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Spectrum 48k won't start any software but passes all RAM testsI have a rubber key 48k which will not start any software - it appears to work perfectly right up until the end of the tape and the program would sta…
... a problem with the upper RAM however on running the soak ... minutes. I also performed the RAM test detailed here http://www ... longer or look for non-RAM related issues? -
Creating a POK from RAM or binary.Don't know if this is the right category or not but here goes. I'm working on a bug fix for a game, it's a few hundred bytes worth of custom code …
... said file from a set RAM location or a binary? I ... -
Spectrum 48+ 4S - Upper RAM issue, and now a self-created problem!I recently picked up a known-flaky spectrum off eBay, to have a bit of fun fixing it and reliving youth. It was labelled as 'keyboard duff, shows…
... tape version of Balford's ram test diagnostics said the whole ... of upper RAM was faulty (check all ICs ... 've removed all the upper RAM ICs, replaced with sockets and ... .
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zx.zigg.net lower RAM replacement module: Still shipping?Hi everyone I'm trying to resuscitate my 48k issue 6a, and I bought the lower RAM replacement module from zx.zigg.net. The paypal payment went thr…
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RAM questionI've been meaning to upgrade my desktop pc's ram for ages now as the 4GB it has isn't cutting it anymore but im confused about what ram my motherboar…
... my desktop pc's ram for ages now as ... but im confused about what ram my motherboard will support.< ...
The motherboard has 4 ram slots 1 taken by the ... i dont know what ram is compatible and what ...
in its ram section for the motherboard but ... -
ZX81 Ram pack problemI got recently Sinclair 16k memory expansion for my ZX81, but for some reason it will not work. The computer itself is operating normally without hi…
... years.
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ZX Diagnostics v0.35 ReleasedHi all, I'm pleased to announce the release of zx-diagnostics v0.35, downloadable from [url="https://github.com/brendanalford/zx-diagnostics/relea…
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- Add failure beeps if a RAM issue is detected in ... ICs if all 48K upper RAM is faulty (as opposed to ... -
British Airways Systems Failure.So unless you have been living under a rock for the past 24 hours, you will have learned that British Airways (BA) have had a major IT systems failur…
... had a major IT systems failure. Publicly they are saying they ... , they site a power supply failure as the root cause. If ... -
48k Speccy with Ram Turbo, Dust Cover and a couple of games!I'm selling one of my Spectrums on Ebay, and along with it a dust cover, a Ram Turbo Interface for cartridges and joysticks and a couple of Codemaste…
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ZX Spectrum+ showing 16K of RAMHello again, as the title says my ZX Spectrum+ is showing only 16K of RAM instead of 48K when running a memory check. [url="http://www.1000bit.it/su…
... + is showing only 16K of RAM instead of 48K when running ... how to identify the faulty RAM chip, but I seriously have ... -
Troubleshooting RAM IC's on Spectrum +2 Grey?Got myself a grey +2 but at startup it shows something very similar to this: [img]https://preview.ibb.co/mmai5F/2_Ram_Fault.png[/img] I also su…
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Lower & upper ram IC's for an issue 3 please.Would any of you great folks have 1 spare lower ram, and 1 spare upper ram IC's you would be willing to sell. I'm fixing up a poorly Spectrum that is…
... 1 spare lower ram, and 1 spare upper ram IC's you ... -
Replacing lower RAM 4116 ZX Spectrum 48k - desoldering advice please?A long post, but interesting pictures perhaps. :) I'd like some advice: (also apologies I think I picked the wrong 'Hardware' category for this, plea…
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The Crystal MazeDear WOS, I thought about conceptualising a Speccy game based on the classic 1990s game show "The Crystal Maze", which has recently returned to TV…
... locked in if a predetermined failure condition is met (run out ... to cram into 128K of RAM (given the scope of the ... -
Third-party ZX81 RAM packsOne of the things that's previously held me back from fishing for a ZX81 on eBay - other than "will the ULA on this machine sold as 'untested' be com…
... getting hold of a 16K RAM pack. Now, even back in ... of the existence of other RAM packs that weren't the ... (at least try to) eliminate RAM pack wobble, but then there ... time it had a working RAM pack I was [i]five ... -
MGT Sam Coupe BIG JOBLOT!!! 22 Disks, 3 manuals, 1MB Ram Expansion + Midi Cable!Direclty from my personal Sinclair collection that never end... ...MGT Sam Coupe BIG JOBLOT!!! 22 Disks, 3 manuals, 1MB Ram Expansion + Midi Cable…
Direclty from my personal Sinclair collection that never end...
