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  • How to align head in +3 drive?Hello! I am still struggling to make my +3 drive format disks. After a short email discussion with Steve from DataServe Retro i am ready to admit th…

    ... struggling to make my +3 drive format disks. After a short ... from DataServe Retro i am ready to admit that it is ...
    ArtemKuchin ArtemKuchin December 2012 Hardware
  • Can an LCD monitor corrupt a hard drive?Can an LCD monitor damage (corrupt) the files of an external hard drive? I've been asked to sort out an external HD that's corrupted, and when I went…

    ... ) the files of an external hard drive? I've been asked to ... sort out an external HD that ...
    ewgf ewgf February 2013 Chit chat
  • 5.25" drive + lot's of floppies for Opus DiscoveryI have these upgrades for an Opus Discovery: - two 5.25" drives - one external 5.25" case internal power supply with one of the drives and floppycabl…

    ... 5.25" drives
    - one external 5.25" case internal power ... , I'm offering one drive in the external case with the floppies ...
    bverstee bverstee August 2013 Sales
  • August sales[COLOR="Blue"]I have about everything listed here in stock. But some of it must be made ready (with custom wishes). [B]Buying directly will save you…

    ... of it must be made ready (with custom wishes).
    < ... Discovery complete with manual, original drive + PC drive, 6116 ram and v2 ... ]
    [B]Sinclair TV with external cased modulator to use with ... /> - 6116 + v2.2 + PC floppy drive: ?20 / €23
    - 6116 + ...
    bverstee bverstee August 2013 Sales
  • Ben Versteeg's September sales[COLOR="Blue"][B][SIZE="6"]Add-ons[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [IMG]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/vanmezelf/sales/line.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://benophetinter…

    ...
    - Original SSSD drive (170KB)
    - Second DSDD drive (800KB)
    - ...
    [B]Sinclair TV with external cased modulator to use with ... /> - 6116 + v2.2 + PC floppy drive: ?20 / ?23
    - 6116 + ... of it must be made ready (with custom wishes).
    ...
    bverstee bverstee September 2013 Sales
  • Ben Versteeg's November sales[COLOR="Blue"][B][SIZE="6"]Almost ready[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR] [IMG]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/vanmezelf/sales/line.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://benophet…

    ... Blue"][B][SIZE="6"]Almost ready[/SIZE][/B][/COLOR]
    < ...
    - Original SSSD drive (170KB)
    - Second DSDD drive (800KB)
    - ...
    [B]Sinclair TV with external cased modulator to use with ... of it must be made ready (with custom wishes).
    ...
    bverstee bverstee November 2013 Sales
  • Export HxC 2001 Floppy Drive Emulator .HFE format to .TRD-ImagesHi, does anyone know a way to convert the Disk-Format used by the HxC 2001 Floppy Drive Emulator (.HFE) to .TRD-Images ? The Software from the HxC…

    ... by the HxC 2001 Floppy Drive Emulator (.HFE)
    to .TRD ... /index.php[/url]
    is ready I?ll also post my ...
    Luzie Luzie October 2014 Hardware
  • +2 external tape input. Best method?I've seen various ways of connecting an external tape input to a +2, like soldering the wires directly to where the tape head connects to the tape bo…

    ... various ways of connecting an external tape input to a +2 ... the connector from the tape drive to the main board, plus ...
    whoremoan whoremoan December 2014 Hardware
  • Returning zx spectrum +3 owner - a few questionsHi everyone I'm a returning +3 owner, my spectrum has been dug out of the loft, not used since 1998. My setup was a +3 with a multiface 3 and a e…

    ... multiface 3 and a external 3.5 drive.

    The ... /> 1. My 3.5 drive is dead, it won't ... so I could set the drive to "ready" and the spectrum would ... on the cable to set ready manually, by adding a switch ... right you can set the drive to A: by shorting ...
    schneil schneil August 2015 Hardware
  • The history of ESXDOS, the DivMMC and the DivMMC EnJOY![img]http://benophetinternet.nl/hobby/divmmc_history/1%20esxdos.jpg[/img] These are the stories behind esxDOS, the most popular operating system e…

    ... FDC765) (1 Internal, 1 External)
    General use Kempston ... must support READY signal.
    HD - Any IDE drive that ... br /> CDROM - Any ATAPI compilant drive.

