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Hey people, I'm new and in dire need of help pleaseOk I have just now found a XZ Spectrum+3 in my loft with a box of games and software. I have got it up and working; but I am having trouble getting g…
... putting Floppy Disks into the drive; selecting LOADER on the Menu ... not being read. Could the drive just be not working/corrupted ... /> I know I'm ignorant :-P I'm new to all of ... -
Any interest in new low-cost mass-storage interface with 512K RAM?I've recently added support to ResiDOS and the +3e ROMs for SD/MMC card interfaces; in particular, ZXMMC (which has no onboard RAM and so is only sup…
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[*]Automatic drive mapping feature - no need to ... [*]You can map different drive letters to different partitions
[*]128K RAMDisk commands (LOAD ! etc) are ... Z88 CamelForth
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+3 broken driveHi, I bought a +3 from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :( I am not so familiar with Speccys, I know how to program them, but this is the first I'…
... from E-bay, but the drive doesn't work :(
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I replaced the drive belt but that made no ... reset button down, the drive light will stay on. ... br />
I'm guessing the drive may be getting +5v ... ?
Is the drive really dead?
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B: drive dont workHi all, I went to Maplin today got myself a DIY lead the one with the proper 34 way edge connector for the Spectrum+3 other end 34 way to floppy driv…
... /> Drives A: B: and M: available.
I can cat ... correct voltage to the floppy drive.
I have ... br /> The Sony floppy drive is from an External ... Amiga floppy drive.
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Best 128k model to add CF IDE disk etcHi, i'm hoping to turn one of my speccys into more of a 'console' the plan is i'd like loads of speect games installed say on a compact flash card …
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i'm hoping to turn one of ... 'd like to use a grey +2, but i see the ... and +3 have the floppy drive access inbuilt, maybe they are ... -
Wanted: Working +2 (Grey) scart leadAs youu may have read elsewhere I bought a scart lead for my grey +2 (round 9v PSU connetor) off ebay from "some guy in Poland". The cable sucked and…
... a scart lead for my grey +2 (round 9v PSU connetor ... pleased me greatly. So, I'm at the mercy of the ... -
Grey Plus 2 Keyboard - For anyone who wants it.Hi guys, I'm getting rid of some of my speccy stuff. I have a grey +2 keyboard here; it was working fine the last time i used it. Its free to a go…
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I'm getting rid of some of ... speccy stuff. I have a grey +2 keyboard here; it was ... -
Faulty +2 Grey :(Hello everyone... i was trying to fix a +2 grey board the other day, i had it for some time now. It gave a black screen (paper and border) with two …
... trying to fix a +2 grey board the other day, i ... base to a working +2 grey i have in order to ... clue here?
I'm afraid it could be a ... -
IO Error on erzxternal hard driveI have an external hard drive that I plug in to my PC's via a powered USB 2.0 port. It has been working fine for about 18 months or so. However lata…
I have an external hard drive that I plug in to ... bug).
Is this drive about to pop? Is it ... external HD?
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+3 disk drive won't read discs :(Hi all Hoping you knowledgable ppl can help me out!! Manage to rescue an old +3 off a second hand market recently, but despite having replaced the d…
... , but despite having replaced the drive belt (albeit with a rather ... before my wife assumes I'm more attracted to it than ... -
Trying to add a play lead to my +2(grey)I know this has been discussed at length and rediscussed again but I'm still not sure how to do it! I just want to add a line in so that I can turbo …
... and rediscussed again but I'm still not sure how to ... load snapshots to my +2(grey). I have one of those ... what they do! (And I'm pretty sure at least one ... />
and the socket I'm planning to solder (to the ... -
+3 3.5" drive B problemsGreetings, I have a chinon357 3.5" floppy with jumpers to work with the +3. Been using it for a while now. Works ok except every time I want to acc…
... in the 3.5" drive then reset the +3 ... m using a 34way straight data cable (from +3 B drive ... the chinon 3.5" drive)
I have the ... have a disk in drive B while starting up ... all of a sudden I'm getting this error?
drive B and retrieve it.
Laptop hard drive questionWell the battery in my laptop holds absolutely no charge whatsoever any more, so I'm taking it out so I'm not lugging the dead weight around with me.…
... any more, so I'm taking it out so I ... 'm not lugging the dead ... say for example a hard drive or something like this?
drive. Can it? And then, ... the appropriate cable (and cheap drive)?
Another, possibly ...Can a floppy disk wreck a disk drive?I'd been re-installing some old Apple Mac games so that I could back them up before the disks become unreadable (too late in some cases). After doing…
... Citadel, the floppy disk drive made a horrible screeching ... this disk wreck the drive, even though there's ... it, or was the drive on its last legs ... years old. The floppy drive hadn't given any ... m obviously very dubious about putting that disk into another drive, ...FS: Spectrum +2, monitor, Multiface, +D and drivesHi guys, I'm reluctantly selling my +2 - +D setup. It comprises of: Grey Spectrum +2 with external tape modification (internal drive no longer work…
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I'm reluctantly selling my +2 - +D ... />
Grey Spectrum +2 with external tape modification (internal drive no longer ...Two easy +2 hardware questionsI'm thinking about getting some extra hardware for my grey +2. First of all, one or two Kempston interfaces: - Do many games actually support two Si…
I'm thinking about getting some extra hardware for my grey +2. First ... get some kind of flash drive, something like the DivIDE/DivIDE ...VERY annoying (DVD drive not detected)My 'puter seems to have forgotten that I have a dvd/cd drive. It has done this before and I thought it may be some virus or other and I took it in…
... I have a dvd/cd drive.
