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  • +3 broken with broken disk drive.Ok, so today at a car boot sale I picked up a Spectrum +3 for ?5. It's in good condition, powers up and works well. However, the disk drive does not…

    ... works well. However, the disk drive does not seem to work ... 'm guessing it is the drive belt, but I'm wondering ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk March 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Clive DriveHi , does anyone have any info about the "Clive Drive" ie disk commands etc . I have tried the microdrive commands and some work but not all. Many th…

    Hi , does anyone have any info about the "Clive Drive" ie disk commands etc . I have tried the microdrive commands and some work but not all. Many thanks
    flumpey flumpey April 2010 Hardware
  • Switch on +3 disk driveI'm testing a CPC6128 disk drive in a +3, and I've found that some kind of switch is badly damaged. The switch is connected to a pad labeled SW2 in t…

    ... 'm testing a CPC6128 disk drive in a +3, and I ... present?

    The disk drive doesn't run (motor doesn ... and unprotected). The original disk drive of the +3 works as ... , no related to the disk drive).
    Zup Zup April 2010 Hardware
  • Tape to Disc TransfersWhile looking through issues of Amstrad Action, I found reviews of programs called Bonzo Super Meddler, Bonzo Blitz and Discovery which would transfe…

    ... would transfer protected games to disc..

    Besides from the ... there any dedicated tape to disc transfer programs on the Speccy ...
    zeropolis79 zeropolis79 May 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Floppy disk driveWANTED: Amstrad CPC / ZX Spectrum 3" working floppy disk drive. If the seller is interested, I could send him my non-functional disk drive. Someone …

    ... Spectrum 3" working floppy disk drive.

    If the seller ... him my non-functional disk drive. Someone attempted to repair it ...
    Zup Zup May 2010 Wanted
  • +3 FaultsI have some Spectrum +3s for testing - looks like they all need drive belts. One will not start up and shows a screen of yellowy green, then one of …

    ... - looks like they all need drive belts.

    One will ...
    rwap rwap May 2010 Hardware
  • OPUS Discocery DriveHi, since I am new here pls. excuse my bad English. I have a problem with 2 OPUS DISK Drive. One of them is working fine the other not. So I decided…

    ... problem with 2 OPUS DISK Drive.
    One of them is ... to plug in as 2nd Drive to the working one.
    Ribbon Cable to the OPUS Drive.
    Both are exactly the ...
    parz2402 parz2402 May 2010 Hardware
  • ZX +2/A - What does "Drive M: Available" mean.I just received a +2/A I bought on eBay, plugged to my TV and on the start up screen below the copyright info at the bottom is a line that says "Driv…

    I just received a +2/A I bought on eBay, plugged to my TV and on the start up screen below the copyright info at the bottom is a line that says "Drive M: Available". Does anyone know what this means?
    pkupcik pkupcik June 2010 Hardware
  • DIVIDE+ and +3 Disk DriveProbably been asked before (and I'll search the forums again) but is there any possibility of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without a +3E …

    ... of using the +3 disk drive with the DIVIDE+ without a ...
    brownb2 brownb2 June 2010 Development
  • Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 Tape Drive BeltHi after carefuly removing the Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 Tape Drive Belts,i realised that i was not sure exactly how they fitted on to the pullies ,the…

    ... Sinclair ZX Spectrum +2 Tape Drive Belts,i realised that i ...
    scarrabri scarrabri July 2010 Hardware
  • How can I modify a modern floppy disk drive to work with +D, Disciple, etc.So I've got a +D, a Disciple, and this MicroPeripherals QL Disk interface. For all these I use a single cumana 3.5'' disk unit with its own power sup…

    ... use a standard floppy disk drive, and what modifications should be ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix July 2010 Hardware
  • +d system disc.My disc comes up with "SECTOR error" when I run it to boot up the +d. Anyone have a copy of the disc please? I will of course buy the copy and pay f…

    My disc comes up with "SECTOR error" when I run it to boot up the +d.
    Anyone have a copy of the disc please? I will of course buy the copy and pay for the postage. Like a idiot I never made a spare copy:sad:
    Modge Modge October 2010 Wanted
  • how to replace the drive belt on a +3hello all i'm so annoyed with myself, I found an excellent web page which led you through step by step on how to replace the drive belt on a +3. I …

    ... on how to replace the drive belt on a +3.
    pigdog pigdog October 2010 Hardware
  • Hacking the O.C.P Full Screen Editor/AssemblerIf you have been reading my posts recently then you will know that I am eager to have the sourcecode I wrote for the Spectrum during the period 1988 …

    ... mastered both programs to +3 disc so booting was very quick ... the display or memory to disc. I modified the O.C ... -drive in .DSK format. In total, I have saved 9MB of disc ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Development
  • 3.5" drive on +3I've been trying to use a 3.5" DD drive on my +3 with no success. I have connected it to Drive B connector with a 34 way cable with 5.25" connector a…

    ... I have connected it to Drive B connector with a 34 ... for the ready signal. The drive spins up, but I don ... I get activity from the drive. When I try to ... same results using it as drive B.
    I've ... is the disk drive maybe faulty?
    The drive is from an ...
    Glenn Glenn December 2010 Hardware
  • Where to get drive compatible with the plus dhi all have been offered a plus d system and was wondering if anyone knew a place to get a cheap compatible floppy drive for it to? cheers

    hi all

    have been offered a plus d system and was wondering if anyone knew a place to get a cheap compatible floppy drive for it to?

