs I decided to take the CPU heatsink and fan units off and see if I can attach them to the …

    ... I decided to take the CPU heatsink and fan units off ...
    Count Count July 2006 Hardware
  • Full throttle CPUHello, I was just wondering: do you experts know if any of the 48K games pushes the Z80 CPU to 100%? I mean, every CPU cycle is used? If so, what's t…

    Hello,
    I was just wondering: do you experts know if any of the 48K games pushes the Z80 CPU to 100%? I mean, every CPU cycle is used?
    If so, what's the game/application?

    B/R,
    Lovespider
    lovespider lovespider December 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • CPU question about various emulators for and on various machinesRight, you know how nowadays the latest CPUs seem to be dual (or more) core 2.4GHz (or whatever speed) as opposed to, say, single core 5.8GHz? Now I …

    ... or 10GHz, or 50GHz) CPU is impractical, if not impossible ... thickness limitations of the CPU's signal lines, or ... XBox itself has a 700MHz CPU. Fair enough, DOSBox ... DOSBox needs a decent CPU to emulate desirable games ... a P4-1GHz, a 2GHz CPU etc?

    ...
    ewgf ewgf March 2008 Emulators
  • CPU fanI want to buy a new CPU fan. But not sure what to buy can anyone reconmend a good cheap fan :) My cpu is Pentium 4 3.06ghz HT

    I want to buy a new CPU fan. But not sure what to buy can anyone reconmend a good cheap fan :)

    My cpu is Pentium 4 3.06ghz HT
    Countvarg Countvarg May 2008 Chit chat
  • Issue 2 Board - CPU 'Patch'I've been wondering why my issue 2 board has been kicking out this signal when powered up... [IMG]http://www.drumfu.com/ResizedDuffIssue2.jpg[/IMG] …

    ... this is symptomatic of a CPU fault.
    I've had ... evening and noticed that the 'CPU Patch' that should be present ...
    jp jp September 2008 Hardware
  • +3 radio interferenceI have experienced that every time I turn the +3 on, my police scanner goes nuts. The +3 obviously sends out quite a lot of interference. Today I …

    ... out quite a lot of interference.

    Today I loaded ... problems getting approved regarding to interference nowadays.
    Pilsener Pilsener October 2008 Hardware
  • In-game music takes CPU time?If a 128k wants to have music played in-game using the AY sound chip, does that consume a lot of CPU time? What I am after is if the reason why man…

    ... that consume a lot of CPU time?

    What I ...
    Rickard Rickard October 2008 Development
  • NEC CPU - problem?I wonder if I should substitute a NEC CPU in a grey +2. Does anyone else had problems with NEC CPUs inside ZX Spectrum. Some time ago I had a Spectr…

    ... I should substitute a NEC CPU in a grey +2.
    CPU with a Zilog one the ... first try to replace the CPU (I would have to destroy ... the NEC CPU while cutting it out).
    ingo ingo February 2009 Hardware
  • How feasible is it to add a second CPU to the ZX Spectrum?Today with IDE, and USB, and TCP/IP and other wonderful technologies arriving on the ZX Spectrum, I'm beginning to wonder if we'll run out of CPU tim…

    ... we'll run out of CPU time, for handling all of ... able to write into the CPU registers AF, BC, DE, IX ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm June 2009 Hardware
  • My CPU heatsink wasn't clipped on.and my computer has been running something like 24/7 for the past something weeks., from time to time doing heavy stuff like compilation tasks and su…

    and my computer has been running something like 24/7 for the past something weeks., from time to time doing heavy stuff like compilation tasks and such.
    Can some damage have happened to my CPU? It seems to be running fine!
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm February 2010 Chit chat
  • CPU speed measure possible?Is it possible to measure the CPU speed and shows the result on a LED display? Micky

    Is it possible to measure the CPU speed and shows the result on a LED display?


    Micky
    -Micky -Micky May 2010 Hardware
  • Picture interference on red areas.I recently got a 48K Speccy off eBay, did a composite mode and it seemed to work OK, but then my TV had to go off for repair so I didn't use it for a…

    ... there's some terribly scratchy interference lines in the large red ...
    joefish joefish July 2010 Hardware
  • A thousand core CPU?Maybe this is old news to most people on here, but according to: [url]http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/emerging-tech/2010/12/25/intel-why-a-1000-core-chi…

    ... />
    a 1,000 core CPU is theoretically ([B]theoretically[/B ... having a 1,000 core CPU in your PC. All that ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2011 Chit chat
  • Using a Z80 CPU in a 48K Spectrum?Will a Z80 CPU (which I have) work well enough in a 48K Spectrum to give me an indication as to whether the Z80A CPU in there is duff? Thanks for re…

    Will a Z80 CPU (which I have) work well enough in a 48K Spectrum to give me an indication as to whether the Z80A CPU in there is duff?