...MGT Sam Coupe BIG JOBLOT!!! 22 Disks, 3 manuals, 1MB Ram Expansion + Midi Cable!
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173022113295
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Testing ram memory of DivIDE / DivMMCHere is new utility for testing DivXXX ram memory: [url="http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/software/divramka.zip"]velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/sof…
Here is new utility for testing DivXXX ram memory:
[url="http://velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/software/divramka.zip"]velesoft.speccy.cz/zx/divide/software/divramka.zip[/url] -
sam coupe with external 1mb ramvelesofts site has snaper disks: https://velesoft.speccy.cz/sam_zx128.htm when you use masterdos to detect the external 1mb of ram interface th…
... detect the external 1mb of ram interface then the snaper emulator ... lets you select the fast ram and the zx spectrum game ... uses this ram above 32768 this gives you ... -
Fixing a poorly Issue 3 - Odd faults.Here's one for you Spectrum fixers, I warn you it's a long one. I've spent a couple hours this evening doing several repairs on a rubber keyed Speccy…
... the 2 previously replaced lower ram IC's as suspected faulty ... started working, and the lower ram test reported IC13 as suspected ... thinking with the faults being intermittent and I keep disturbing something ... over where the previous lower ram IC's were replaced, ... -
Sinclair 16k Ram pAck Issue3 schematicsHi guys, I am willing to repair a 16k ram pack for the ZX81 but I cannot find any schematic of the ISSUE 3 ram pack. I could only find a schematic…
... willing to repair a 16k ram pack for the ZX81 but ... schematic of the ISSUE 3 ram pack. I could only find ... and replace them with 8118 ram which requires only +5V. Problem ... desoldering one of the 4116 ram, I lifted the tiny little ... -
48K Issue 2 RAM issuesI have 48K issue 2 board (I've checked, the upper memory is present!). It's not very well. I've not attempted to diagnose one before, so please bear …
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upper ram tacks / TR4 socket...[url="https://photos.app.goo.gl/MkqzRCuNCV3EPr9E7"]https://photos.app.goo.gl/MkqzRCuNCV3EPr9E7[/url] you can only replace that pesky TR4 so many t…
... would just fry the lower ram again .. this is one board ... like somebody attacked the upper ram with a black and decker ... sugestions for replacing the upper ram tracks ? -
Success or FailureSuccess or Failure is here...the brand new Football Management game for the ZX Spectrum. Do you long back to the days when Football Management gam…
Success or Failure is here...the brand new ... -dg.itch.io/success-or-failure?secret=Ecw51hgF77f2xj5uuwAY9QBHOQ -
Success or Failure v2.0 - Danish GoldAs promised here is the files to be added on WOS for my game I finished last year :-) As there still isn't an upload script for new stuff or uMIA,…
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zx spectrum display corruption .. with lower ram module installed[img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/Gu6rjC5v21sZxwTX9[/img] [img]https://photos.app.goo.gl/FznVw8SkbbhWn5mh7[/img] another specie question : i have …
... video corruption, it has lower ram module fitted.. can get it ... it shows lower ram as good and upper ram not detected although ... start digging at the upper ram, or the 4 logic chips ... that drive the upper ram.. i am presuming that one ... -
Repairs and Reparing.Hi All, Just finished resurrecting an Issue 3A board. Had black lines, so replaced the lower 16K RAM chips, Amazed they just cost a couple of doll…
... , so replaced the lower 16K RAM chips, Amazed they just cost ... it mostly the RAM, or just passive component failure that takes out ... -
Paging for 64Kb of Video Ram??? What is the best way to page this?Hi all, I'm just putting together a concept card for a "Loki" style of video card, which supports shadow ( so it fits a normal Speccy ) and also t…
... single 48K video page with RAM relocated to the ROM space ... -
Hard Drive failureWas greeted by this message the other day. I have tried everything but it refuses to boot up, looks like i'll need to get a new HD. Had to drag out…
... bit extreme for 1 component failure. Never swapped a hard drive ...
