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  • Ram test / diagnostic software for 128k?I need a ram test program urgently (as I have to bring this machine into the party place tomorrow) yet I couldn't find any in infoseek by typing "ram…

    I need a ram test program urgently (as I have ... infoseek by typing "ram test" :) And most of the test suites based on ... .

    Are there any ram test suite which runs from ...
    Arda Arda December 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Sinclair Spectrum System Test Rom CartridgeSinclair Spectrum System Test Rom Cartridge. [url="http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=50224&item=8106735040&rd=1&ssPageName=W…

    Sinclair Spectrum System Test Rom Cartridge.

    [url=" ... Test, a Sound Test, a Colour Test, a Flash Test, a RAM Test and a Soak Test ... interpret the results of each test.

    The cartridge itself ...
    wadsterboy wadsterboy May 2004 Sales
  • ZX-81 Ram Pack problemHi! I know this is a ZX Spectrum forum, but I am hoping someone here might be able to help me out... I have posted this to c.s.s. but noone was able…

    ... which is probably normal since ram
    test takes a bit more ... like 1 PRINT
    "test" - it works. But if ...
    Then I did a test where I moved the RAMTOP ... I did a small memory test program above RAMTOP like ... get a long memory test and couldn't enter ...
    Tom-Cat Tom-Cat September 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • RAM Test ROM?Found a link to this: [url]http://www.retroreview.com/iang/TestSpec4.zip[/url] in another thread, and fired it up in SPIN, but I have no clue how to…

    ... this to determine which physical RAM chip needs replacing, and/or ...
    trellis trellis September 2006 Hardware
  • 128K+2A/+3 RAM layoutDoes anybody know how physical RAM is mapped to ZX 128k+2a/+3 address space ? There are four 64Kx4 chips IC4-IC7. IC4-IC5 seems to be contended (vide…

    Does anybody know how physical RAM is mapped to ZX 128k+ ... be contended (video RAM). It would mean RAM banks 4-7
    RAM test program, can be on ROM ...
    kpuchatek kpuchatek July 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. …

    ... , I had to assume this RAM test was regularly finding a problem ... this test did not decrement a value to zero, the RAM-READ ... highest working RAM location.

    I repeated this test about a ... the memory test successfully went a good way into upper RAM. I ...
    Zorn Zorn April 2012 Hardware
  • TESTROM3 - utility/rom for test your ZXHere is TESTROM3 utility as 16kB ROM file + flasher for install this rom to divide eeprom (or mapram mode). Work also on ZX Spectrum without ROM and …

    ... basic with enable 128kB ram)

    TEST 128kB MEMORY
    =================
    test of all 8 ram pages (during test sign in ... /> TEST FAST RAM
    =============
    Test only fast ram memory (32768-65535). During test show ...
    velesoft velesoft August 2012 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Rubber Key RAM - Repair?Hello there everyone! I'm a long-time lurker on here - ROMs, documentation etc. but yesterday I finally ponied up for my own speccy, just like the on…

    ... />
    I carried out the RAM test I found elsewhere on this ...
    KenDoddsDad KenDoddsDad August 2013 Hardware
  • Hooky - hook ZX ROM and rewire RST and NMI to RAM - rantThis is a rather long rant. Not for short tempered. :) The objective is to hook into RST "vectors" and NMI on a Spectrum without affecting the normal…

    ... (incl. Speccy) do a RAM test
    at startup. By ... table before
    the RAM test / it will get overwriten. ... . What if we replace RAM checking
    code with ...
    0x11EA JR Z,test)_2 ; bad value (zero ... "real HL" (where mem test ended)
    0x1203 LD DE ...
    tstih tstih July 2014 Development
  • Seriously weird Issue 2 issue... (RAM-related)Hi guys; I have been trying to fix up my Issue 2 and have run across a bizarre issue that I haven't seen elsewhere in the forums. Hopefully one of …

    ... /> 2. MEMCHK returned 32767, upper RAM fault. UPRAM85 returned 93, so ... "black screen and red bars" RAM test appears, after which the black ...
    Trafferth Trafferth August 2014 Hardware
  • Spectrum +2 (grey) RAM issueHi, I?ve got a ZX Spectrum +2 (grey) with what I think is a RAM issue. I used to be able to load games very reliably by playing converted TAPs and …

    ... what I think is a RAM issue.

    I ... that device is a 128K RAM test firmware.

    When ... I run the test, the screen border colour changes ... ], page 4) means that RAM page 5 has an issue ... broken as well since the test doesn?t seem to ...
    CRNorris CRNorris February 2015 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... with the upper RAM however on running the soak test on the ... minutes. I also performed the RAM test detailed here http://www.worldofspectrum ... suggestions? Soak test for longer or look for non-RAM related issues?
    britain4 britain4 October 2016 Hardware
  • 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…

    ... version of Balford's ram test diagnostics said the whole ... removed all the upper RAM ICs, replaced with sockets ... />
    Given the lower RAM used to be okay, and ... The soldering & sockets test okay with the meter, ... of the data lines test as around 12k to ...
    Paulcatchpole Paulcatchpole December 2016 Hardware
  • Jetpac questionHi all, I just bought a copy of Jetpac off of Ebay and I'm having problems. To start, I'm trying to play it on an issue 2 Speccy with Interface 1, 2 …

    ... then a second full RAM test by writing $00 and ... program does not test extra RAM of the 80K ...
    It does not test 128K RAM.

    Once one ... SOAK test.

    You can download the TZX tapefile ... of [b]16/48K RAM Tester[/ ...
    Digital Prawn Digital Prawn January 2009 Games
  • Interfaces & ROMsHi everyone, I'm currently looking into the various modern interfaces for the Spectrum to allow me to run all my games from an SD card. I have a few…

    ... DOS will help.The RAM test programs that are ...
    Any test program that is a tzx also needs the ... slot (Sinclair Interface 2, RAM Turbo etc).

    test ROMs, correct?
    ... has a EPROM with the RAM test always available.