    Thanks for reading - weathereye.
    weathereye weathereye March 2011 Hardware
  • Is it OK for a CPU to idle at around 75??I recently found that the (nearly) fanless build I put together had an idling temperature of about 90?C! I nearly fell off my chair when I investigat…

    ... in the PSU.
    Well, CPU temperature is currently at 76 ... Gentoo Linux earlier (lots of CPU-intensive compilation) and I saw ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm August 2011 Chit chat
  • Reported CPU speedThe original 16/48K spectrum is often reported as having a CPU at 3.54MHz. While watching Micro Men this evening (see approx 00:54:50), I wondered wh…

    ... often reported as having a CPU at 3.54MHz. While watching ... slightly miss-quoting the 128K CPU speed, but I'm sure ...
    csmith csmith February 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The most powerful 8-bit machine, and CPU?Further to the discussion in: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=621787[/url] What actually is the best 8-bit ma…

    ... ] Motorola's 0.9MHz 6809E CPU, more sophisticated than the popular ... is the best 8-bit CPU, just wondering what advantages the ... is the best 8-bit CPU, both in the 80s, and ...
    ewgf ewgf April 2012 Chit chat
  • 48k+ CPU SocketThink I've bitten off more than I can chew... After the desoldering my z80 went without incident, no damaged pads, tracks etc. I expected the socket…

    ... too much fuss, replaced the CPU and hey presto... a choice ... case I destroyed the original CPU during the desoldering process, I ...
    napoleonblownaparte napoleonblownaparte June 2012 Hardware
  • +3e Strange IssueHello there my fellow WoS'ers I am absolutely perplexed by the following problem, I am hoping that someone more enlightened than I can help [I](no…

    ... ]8bit IDE adapter
    Z80 CPU (new)
    512MB CF Card ... even changed the adapter and CPU and while the assembly works ... /> So if it is an interference or perhaps a state lock ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 June 2012 Hardware
  • Games that could be better off with a 7MHz CPUI've just reviewed Kung Fu Master for the Spectrum, as I remember it as a very poor conversion from the arcade. Then it just ocurred to me to raise t…

    ... to me to raise the CPU emulation up to 7MHz in ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix September 2012 Games
  • Video generation using a CPUWe know it is possible to generate a video signal using a CPU, and this technique was often used on low-end computers in the early 1980's (for exampl…

    ... a video signal using a CPU, and this technique was often ... is only a special-purpose CPU built with this task in ...
    wilsonsamm wilsonsamm January 2013 Chit chat
  • Spectrum +2A/B - CPU affects loading??Hi everybody, Here's something I don't understand. A +2A came in the other day, and it was working fine, but wouldn't load some tapes. OK, thinks I…

    ...
    Tried changing the CPU with one with an iffy ...
    Tried changing the CPU with an NEC D780C as ... alignments. With the good CPU it just worked straight ...
    How can the CPU be affecting the loading this ... may just be your CPU and not your datasette ...
    Spirantho Spirantho January 2013 Hardware
  • Which type of Z80 cpu to use with ZX 48?Which type of Z80 cpu can I use with ZX 48? Only the 4 MHz cpu's or some with more MHz? Did not know if a 6 MHz cpu runs in a ZX 48 with 4 MHz. Mic…

    Which type of Z80 cpu can I use with ZX 48? Only the 4 MHz cpu's or some with more MHz? Did not know if a 6 MHz cpu runs in a ZX 48 with 4 MHz.


    Micky
    -Micky -Micky January 2013 Hardware
  • New CPU and Spectranet oddity.I have no reason to suspect this problem is due to a fault/poor design of the Spectranet, but understanding what it does at system initialisation may…

    ... new examples of this CPU type and the problem ... />
    With the new CPU and Spectranet connected, the Spectrum ... timings of some of the CPU's operations, making it ... the detection of the CPU's ROM access and ... enough. Maybe the new CPU type latches the value on ...
    Zorn Zorn June 2013 Hardware
  • Overclock the Z80 cpu to smooth out gameplay?Was thinking today of a Genesis/Megadrive mod I did a while back. It involved lifting the CLK leg on the motorola 68000 cpu (which in the MD, if I r…

    ... leg on the motorola 68000 cpu (which in the MD, if ... was handled by a Z80 cpu).

    Well, I was ...
    thomas3120 thomas3120 November 2013 Hardware
  • My attempt to restore the CPU clock signalI know Winston has already got this, but I can't see any thread with details about it. Only wanted to share my (still early) results. I'm not taking…

    ... Breakout.

    Having a CPU in-phase clock signal is ... the internal ULA and the CPU, without relying on the Y ... . The output is the restored CPU signal clock, with the same ... phase as seen by the CPU itsef, i.e, it's ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix September 2014 Hardware
  • 4G interference with FreeviewOur telly picture is really breaking up bad. Has been for about 2 weeks now. Y'know, heavy pixelating, black screen, banding and audio squeaking. …

    ... this sound like the 4G interference thing? We had leaflets about ...
    Graz Graz October 2014 Chit chat
  • Sound interference and game errorsHi everyone! Here's some "issues" I have spotted. I'm still pretty new to ZX Spectrum computing/gaming...Just so you know. :) I'm using a Commodore…

    ... but there's very much interference in the sound..
    Is ...
    Nick_Arrow Nick_Arrow November 2014 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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