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  • Mobile phone advice needed - any help appreciatedLike a fool I tried to use some dodgey software to unlock my old Sharp GX20 mobile from Vodafone so I could use it on any network. Now the bloody th…

    ... just starts up in the diagnostic test mode. It was fun to ... force it out of the diagnostic mode. It's a long ...
    MattLamb MattLamb August 2006 Chit chat
  • +2A problemI decided to turn on my real Spectrum hardware to play some games on a real computer. Went to the basement, took Spectrum +2A from a box and turned i…

    ... looks like a kind of diagnostic test. There are vertical, colorful bars ... /> How do I exit this test? My keyboard doesn't work ...
    Ralf Ralf March 2009 Hardware
  • 128k toast rack diagnosisHi - I recently won a 128K toast rack, and have got a Retroleum smart card. I've tried a couple of games and all seems fine...-ish.<div><br></div><di…

    ... .
    However, on running the diagnostic test ROM I get a few ... the membrane?2. 128K Memory test runs through up to bank ... **"
    3. 128k Video page test "Test failed if this text remains ...
    stevebrowne stevebrowne June 2015 Hardware
  • Speccy won't bootHi all, I've got an issue 3 48k that won't boot properly. When I turn it on, it either does one of the two following things, it either displays a …

    ... SMART card with Balford's diagnostic test ROM, it passes all tests ... ROM (despite passing the checksum test) so I swapped it out ...
    Jet5y Jet5y January 2017 Hardware
  • Mobile phone advice needed - any help appreciatedLike a fool I tried to use some dodgey software to unlock my old Sharp GX20 mobile from Vodafone so I could use it on any network. Now the bloody th…

    ... just starts up in the diagnostic test mode. It was fun to ... force it out of the diagnostic mode. It's a long ...
    ewgf ewgf August 2006 Chit chat
  • Sinclair+3 Disk Help Please?Hi everyone Can somebody help please. I have a +3 with a disk drive that refuses to work. I replaced the drive belt which was worn. During which I a…

    ... a repair, full service and diagnostic test option for 3 inch drives ...
    zxbruno zxbruno August 2007 Hardware
  • Retroleum SMART Card InterfaceHi guys, Over the last few months I've been designing an interface board for the Spectrum 48 - seems to be all the rage :) It started off as simple …

    Ordered one a few days ago. Looking forward to giving it a go especially the diagnostic test rom feature :) Might help me get to the bottom of the problem with my bothersome Issue 2! Fingers crossed
    retrogamemart retrogamemart February 2015 Hardware
  • Sudden death of ZX Spectrum 48KHello A friend gave me a 48K rubber keyed Spectrum. I brought it home, hooked it up to my little TV and powered it up. I was very happy to see t…

    ...
    As Zorn has said, test lower RAM, it's all ... for now, Did you test the output of the 7805 ... EPROM, a ROM based RAM test program should confirm this.
    diagnostic test firmware? Also, I have a ... good idea to buy a diagnostic cartridge.
    memrah memrah December 2015 Hardware
  • What causes "The disk has been changed" problem on a +3?I've seen this posted here on this forum and no explanation as to what causes it or any solution that doesn't involve writing a DSK image back to the…

    ... did the in-built ROM diagnostic test and found my spin speed ... and pulley and the speed test went to +05% :( I'd ... pot and using the speed test and small tweaks counter-clockwise ...
    BarryB BarryB October 2017 Hardware
  • Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…

    ... again with the SMART Card diagnostic test and it reports IC11 as ... . I've noticed sometimes the test will report a fault, and ...
    Your Spec-chum Your Spec-chum July 2018 Hardware
  • Getting Better at TZXThere are possibly fewer "rules" in chit chat so I thought I would put this here. it is a couple of years since I attempted doing any TZX files so…

    ... hard .

    In this Test it appears I have to ... on screen :

    Mathememtaics Diagnostic Test 1

    Question 1 ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio August 2019 Chit chat
  • Getting Better at TZXThere are possibly fewer "rules" in chit chat so I thought I would put this here. it is a couple of years since I attempted doing any TZX files so…

    ... I have also found the DIAGNOSTIC TEST PAPERS in Section 2. So ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio August 2019 Chit chat
  • Looking for a utility (keyboard and joystick tester)Hello everybody! I'm looking for a utility program of the Spectrum (hope this is the correct place to post it!). It showed the keyboard on screen,…

    Some ROM based diagnostic test programs do this.
    ... .org/archive/software/utilities/test-program-sinclair-research-ltd"] ... .org/archive/software/utilities/test-program-sinclair-research-ltd[/ ... a simple BASIC program to test Kempston joystick interfaces.
    ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK October 2020 Games
  • Key Materials ,Concepts , and Ideas for DIY Cases For ZX Spectrum Interfaces.In the 1980's ZX Spectrum Interfaces were largely supplied "cased up" or encased . Nowadays often they are not as they are usually sold as bare PCBs.…

    ... as it went through the diagnostic test . With this PCB , with the ... software supplied , it ends the test when it reverts to the ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio January 2021 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • If you had four roms...Just wondering if you were designing a Spectrum from scratch, and you used a 27512 EPROM, which would hold about 4 spectrum roms, what you would inst…

    On the subject of test ROMs, a secondhand harlequin board ... ROM (16k bytes) and the diagnostic test ROM.