It has ... one partition of the hard drive anyway.) and the problem was ... done it again!! I'm on the dole at the ... get it sorted everytime. I'm just wondering if there is ... this a familiar thing? I'm relatively sure I have not ...my hard drive is dying!my hard drive is on the way out, I'm having difficulty logging in to windows (in safe mode right now, at least that works for the moment) but if I do…
my hard drive is on the way out, I'm having difficulty logging ...PS2 hard drive?I believe you can get a hard drive fitted to ps2. So, can you just put your disc games on to this if you fit one? How many games can you put on i…
... you can get a hard drive fitted to ps2.
m interested is that I'm having a resurgence ... games and the old dvd drive is a bit noisy. Is ...RGB output differences on +2 and +2a/b +3I've got a 37" LG 1080p lcd tv (37LH7000) I'd hooked up my +3 to it and it displays a clear picture (colourwise) however each column looks like it's …
... from my toastracks and my grey +2's I just need ... RGB output on a 128k+/grey +2 and the +2a/b ... /+3's?
I'm just glad I can hook ... my +3 cause of the drive. Now I have a DivIDE ... />
However I'm now drifting towards my grey +2 because at ...+3 broken with broken disk drive.Ok, so today at a car boot sale I picked up a Spectrum +3 for ?5. It's in good condition, powers up and works well. However, the disk drive does not…
... works well. However, the disk drive does not seem to work ... /> I'm guessing it is the drive belt, but I'm wondering what ...Switch on +3 disk driveI'm testing a CPC6128 disk drive in a +3, and I've found that some kind of switch is badly damaged. The switch is connected to a pad labeled SW2 in t…
I'm testing a CPC6128 disk drive in a +3, and I ... present?
The disk drive doesn't run (motor doesn ... always off, so I'm thinking about desoldering that switch ... and unprotected). The original disk drive of the +3 works as ... no related to the disk drive).How to make a comp video cable for +2 greySorry to bog, maybe the clue is just laiden on another thread but.... I have just obtained a 128 +2 grey, fully working BUT the aerial signal is bad…
... just obtained a 128 +2 grey, fully working BUT
the ... quite good image. But I'm very lazy
and so ... transistors backward mounted on +2 grey" affair ?
Thanks ...Anyone interested in any of this before it goes on eBayI'm having a clearout, and am going to put this lot on ebay tonight. But as its basically my childhood I'm selling I thought I'd check here and see i…
I'm having a clearout, and am ... its basically my childhood I'm selling I thought I'd ... attack. And how about that grey, black and orange colour scheme ... 'm guessing this would work with a modern day PC floppy drive ...How can I modify a modern floppy disk drive to work with +D, Disciple, etc.So I've got a +D, a Disciple, and this MicroPeripherals QL Disk interface. For all these I use a single cumana 3.5'' disk unit with its own power sup…
... use a standard floppy disk drive, and what modifications should be ... with all these interfaces. I'm well aware of dealing with ...how to replace the drive belt on a +3hello all i'm so annoyed with myself, I found an excellent web page which led you through step by step on how to replace the drive belt on a +3. I …
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i'm so annoyed with myself, I ... on how to replace the drive belt on a +3.
3.5" drive on +3I've been trying to use a 3.5" DD drive on my +3 with no success. I have connected it to Drive B connector with a 34 way cable with 5.25" connector a…
... I have connected it to Drive B connector with a 34 ... for the ready signal. The drive spins up, but I don ... based sites so i'm sure i'm doing it the correct ... is the disk drive maybe faulty?
The drive is from an ... assume it's compatible. I'm going to test it in ...modding a grey+2When I've been to last few shows there's always a grey 128 with a divide on the back. Now I'm sure it's got additional joystick ports by the tape de…
... shows there's always a grey 128 with a divide on ... back.
Now I'm sure it's got additional ... the tape deck, so I'm wondering what internal mods have ... do for the 4th? I'm asuming a cursor of fuller ...Lerm M Mode 2 Release on Own ? ... and others.Hi folks, Regarding the above title: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0008345[/url] Does anyone know whether M Mode 2 was rele…
... br /> Does anyone know whether M Mode 2 was released on ... Lerm Tape Copier 6 (with M/Drive Option)
which I ... at the end called M*Loader which is "Microdrive ... .
I'm also wondering whether the Lerm ... M Mode 2 should be ...+3 Drive problemsHi all, I'm currently trying to get the drives on my three +3 machines working, I have replacement drive belts and have cleaned and replaced the bel…
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I'm currently trying to get the ... working, I have replacement drive belts and have cleaned and ... was causing problems with drive selection (light was on ... work with a known good drive.
Out ... I can get a replacement drive, only need one, ...
