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Speccy Tunning ProblemHi all, I've just acquired a 1982 series 2 Spectrum 48K boxed in mint condition the only thing missing is the demo tape. Anyway tried to tune it in …
... displayed a series of coloured flashing blocks or just a line of ... -
+2B ram chips?Hi all, I have got 2 Plus2B`s and 1 Plus2 gray case. Ok the one Plus2B don`t work, so I tried to see if I could pin down the problem. I changed the …
... Plus2B on I get coloured blocks, if I reset it I ... a multi coloured screen with flashing blocks.
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Divide Plus, +3e ROMS and Residos - computer locks upHello all I have Divide + and Spectrum +3 with +3e ROMS (v 1.37) I have read RWAP software's Divide Plus user manual and on page 9 of the manual it…
... the above command is purple flashing blocks and some lines of corruption ... -
Upgrading 16k MemoryHi All I have a fully working issue 2 16k spectrum and a broken issue3 48k spectrum (It's showing the black and white bars and some flashing blocks)…
... and white bars and some flashing blocks). I was wondering if I ... -
2 48K speccys dead..Hey guys! I've got two of our rubbery friends with me that need some help. They've been like this for some time, but I would like to try and fix th…
... that happened, it started showing flashing blocks and things like that, so ... -
rubber key Spectrum 48k problem :(when i plug the spectrum in all i get is a black screen with a red border and sometimes flashing blocks. the spectrum worked until about 20 mins ago…
... a red border and sometimes flashing blocks.
the spectrum worked ... -
ZX Spectrum not working... issue 4S?Hi, I've bought a "new" broken ZX Spectrum +. The idea was to put an harlequin board inside, but for the moment I'm trying to put it in working order…
... symptons are dark image with flashing blocks. Lookin inside, I've discovered ... -
Help reviving a 128 +2 GreyHello m8s, my turn to ask for some help with a +2 Grey. Got it for spares as I do have a working one but I could not resist to try and fix it. As us…
... a white screen with some flashing blocks, seamed like a memory problem ... -
Grey Spectrum 128+2 Is mine dead??Having a nice session of 128+2 playing this evening and as I was playing Paperboy I noticed a few graphical glitches that had not occured before, the…
... the screen filled with lines, flashing blocks etc, I reset again but ... signal but apart from a flashing block show my beloved machine ... -
Cleaning a Currah microslot,Odd one this, I guess... For my main spectrum (my original 16k Issue 3 upgraded to 48k and put into a + case), I am hoping to set up the following c…
... gets scrambled, usually with coloured flashing blocks over a slightly garbled Sinclair ... -
Simple Question! RAM InterfaceI was messing around on my spectrum yesterday and blew it up! Im sure it has to do with the RAM joystick interface I bought but hadn't tested. Is the…
... , all I got was the flashing blocks ( and that's all ive ... -
Dead issue 3b with black and white barsHi all, I've been donated an issue 3b which has some nice black and white bars with a few flashing blocks. I've done a few RAM tests and could spo…
... white bars with a few flashing blocks. I've done a few ... -
Want a Speccy Repaired?Maybe it's time to put my 'skills' to use.... Now that I've sourced some of the nastier transistors, I've fixed about 6 rubber keyed Speccys in the …
... have suspected ram fault (coloured flashing blocks). I first burnt your test ... -
Scrolling Loader CounterPlease can someone help me with writing a scrolling counter for a loading system. I like the Hewson counter so i`ve taken the font from zynaps loade…
... on screen other than coloured flashing blocks and crash.
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On a 48K issue 6A......how can i isolate the 32K block? I want to test if there is any fault on the 4116's , leaving the 4532's out of the equation. Will removing the …
... froze. some 3 or 4 flashing blocks appeared and it stood like ... -
I blew up my +3I'm still not sure of what happened (most probably a wrongly inserted interface) but I blew up my +3. What happens when I turn on the power or press …
... to pinpoint cause of a "flashing blocks" symptom. --yet I'm not ... -
not much gear and absolutley no ideaIm looking for some help with two spectrums that i have just dug out of storage and are both unfortunatley faulty. I had always regreted that during …
the second one has multicoloured flashing blocks when its turned on. I ... would give the same multicoloured blocks on screen but im sure ... -
Issue 65 of Scene+As I understand that some programmers wants to be informed if their programs were distributed on our disk magazine, here is a list what will be on ne…
... colour combinations, invisible enemies and flashing blocks all over the place. Are ... -
Issue 65 of Scene+As I understand that some programmers wants to be informed if their programs were distributed on our disk magazine, here is a list what will be on ne…
... colour combinations, invisible enemies and flashing blocks all over the place. Are ... -
RFC: Hardware Documentation ProjectI've noticed quite a few threads recently about missing schematics and suchlike. I've also been thinking about the low quality of some of the schemat…
... -blog/16-inacetes-faulty-spectrum-flashing-blocks-but-not-because-ula-cpu ... -
Strange composite modGot an issue 2 in today, opened it up and saw a rather odd composite mod had already been done on it; [url=http://postimg.org/image/amm6ygxkx/][img]h…
... on bank 2, I get flashing blocks on boot but the ram ... -
ZX Spectrum + Please help!I wonder if anyone can help? I purchased a ZX Spectrum + from a Car Boot Sale last year, boxed, with games and leads. The problem is, it won't tune i…
... mix of random coloured (some flashing) blocks is a typical symptom of ... -
+2 Grey video issueSo far ive replaced TR4, TR5 (and correctly orientated them) and seperated the audio from the video, still I have this; [youtube]mZZWOXRs_Zk[/youtube…
... this time but lots of flashing blocks. But hey, probably memory but ... -
Issue 3 Speccy, Grey ScreenHi, Just purchased a "working" Issue 3 Speccy 48k from Ebay. Except it's not working. All I get is a grey screen, no Sinclair copyright text, no cli…
... before and usually you get flashing blocks or a black screen perhaps ... -
Poorly Issue One 16k spectrum diagnosis?Hello, everyone. :smile: I was lucky enough to buy an Issue One 16k rubber key the other week; I didn't know it was an Issue One till I opened it up…
... in the Spectrum, a garbage flashing blocks screen appears. When I use ... -
Help with 128k greyHello friends, need some help here on try fixing a +2 grey spectrum128. To keep it short, opened the case and the voltage regulator was missing, the …
... a grey border with some flashing blocks or a white border and ... -
SDCC DivuIntwhen I divide an integer sdcc wants to import a function called divuint I think it used to be in z80.lib but now it doesnt seem to be in there. Im …
... but it crashes with some flashing blocks
my machine code ... -
SDCC DivuIntwhen I divide an integer sdcc wants to import a function called divuint I think it used to be in z80.lib but now it doesnt seem to be in there. Im …
... but it crashes with some flashing blocks
my machine code ... -
Trying to repair a Speccy 48k - No PulsingI've had this machine for ages. I'd I've been putting off fixing it for some time now. So a couple of days ago I pulled it apart and started prob…
Flashing coloured blocks - diagnosisHiya, hope this is the right place for this... Was given an Issue 2 48K by a someone yesterday that hasn't been powered on in 20 years, which works …
... successfully - I get the "flashing coloured blocks" issue which as I understand ...