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"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…
... with him before and to my utmost satisfaction.
my second disk drive running first to ... have at least one working drive, before I take the ... whether to fix the 3" drive or simply replace it ... to attach a 3.5" disk drive to the Amstrad ... -
"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…
... not get the message about drive B: being available unless ... a disk in the drive, and the drive is powered up. ... be active before the +3 "sees" the drive. This usually means ... tell the machine that the drive is ready. Have I ... other (I run two 3.5" drives on my +3). -
"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…
... have a working 3.5" second diskdrive on my +3.
my first 3.5" disk to a ... sell the machine and my multiface 3. I can now ... at solution to the defective drive A - a problem that ... to connect a 3.5" diskdrive as drive A on the ... -
"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…
... 3" drive to work as drive A or the external drive to work as drive ... have a 3" A drive and a 3.5" B drive, or both ... photos and put them on my FTP site if there' ... all up, it ain't my fault, OK?
... edge connecter which connects to drive select A on the ... -
Microdrive and Wafadrive compatibility?Hi guys. Does anyone know if its possible to get Microdrives and a Wafadrive working on a +3? Cheers
... 4 chip in my +D interface by connecting to my +3 via a ... /write +D disks on your +3, try Discdos from Dominic Morris ... will obviously need a 3.5" drive attached as drive B: to your ... -
Microdrive and Wafadrive compatibility?Hi guys. Does anyone know if its possible to get Microdrives and a Wafadrive working on a +3? Cheers
... only have 3.5" drives on my +3 (I dont own a 3" drive). I ... -
SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
Yes the light on the drive is not dim but really ... ?
I have 2 +3 cassette leads each with an ... it's the recorder or my +3. -
SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
Yes the light on the drive is not dim but really ... ?
I have 2 +3 cassette leads each with an ... it's the recorder or my +3. -
SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
... really bright light on a 3" drive isn't necessarily down to ... a dead drive. I had the same problem ... /14 chips cured my problem. I pulled my B: drive out whilst the ... -
SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
Before my +3 finally made it's way ... i had some problems with my disc drive. When it packed up ... both power light and disc drive light are or should be ... they said it was the drive's controller chip. A spring ... -
SPECTRUM +3 NIGHTMAREGot my Specci +3 through the post this morning. The good news all the keys work and it turns on ok. The bad news the disk drive doesn't work. When yo…
... SAID
Before my +3 finally made it's way ... had some problems with my disc drive. When it packed ... on the front of the drive, would there?
< ... br /> If your drive's access light is telling ... be it a faulty drive cable, faulty drive or whatever.
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Atic Atac and Sabre Wulf walkthroughs on Google VideoYou can now watch these 2 games being completed via your web browser, courtesy of Google Video. Atic Atac: [url="http://video.google.com/videoplay?d…
... uncompressed AVIs sitting on my hard drive that I use for ... 4.9M horace_goes_skiing.AVI
3.4M hungry_horace.AVI
... 10M pipemania.AVI
3.4M planetoids.AVI
58M ... AVI
3.1M world_series_baseball.AVI
3.3M wotef.AVI ... -
Opus Discovery 3.5 inch disk driveWould one of these work on a +3 or +2a? So could you save games onto normal disks using a multiface 3 or another mulitiface (1 or 2?) for the +2a? W…
... make sure you use my diagram and put a ... switches/jumpers inside the drive and select 0 for ... rear of the +3 regardless of the drive asignment (A ... /> Multiface will only save to drive A:
... the power socket for a 3" drive are different!
Old Source CodeWhilst searching through some old boxes today I came across some printouts of some old m/c programs I did back in the 80's. I obviously couldn't code…
Yeah, it was a +3 disk util from a covertape ... /> And luckily most of my source code was on other ... disks - this was mainly my utils disk (hence it has ... +3 drive belts on ebay recently so that I could fix my +3's ... and get some of my code from ...What software do I need so I can transfer tape games to disk?What utility would I need so I can save tape based games onto specci disks? Can I download something of the web or is there something available to bu…
... really need a 3" drive to fit in my pc (and ... I have for my spectrum+, +3, and 3 beebs and a ... it's cheaper than a 3" drive.
Alternatively using ... write straight to the +3 would probably be easier ... and +3DOS goes straight over my head
...Dead +3The good news is I've just acquired a +3. The bad news is it doesn't bloody work. When I plug it all in and switch it on the disk drive starts spinn…
Thanks guys
I've opened her up, removed the disk drive and have found there is no +5V from the psu.
Am going to have a bash at repaiing the psu and then hopefully my +3 will work.