    -------------------
    ... day the first interface was ready:

    [ ...
    bverstee bverstee October 2015 Hardware
  • 3.5" disk drive on plus 3 or HXC/GotekHello all I have a zx spectrum +3 and in the late 90s I used a teac FD-235F drive as an external 3.5 drive. It was very eay to connect as it had …

    ... teac FD-235F drive as an external 3.5 drive. It was very ... and RY.
    The teac drive now seems to have died ... having an internal 3.5 drive, or a USB solution. Has ...
    schneil schneil November 2016 Hardware
  • Windows 10 v1709 is breaking external usb mice and kbThis started happening a few days ago. One or more cumulative updates caused my ext. usb devices such as keyboard or mouse to stop working after rebo…

    ... and have a W10 flash drive.

    The most copy ... or updates that broke the external mice/keyboard?

    I ...
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2018 Chit chat
  • +3 Spectrum HelpHi, I'm trying to figure out the best way to backup tape programs to disk (specifically to a 3.5\" drive b:) I do have a multiface 3 but it doesn't …

    ... +3 will recognize the b: drive (external 3.5\") is if I ... +3 always sees the B: drive whether there is a disk ... must recieve a ready signal, but my drive is already configured to ... make the +3 detect a ready signal, e.g. put a ...
    guesser guesser March 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • "Unknown disk format"-error on Spectrum +3Hi, I have just gotten around to changing the drivebelt in my newly acquired +3. I tried to format one of the 3" disks I bought on eBay the other we…

    ... to my external 3.5" diskdrive for the +3. The drive is ... an old AMIGA drive that I know ... , the +3 tells me that drive A and B and M ... a disk in the B drive the light comes on and ... tell the machine that the drive is ready. Have I got this ...
    8bitten 8bitten December 2005 Hardware
  • Amstrad takeoverHello guys, Let me introduce myself - I'm the owner (well, if you can call it that?) of [url=http://www.cpcwiki.com]CPCWiki.com[/url], and obviously…

    ... that we are no where ready to stop using floppy disks ... to ask for an external floppy disk drive.

    our 'stores ...
    mile mile February 2007 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • divIDE ProductionJust to let everyone know that we have made further progress with the updated divIDE. Board design has been completed and changes have been made to …

    ... to control disk drives or external peripherals.
    The only experience ... FDD3000 disk drive.
    I know that the DivIDE is ready to ...
    zxbruno zxbruno February 2007 Announcements
  • .dsk and +3after successfully connecting 3,5" PC FDD as drive B: , i'd like to backup all my 3" disks from A: to B: as .dsk images on ZX+3 (not PC) All of them …

    ... 3,5" PC FDD as drive B: , i'd like ... If you format the extrnal drive to 180K, same as the ... better B: drive formatter - does CPM standard format on external 3.5 ... your B: drive and the software is ready to use.
    Drive a: will have to be ...
    DEATH DEATH March 2007 MIA/STP/SDP
  • 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…

    ... to get my external Amstrad DD1 3" drive to work with ... band changed and the drive spring-cleaned. On the ... a disk in that drive and reading ones formatted ... the effect that the drive isn't ready.

    ... ? If I clean the drive interface's edge connector, ...
    Morrisman Morrisman November 2007 Hardware
  • +3 floppy disk compatibilityWhere can be found a compatibility lists of drives for an Spectrum +3? I've read something about some drives preferred, and others that doesn't work,…

    ... problem for connecting an external 3.5? drive.[/QUOTE]

    [QUOTE ... /> - 0ohm SMD resistor for the ready signal, two positions, can be ... floppy disk drive connected to a +3 has the ?ready? selection left ...
    zxbruno zxbruno March 2008 Hardware
  • FAST and SLOW .TAP loading in RESIDOSWhy is in RESIDOS this TAP file loaded always too slow ? (with lines in border area). Other TAP files on my drive is fast loaded, but loading this fi…

    ... can in ROM area disconnect external memory and use original ZX ... right for removing the IDE drive in the middle of an ... the starting address intact, and ready to use with just [B ...
    glancaster glancaster May 2008 Development
  • Transfer DivIDE +3 DiskHow I can transfer games (tap, dsk) from DivIDE to 3" disk on ZX Spectrum +3?