    That kind ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK February 2021 Hardware
  • Corona Virus,Is is me or is the BBC sensationalizing this corona virus too much and creating hysteria?

    ... producing something like vacines or diagnostic test's is fraught with problems ...
    Saboteur Saboteur March 2021 Chit chat
  • How about making a diagnostic program for 128k speccys?Hi guys, I was just chatting with DEATH today about a problem i had with my 128 heatsink spectrum and the need for a 128k speccy diagnostic program …

    ... diagnostic program came up.

    I mean, how can someone test ... about.

    The 48k diagnostic programs are not suitable for ...
    gtsamour gtsamour July 2007 Development
  • ROM test cartridge (Ian Logan)?I am trying to find out anything on the Rom Test Cartridge issued by Sinclair Research, for diagnostic testing of the Spectrum. I believe it was issu…

    ... the Rom Test Cartridge issued by Sinclair Research, for diagnostic testing of ...
    Dingbat Dingbat July 2008 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Self Test Suite for +2I'm sorry if this has already been discussed before, I searched the forum but couldn't find any info: are there any test software to test +2 and get…

    I'm sorry if this has already been discussed before, I searched the forum but couldn't find any info:

    are there any test software to test +2 and get some diagnostic results?
    Arda Arda October 2008 Hardware
  • Spectrum+2A(B) Stuck in Test ModeHello there my fellow WoS'ers, I have recently got yet another +2A(well B) but it only boots to the TEST Mode - multi colour bars with 1986 on them …

    ... it only boots to the TEST Mode - multi colour bars with ... else might be forcing this diagnostic mode?

    I appreciate ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 November 2011 Hardware
  • Ram test / diagnostic software for 128k?I need a ram test program urgently (as I have to bring this machine into the party place tomorrow) yet I couldn't find any in infoseek by typing "ram…

    I need a ram test program urgently (as I have ... by typing "ram test" :) And most of the test suites based on ... />
    Are there any ram test suite which runs from RAM?
    Arda Arda December 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • testTest message

    Test message
    Anonymous Anonymous August 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • FAILED THE BLOODY TEST !!!Well, I finally worked out the courage to take the Spectrum certification test... AND FAILED !!! Not exactly that I was expecting to pass, but - My G…

    ... to take the Spectrum certification test... AND FAILED !!!
    Not exactly ... /> When can I take the test again ?
    Has anybody else ... took the test and failed/passed ?

    nicadi13 nicadi13 June 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZXSpinGL first test upHi all, There's a test of ZXSpin using OpenGL to render the spectrum graphics (smooth scaling and scanlines mostly) up at my site: [url="http://hom…

    ... ,

    There's a test of ZXSpin using OpenGL to ... idea to let more people test it...

    D ...
    Dunny Dunny September 2002 Emulators
  • +3 test disk somewhere ?The "Integral disk test v1.5" from the +3's QAZPLM ROM test says it requires a test disk. Is it possible to find this disk somewhere ? It appears tha…

    ... 's QAZPLM ROM test says it requires a test disk.
    Is ... side 1 is empty (the test will ask to format side ... its side 2 has some test (?) data on it.
    The ... may be a generic Amstrad test disk and not +3 Spectrum ...
    secarica secarica December 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • The Spectraphite's Personality - Take the TestOkay, I'll go first *ish* [B]Disorder | Rating[/B] Paranoid: Very High Schizoid: High Schizotypal: …

    ... /misc/personality_disorder_test.mv"]Take the TEST[/url]
    Sadako Sadako February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sinclair Spectrum System Test Rom CartridgeSinclair Spectrum System Test Rom Cartridge. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50224&item=8106735040&rd=1&ssPageName=W…

    Sinclair Spectrum System Test Rom Cartridge.

    [ ... Keyboard Test, a Sound Test, a Colour Test, a Flash Test, a RAM Test ... and a Soak Test ... interpret the results of each test.

    The cartridge ...
    wadsterboy wadsterboy May 2004 Sales
  • +2A DiagnosticsHi, I searched the forums to find any info about it but wans't able to find it, maybe someone know how to do it. So i remember when i used my +2a tha…

    ... with a serie of diagnostic screens to test the keyboard, screen output ...
    mindwarp mindwarp June 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Against Our Better Judgement... SPIN 0.5 **TEST** ReleaseOk, this is probably not a good idea, but we felt that 0.41 being what it is, 0.5 should make it's presence felt. So head on over to [url="http://ww…

    ... />
    and grab the test version. TEST VERSION. Got that?

    test versions, so your bug may ...
    Dunny Dunny June 2004 Emulators
  • Test hardware...Someone can lend/sell/sponsor some test hardware for my FPGA projects? - Looking for ZX microdrive/Interface 1 (right one for microdrive? ;o) - Spa…

    ... can lend/sell/sponsor some test hardware for my FPGA projects ...
    klingler klingler July 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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