    cheers
    djgarf djgarf January 2011 Hardware
  • Amiga 1200 death (1996-2011)I'm off work this week so i thought i'd dig out my old Amiga 1200 and play some old games. My Amiga is in a cupboard next to the front door, to my …

    ... but the drive is knackered, when you put a disc in ... and can't read the disc, it says something about ... i plugged in my external drive and it was fine). So ... the dampness has wrecked the drive or it could simply ... games saved on the hard drive such as UFO, Premier ...
    zx1 zx1 January 2011 Chit chat
  • Hard Drive QuestionI've recently re-installed windows on a new hard drive. I've kept the old hard drive and have been going through it deleting everything, as I check t…

    ... windows on a new hard drive.
    I've kept the ... old hard drive and have been going through ...
    murtceps murtceps January 2011 Chit chat
  • loading games from hard drive?hi, I want to know if it's possible to load games from my pc hard drive onto the spectrum+2, and to be able to save games onto the harddrive that hav…

    ... games from my pc hard drive onto the spectrum+2, and ...
    two sheds two sheds February 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Working with DOS and Plus D disks on a +2A/+3Don't know if this will be of interest to anyone, but once in a while someone asks how to do it. Dominic Morris has given permission for WOS to distr…

    ... 3 1/2 drive (for example, as "B:" drive). I quote my ... from +3 to a +D disc which I've managed to ... contents of a raw +D disc (i.e. dd style) and ...
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Hard drive caddy for 1tb 2.5 inch disk drive.Silly me. I went and brought a 1tb 2.5 inch hard drive and a caddy. I brought the drive and the caddy saparately because I wanted a caddy with both E…

    ... 1tb 2.5 inch hard drive and a caddy. I brought ... the drive and the caddy saparately because ...
    Scottie_uk Scottie_uk March 2011 Chit chat
  • Batman +3 disc boxedAfternoon all, I have Batman the movie boxed +3 disc with another disc as well, the action pack light gun games. Would prefer to swap for spectrum …

    Afternoon all,

    I have Batman the movie boxed +3 disc with another disc as well, the action pack light gun games.

    Would prefer to swap for spectrum compilation/s let me know what you have.
    jdanddiet jdanddiet March 2011 Sales
  • Was there ever an 8" Floppy Drive for the SpectrumThis has been bugging me for a while now... I seem to remember adverts in the early eighties for an [URL="http://oldcomputers.net/floppydisks.html"]…

    ... .net/floppydisks.html"]8" Floppy Drive [/URL]and associated interface.
    drive via homebrew hardware?
    spectrumlinux spectrumlinux March 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • 2nd hard drive puzzlerHello all OK,this is a one for the PC builders.I am thinking about putting a 2nd hard drive into my PC.I know that from when i go into my Motherboa…

    ... about putting a 2nd hard drive into my PC.I ... will need a ATA hard drive.I have been watching ... buts.For my original hard drive the jumper settings would be ... jumper settings for my DVD drive,would they need to be ... have installed my new hard drive,would i have to ...
    ladderman ladderman March 2011 Chit chat
  • New drive belt on a +2.. er.. problem!Hi again, still working on my +2s.. I replaced the belts and it's good, it's working. However, now, the drive is very noisy, erratic and slow. I've…

    ... 's working. However, now, the drive is very noisy, erratic and ... I disable the pin, the drive works fine.

    Is ...
    Spirantho Spirantho April 2011 Hardware
  • New 3" discI have 9 new sealed Amsoft bank 3" discs for sale Price is ?2 +p&p per disc or ?15 +p&p for all 9 John

    I have 9 new sealed Amsoft bank 3" discs for sale

    Price is ?2 +p&p per disc or ?15 +p&p for all 9

    John
    john58 john58 April 2011 Sales
  • Couple of rare Spectrum items on sellmyretro.comI have just listed a couple of auctions which will start tomorrow just after 6pm UK time. There is a boxed fully working 48K Issue 1 ZX Spectrum, co…

    ... a Swift Disc interface, complete with original 3.5" disk drive : [url ...
    rwap rwap April 2011 Sales
  • +3 Drive problemsHi all, I'm currently trying to get the drives on my three +3 machines working, I have replacement drive belts and have cleaned and replaced the bel…

    ... machines working, I have replacement drive belts and have cleaned and ... that was causing problems with drive selection (light was on bright ... work with a known good drive.

    Out of the ... I can get a replacement drive, only need one, as I ...
    prime prime May 2011 Hardware
  • 128K blues, part +2: picture and tape driveI recently purchased an original (grey) +2 which sadly seems not to be fully working. The computer powers up but there is no way to obtain a stable p…

    ... other Spectrums). Moreover, the tape drive, rather than being simply defective ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Hardware
  • Disciple disk interface with powered driveI have a Disciple disk interface for sale for anyone who has a decent offer in mind. It comes with 3.5" DD drive with power supply and cabling and s…

    ... comes with 3.5" DD drive with power supply and cabling ...
    bverstee bverstee June 2011 Sales
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