Fingers crossed3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …
... , icabod wrote:
So my main questions are...
3" drive with RealSpectrum's "RealDisk" in ... has a tape deck and 3" drive built in. Hardware wise it ...3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …
... has a tape deck and 3" drive built in. Hardware wise it ... use a 3" drive in XP SP2 for all my +3/CPC disk transfers ... . The only issue was that my virus ... scanner (AVG) held the floppy drive open trying ...3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …
... Has anyone tried out a 3" drive with RealSpectrum's "RealDisk" ... you connect the internal +3 drive to the PC controller ( ... like to preserve them for my own use (if not ... checked out the discs on my +3 yet, I'll prolly ... force people at my party to watch me ...3" drive in w2k+Hi. I've been sorting out my house (it's an ongoing project that so far has lasted just over 3 years). I found a whole bunch of my old 3" discs, so …
... Has anyone tried out a 3" drive with RealSpectrum's "RealDisk" ... luck. I wrote the +3 "Bubble Buster" title to ... /> I switched to a 3.5" drive, with the same test ... image written to a 3.5" ... up and plug one of my +3's drives into the ...RealSpec start upI understand that you can add a start-up line to initiate the version, mode,interface etc; for RealSpectrum but I'm a complete ham with emulators, a…
... hell... here ya go from my version:
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-=[ ... -2) : load diskfile into MGT drive
-trdos : enable TRDOS ( ... (1-2) : load diskfile into +3 drive
-mb02, -d80 : enable MB ...What software do I need so I can transfer tape games to disk?What utility would I need so I can save tape based games onto specci disks? Can I download something of the web or is there something available to bu…
I have 3.5" drive as A: in my +3. I have transfered many dsk ... write back Out Run to 3.5" disk? Are there any ... do that (dsk image to 3.5 floppy)?
Timppaloading up my old tapeshey there people, perhaps you can help me out with a (not so) little problem i'm having.... I'm trying to transfer an old basic-coded text adventur…
... , so hopefully that will keep my brother happy! no luck with ... work on any emulators... alas, my copy would not work either ... could fix my +3 tape drive could restore even more of my basic programs ...+3 disc imaging (idea + SDP)Following a bit of research, which you can probably see in the "old code" thread, I had an idea for a bit of software that may be useful (for me, and…
... that 800 aswell as +3 can have more than ... TRD or DISCiPLE really - my main issue is that ... need additional hardware (a 3" drive and a custom-built cable ... the potential to wreck the drive.
As ... not pageable).
My idea was something like a ...Broken SpectrumJust found out that both of my +3s have died. :( Seems to be the same problem with both, that the disk-drive just doesn't want to spin anymore. An…
[QUOTE=dm_boozefreek]My +3 has bugger all wrong ... to play Speccy games on my machine again. Of course ... I'd really like my 48k machine back in ... I actually have a couple +3 PSU's, but I'm ... about the 3" drive not spinning, I bought a couple 3" drive belts on ...Broken SpectrumJust found out that both of my +3s have died. :( Seems to be the same problem with both, that the disk-drive just doesn't want to spin anymore. An…
[QUOTE=icabod]3" drive belts - same place as I ... ;item=8272057059[/url]
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my beloved machines, but I suppose ...M3 UnlockDoes anyone know where I can obtain a copy of "M3 Unlock"? Apparently it will allow the loading of Multiface 3 snapshots without having a multiface…
... allow the loading of Multiface 3 snapshots without having a multiface ... have saved with my multiface 3, but have since upgraded my +3 to a ... want to put my multiface snapshots on my new hard drive, and I ...+3 drive belt dimensionsHi everyone. Nearby my place, there is a store that sells all kinds of rubber products, so i could take a chance on asking for a replacement for the…
... we talking about ??? Oh yeah +3 drive belts ;-)
Well if ... drives are the same as +3 ?. They the same or similar ... side (in measurements) compared to my CPC drives.
Ah ...+3 drive belt dimensionsHi everyone. Nearby my place, there is a store that sells all kinds of rubber products, so i could take a chance on asking for a replacement for the…
... *cough* I've measured my spare drive belt. The packet actually says ... it's a "Amstrad CPC Drive Belt", I thought it was ... 've used one in a +3 and it works perfectly (so ...Garry Lancasters +3e site down?Hi, I have been trying to access Garry's page about the +3e ROM, because I know of a utility for the +3 he has on the site which makes it possible f…
... 't normally work on a +3) and both loaded perfectly.
my notes with me right now ... have to get an 3.5" drive working with my +3 to test it ... future I hope to upgrade my +3 ROMS to the +3e and ...
