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  • Microdrive fault.I guess some of you may know this... My microdrive has a problem: the motor starts running as soon as I plug the computer in, and won't stop! It is …

    ... is not the interface's fault, as it behaves the same ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi April 2001 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +3 fault - flashing screen on power onHi ive just bought a +3 When I power it on the power led and disk drive led come on. The screen just flashes black and white around the border, almos…

    ... ideas as to what the fault is?

    ta ...
    mlasham mlasham December 2002 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Black paper, white border. Ram fault?We have a speccy that wont work properly. When we power it up, we get white border around a black screen. We swapped the rom and ula with a working o…

    We have a speccy that wont work properly. When we power it up, we get white border around a black screen. We swapped the rom and ula with a working one, and we got the same result.

    is this a ram fault? How can we check ram chips?
    Arda Arda December 2006 Hardware
  • Hardware fault - HELP!I bought a speccy 48K (rubber) on Ebay. I was delighted when it arrived. It was in PRISTINE condition, it looks brand new! However, the machine has a…

    ... ! However, the machine has a fault. The seller has no idea ... that the machine has a fault, so I'm reluctant to ... condition...

    So, the fault? Well, SOME of the keys ... conclude the hardware is at fault. A couple of questions:
    Mark Wills Mark Wills February 2008 Hardware
  • Spectrum 48k Fault - anybody seen this before?Hello, I have two 48k spectrums that exhibit the same fault. Black border, paper area is full of columns of wavey lines. I have posted a screen sho…

    ... spectrums that exhibit the same fault. Black border, paper area is ... anybody seen this kind of fault before that could let me ...
    zx2628 zx2628 November 2009 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 suspected memory faultHi, I've been using my +3 for the first time in a while and found that some games have problems with the display becoming corrupted and sometimes cr…

    ... if the memory is at fault, and which chip?

    JohnH JohnH November 2009 Hardware
  • Issue 2 Speccy faultHi Guys, I'm really hoping someone can help me with a fault that has just developed on my issue 2 speccy. After perservering for some time with usi…

    ... can help me with a fault that has just developed on ...
    pasty72 pasty72 December 2010 Hardware
  • Possible design fault in +2A/+3 power pack. Fix?It's the second time a +3 power pack ceases to work when I make a short while using the scope to diagnose a +2A/+3 computer. And it's the second tim…

    ... , and... why the 2N2222 became fault. So I peeked at the ...
    mcleod_ideafix mcleod_ideafix February 2011 Hardware
  • Spectrum+ fault - lines on boot screen, freezesThe ZX Spectrum+ I bought in the car boot has a fault. When you boot it, it's displaying the Copyright screen, but each character position has a vert…

    ... the car boot has a fault. When you boot it, it ... any reason to be at fault there), and the lines went ...
    Muzer Muzer June 2011 Hardware
  • Difficult to find upper RAM fault.I've recently repaired an issue 3B 48K Spectrum that had a tricky to diagnose upper RAM fault, so I thought I'd post a report of what I found here. …

    ... tricky to diagnose upper RAM fault, so I thought I'd ... Spectrum. This usually indicates a fault with the upper RAM or ... was unable to find any fault by testing from BASIC.
    fault from BASIC. I can only ...
    Zorn Zorn April 2012 Hardware
  • Interesting Keyboard FaultWhy-oh-why do I keep buying half-dead Speccys off fleabay. Bought this one as a source of spares, it was listed as having a non-working keyboard due…

    ... due to a possible ULA fault, I had a correct (but ...
    napoleonblownaparte napoleonblownaparte August 2012 Hardware
  • Video fault on issue two ZX boardI've trawled the Internet and drawn a few blanks as to where to look to resolve the fault with my issue two board. I'm hoping a few of you knowledgea…

    ... to look to resolve the fault with my issue two board ... anything similar sounding? Perhaps a fault on the LM1889N?

    Wiggs Wiggs September 2014 Hardware
  • Newbie with a faultHi all just joined after digging my spectrum out of the loft after 30 years, it was put up there because it had a common fault I remember from back i…

    ... because it had a common fault I remember from back in ... sure this is a common fault.
    Many thanks. btw its ...
    Boogie-time Boogie-time January 2015 Hardware
  • Guess the video faultI've two dead flesh Spectrums, one a 16K issue 2 outputting white with a tinge of blue (not as extreme as photo shows) with two pink horizontal lines…

    ... wrong? Is either a caps fault?