    Tekno Venus Tekno Venus September 2014 Hardware
  • What happens during a reset?I always used to wonder about this, but only thought a bit more about it last night when noticing after all these years what actually happens. Obvio…

    ... during a reset: the entire RAM is set to value 2 ... , why? Is this just a RAM test to make sure all addresses ...
    Gwyn Gwyn February 2006 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • Problem upgrading 16K SpectrumHello Spec-chums, I've been a long time Commodore user, but also a long-time Speccy admirer (and emulator user). I've recently got hold of a Issue 2…

    ... machine froze on start-up RAM-test, showing a white border and ... any one of the 4164 RAM chips allows it to ... /> I've tried juggling the RAM chips about a bit. Now ... m guessing one of the RAM chips is buggered. Is ... one? Or if not the RAM chip, where else could ...
    Layden Layden October 2008 Hardware
  • General question about electronics I guess... (128k +2a)[Short question] When I very slightly put my finger on top IC15 on my +2A the TV picture becomes crazy and the spectrum acts if it just resets I don…

    ... mode I made a simple RAM test that checked ok... at least ...
    Nuno2009 Nuno2009 August 2009 Hardware
  • 48K Speccy Repair Log.Some people may know my love for writing up my repairs of arcade PCBs on various forums so thought I would do the same for this little fella. Had th…

    ... />
    So on to the RAM test, there are two types, short ... Interface 2 which has a RAM test, the original fault when I ... FFFF and the short ram test failed with "RAM Error @8000 BTS 8 ... ROM cart and running the RAM test finally gave me this..
    Womble Womble August 2010 Hardware
  • Intermittent reset on 48K (issue 4S)I'be been fighting an intermittent selfreset the whole day. Changed ULA - did not help. Tested TR6 as i could and compared the reading with another…

    ... a short program. For example RAM test from the archive (which is ... in german). It runs RAM test okay. Nothing bad happens.

    Memory test runs find for a long ...
    ArtemKuchin ArtemKuchin May 2012 Hardware
  • Issue 2 problemHeres a video of what happens when I fire up an Issue 2 board ive had hanging around for ages, this is with Paul Farrows RAM test cart in btw If this…

    ... , this is with Paul Farrows RAM test cart in btw
    If ... spares but if its lower RAM ill give it a go ...
    Macc Macc November 2012 Hardware
  • another faulty zx spectrum +2 to fix!!!Hello to all, I'm new here... I have got a faulty +2 (gray) and start to try fix it... I have read the treads of xaris_sm and Pluto63 as background…

    ... ...

    Two ram chip (IC28 and IC30) are ... I will do some test with the "RAM test ROM"...

    ram chip are completely dead ... want remove the two ram chips... but with my ... replacement for the two dead ram...

    thanks ...
    emilen72 emilen72 April 2013 Hardware
  • Issue 4A black paper, white borderJust had one of these through, nice yellow pcb! Everything but the ULA soldered in. On power up I get black paper, white border and some intermitten…

    ... .
    Testing with fruitcakes 128k RAM test cart brings up the screen ... a normal display without the RAM cart which makes me think ...
    Macc Macc August 2013 Hardware
  • Just some clarification needed6A board, RAM test displays blue border, black paper and 7 horizontal lines, according to [URL="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Car…

    6A board, RAM test displays blue border, black paper and 7 horizontal lines, according to [URL="http://www.fruitcake.plus.com/Sinclair/Interface2/Cartridges/Interface2_RC_New_RAM_Tester.htm"]this[/URL] I believe its pointing at IC12?
    Macc Macc February 2014 Hardware
  • Interface1bis and alternate roms?I was wondering if it's possible to put alternate ROMs on the Interface1bis? I'd like to try using the Gosh Wonderful ROM without having to make any …

    ... if I can load a RAM test ROM somehow. I'm wondering ... my +2 might have bad RAM since I'm having problems ...
    FozzTexx FozzTexx September 2014 Hardware
  • 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 …

    ... other with Paul farrow test program.) going down the ... I desoldered all the ram chips and after testing ... eprom fitted and... "lower" ram test passed. Then an error on ... showed up on the test screen. That should suggest ... it is not the ram chip. Checked the socket ...
    Pluto63 Pluto63 October 2014 Hardware
  • New tool: tap2turboI've been experimenting with turbo loaders, mainly following the lead of Alessandro Grussu, and using Tapir for setting up the turbo blocks is very i…

    ... 've only tested .tap and .tzx.

    For example, if ... :714:714:486:833 -o test.tzx test.tap 4 5[/code]
    TZX.

    I'm not ...
    reidrac reidrac August 2015 Announcements
  • 48k not startingHi team, I have 2 48k's, one works (Issue 4s), one doesn't (Issue 4a). The non-working one appears to start, but not finish the RAM test. The pape…

    ... start, but not finish the RAM test. The paper goes black and ... and within tolerance.

    RAM chips don't get warm ... ... Is this normal? Unfortunately the RAM chips are soldered directly to ...
    neillsun neillsun September 2015 Hardware
  • Power issues on a 6A 48 K SpectrumHello all! I decided to take another look at my 6A Spectrum that I broke via a bad joystick adapter, I’ve removed the bottom 16K ram and replaced…

    ... please!)?

    [b]Regulator test:[/b]
    The left hand ... wrong here.

    [b]RAM test:[/b]
    previously I was ... too.

    [b]TR4 Test:[/b]
    This seems wrong ... (0)

    [b]TR5 test[/b]
    This looks okay ...
    Korinel Korinel November 2015 Hardware
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