    ... need to connect a 3" drive to a PC and use ... drive to the Spectrum +3 external port (please be sure to put "ready ... " and "drive A" signal ... is a modern 1.44Mb drive) and use last Samdisk release ...
    dg67 dg67 October 2009 Hardware
  • 3.5 drive (external)Hi, I read that I have to put a 'diode' on the ribbon cable (for the RDY signal). But so far I could not find where can I put it on the cable... Any…

    ... +3 on the external port once you fix the ready signal. I ... tried wiring up an internal drive

    @secarica yes the ... cable twist should work for drive A:, this is exactly the ...
    guesser guesser November 2009 Hardware
  • 3.5 drive (external)Hi, I read that I have to put a 'diode' on the ribbon cable (for the RDY signal). But so far I could not find where can I put it on the cable... Any…

    ... think: if they work as external, why shouldn't they work ... as DS0, and configure the ready signal properly)?[/QUOTE]
    Because ... on PCs. If so, for drive 0, the DS must remain ...
    secarica secarica November 2009 Hardware
  • Transferring games into MicrodriveLast week a big pack of empty microdrive cartridges arrived, and now I'm ready to playing with my little microdrive equipped speccy. One of my aim w…

    ... be saved to an internal/external device attached to Spectrum. We ... want a game in memory ready to save. Once it is ... it to save to micro-drive, +3 disc etc. For my ...
    ASM ASM November 2010 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Found an old project of mine today[url]http://i1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc418/reanimator1971/DSCF1382.jpg[/url] i started this about 6 years ago and found it after sorting through …

    ... - well my friend - are you ready?

    1. Internal Midi ... /> 4. Internal SFF Laptop CDROM drive (connected to either IDE or ... .5" FDD Drive internal - move the 3" drive into an External Chassis.
    drive
    7. re-wire SJS ...
    Zetr0 Zetr0 March 2011 Hardware
  • ZX systems on PC FDD! (TRD,Opus,D40/D80...)Hi. A friend suggested me a program that can force PC's FDD (even on the newest systems) to format and save programs of ZX Spectrum. Seems like it …

    ... too interested into adding an external floppy to my +3 without ... " into "thinking" that the external floppy drive is ready to be used and ... that it is the A: drive ...
    Alessandro Grussu Alessandro Grussu May 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Commodore 64 - First time trying - REVIEW & Pictures!Right, so the 2nd hand shop was selling this Commodore and accessories. So I decided to buy it, as I've never had a Commodore and this is my first ti…

    ... recorder
    1514 big disc drive
    lots of discs and ... there is another input for external video.
    I tried plugging ... tricky part. Connecting the disk drive (with a RS232 round cable ... tries and forever seeing that "READY" on the screen was getting ...
    Alien 8 Alien 8 August 2011 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Weak/no signal on internal simple 8-bit ide interface.Hi all, I'm trying to get one of Zetro's 8bit ide interfaces working using a CF adaptor and the +3e roms on my +2B. The interface board appears to b…

    ... be due to the hard drive taking too long to get ... before they start responding to external signals. Not usually a problem ... patient and wait for the drive to become ready.
    guesser guesser November 2011 Hardware
  • HxC Floppy Drive Emulator - help neededHi! I?m really having difficulties with my new HxC SD card floppy emulator on a Spectrum +3. It?s REV C cased light gray, with no labels on it, so I…

    ... 5 Ohms
    #33 Ready 0.6 Ohms
    So ... fit only one jumper: ID1 drive A.

    ... ][B]any[/B][/U] disk drive.

    According ... line available on the external floppy connector is ID1.< ... "Emulator as the second disk drive"
    [*]Page 25, section ...
    1024MAK 1024MAK November 2012 Hardware
  • Internal modern 1.44MB 3.5 drive for +3Hello! this [url]http://www.secarica.ro/html/plus3_hardware.html#3and5inchdrive[/url] says that modern 1.44MB 3.5 driver are unusable as interval …

    ... specific models of drive etc. Any PC floppy drive should work fine ... if you ground the READY signal ... i myself formated disks in external 3.5" with simple "format ...
    guesser guesser December 2012 Hardware
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