    16k:
    [IMG ...
    brownb2 brownb2 January 2015 Hardware
  • Toastrack fault - anyone recognize it?Hi I took a chance on a toastrack on eBay lately although it had a fault. The problem can be seen on the linked picture below. The problem sta…

    ... lately although it had a fault. The problem can be seen ...
    Kjaerhus Kjaerhus August 2015 Hardware
  • help with my original issue 3b from when i was a teen. possible lower ram fault.hello, well ive tried to fix my old speccy, but haven't made much progress. could you help me out with some diagnosis. the fault occurred about…

    ... some diagnosis.

    the fault occurred about 13years ago whilst ... the upper memory but the fault is still there.

    fault? or is my rom scrambled ...
    cypher007 cypher007 December 2016 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +3 keyboard faultHi all I've powered on my zx spectrum +3 for the first time in a couple of years. It seems to have developed a fault with the cursor keys. I can'…

    ... seems to have developed a fault with the cursor keys. I ...
    schneil schneil July 2020 Hardware
  • Auction Tracking forum.Hey, guys: I must have missed something, so it must all be my fault -- but how do I get into the auction forum? Could I possibly be added to the "eli…

    ... it must all be my fault -- but how do I get ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi August 2002 MIA/STP/SDP
  • Solution for overwritten stack in 48k SNA filesIt has been known for quite some time now that the 48k SNA file format has one serious fault, which is described in the file formats section on the W…

    ... file format has one serious fault, which is described in the ...
    Anonymous Anonymous October 2002 Emulators
  • ahem!.. could I have a minute of everyones time please :)ok... here's the thing. I'm looking into sourcing some spare IC's for the whole range of Spectrums - mainly memory, as that's probably the weakest l…

    ... up a very well equipped fault finding / repair 'center' (hint - top ...
    GP GP February 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Faulty Athena.tzx?I've downloaded both (48 and 128) versions of Athena in tzx format from the archive. I've tried loading them in Fuse for OS X, but after the encrypti…

    ... .

    Is there a fault in the tzx dump?
    Paul van der Laan Paul van der Laan February 2003 Games
  • spectrum polyHi im looking for a replacement poly for my spectrum 48k , unlike my spectrum and box which has only a small fault after 15 years in the loft , alas…

    Hi im looking for a replacement poly for my spectrum 48k , unlike my spectrum and box which has only a small fault after 15 years in the loft , alas the poly didnt make it ,
    so if any of you chaps have a spare one by chance please let me know
    cmoore cmoore February 2003 Wanted
  • +3 Disk Drive Problem - RevisedThe initial problem is that a +3 cannot read any 3'' floppy disks. It is definetely not the floppy drive or the floppy disks I am using as they work …

    ... a situation. Is the FDC fault or it is possible to ...
    Anestis Anestis March 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Spectrum +2 faultHave recently purchased a +2 but it is not working. When you switch it on all I get is a screen with lots of different coloured boxes on it and it wo…

    Have recently purchased a +2 but it is not working. When you switch it on all I get is a screen with lots of different coloured boxes on it and it wont do anything else, can anybody help me or tell me of a place that repairs spectrums as I am desperate to ...
    kennymjt kennymjt May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • I AM SO SICK OF THIS "them" vs. "us" GARBAGErecently on a friends guestbook i got into an argument with a guy from Russia who "runs" the slow ass loading codemasters.narod.ru ... ive known this…

    ... , but, "NO, it all her fault. she spoilt it" and "for ...
    Amigo Amigo May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Another Spectrum +2 Fault (actually two of them :-)Just picked up a couple of +2s from a boot sale - both *much* better condition than my one - obviously had far less use ;) One was sold as fully wor…

    Just picked up a couple of +2s from a boot sale - both *much* better condition than my one - obviously had far less use ;)

    One was sold as fully working (which is was), but the other was thrown in at no charge as a non-worker.

    ...
    trellis trellis May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • The Matrix... All Clive Sinclairs fault?[url="http://www.fishyfish.net/matrix/"]http://www.fishyfish.net/matrix/[/url]

    [url="http://www.fishyfish.net/matrix/"]http://www.fishyfish.net/matrix/[/url]
    Swainy Swainy July 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • No Joy with Joysticks.I?ve got a bit of a problem with some of my hardware and I?m not sure what is at fault. I?m using a Kempston Pro Joystick Interface in a ZX Spectrum …

    ... not sure what is at fault. I?m using a Kempston ...
    Liber Liber November 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Microdrive Mayhem!I'm wandering if anyone can help me. I recently acquired an Interface 1 plus a couple of Microdrives. But I can't get them to work properly. The Int…

    ... me to believe that the fault may lie with that - the ...
    monty.mole monty.mole February 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Problems with WOSIs there problems with this site tonight cos i keep crashing......other sites / forums / winmx / irc are fine but everytime i come on here tonight i …

    ... it gets a general protection fault and ive just rebooted twice ...
    mel the bell mel the bell March 2004 Sinclair Miscellaneous
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