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Can you remote-"fry" a PC?Here's the account of an occurence from a few years ago, something that has been nagging me a little ever since. Back then, I used to hang out in a …
... function built into to the motherboard just spat out a voice ... , it's HIGHLY unlikely the motherboard would have "naturally" chickened out ... -
Disconnecting speaker in TC2048Hello, Does anyone know how speaker in Timex is connected to motherboard? Can it be just unplugged? I would like to disable it somehow (and pass the …
... in Timex is connected to motherboard? Can it be just unplugged ... -
NewbrainI was watching Making The Most Of The Micro on youtube last night and in one episode there was a feature on a chemists who were using a computerised …
... the components from the original motherboard and rebuilt it on wirewrap ... was able to replace the motherboard and display board with new ... -
What does this screen mean?Hi, I wonder if someone might be able to shed some light on what this screen means when powering up the machine: [url]http://i720.photobucket.com/a…
... physical "but looks like the motherboard has gone, as there are ... -
Challenging the orthodoxy - Composite modWell, what's brought this on is two things: firstly I composite-modded an Issue 4S board this weekend in preparation for the Vintage Computing Festiv…
... the video out from the motherboard directly to the centre pin ... -
So you need to double (or triple, or quadruple) the clock speed...No particular reason for posting this, other than I was looking at an eZ80 evaluation board that does this, and that jogged my memory of a project I'…
... solder things to their Speccy motherboard. So a quick primer on ... -
PC questionsI tried to switch on my PC on sunday morning but nothing would happen. I initially thought the fuse had blown in the socket but when i changed it it…
... pack was fine and the motherboard had died, he said i ... -
Stuff to Clean Old PlasticI read somewhere, it might have been here even, about a chemical that can be used to restore aging plastic to it's former colour. I have been workin…
... to fit a mini-ITX motherboard in to an old C64 ... -
External Tape / Audio Input on Spectrum +2AEvening all, I've just picked up a Spectrum +2A and have been trying to load TZX files from my Mac into the Spectrum. I know the leads and methods …
... solder components directly to the motherboard).
So, can an ... -
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…
... chip.
The speccy motherboard has a link on the ... -
Fixtures and fittings...I need to repair my garden gate. The screws attaching the upright wooden column to the concrete pillar have come away, the gate is hinged on a woode…
... garden gate.
The screws attaching the upright wooden column ... -
Spectrum + Keyboard MembranesA customer has raised an issue over the Spectrum + keyboard membranes which we supply, saying that extra pressure was needed to use some of the keys.…
... the membrane through which the screws go.
Now this ... , the pillars into which the screws go are flush with the ... -
+2A/+2B/+3/+3B researchdoing my redrawing/correcting of the +3 schematic I'm uncovering lots of oddities in the service manuals. I am trying to work out what really exists…
... it made?
what version motherboard does it have?
motherboard?
Do you have ... ISSUE 1 or ISSUE 3 motherboard for the +3? If so ... you have a Black +2 motherboard with an earlier date than ... -
Memory upgradeHi! I bought a 16K rubber key Spectrum. It's said in the box and memory test program also said it's 16K machine. Strange thing is that there is yell…
... i upgrade 16K-->48K? Motherboard is Issue 2.
What ... -
Upgrading a 16k ZX to a 48kHi First post here (usually on Amiga forums) so hello! I've got a dead 48k ZX Spectrum with a damaged motherboard and a fully working 16k ZX. The 1…
... ZX Spectrum with a damaged motherboard and a fully working 16k ... -
Problem with lag/tournament modeHi. I'm trying to make some gameplay recordings for the Speccy Tour and have run into difficulty. I'm using Spectaculator, and I had one evening wher…
... doing in the background that screws this up? Or is there ... -
Broken keyboard due to broken ULARecalling csmith's thread about dead ULAs, a thread appeared in the Zonadepruebas (Spanish) forum regarding... a dead ULA, but only a partially dead …
... parts of the Spectrum's motherboard. Since I didn't have ... -
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…
... tried setting a jumper (using motherboard pins and jumpers) on 11 ... -
Can a ZX81 be upgraded to a Spectrum?No, I don't want to do this, and I agree that to do so (even if I could) would be a waste of time. The question is, is it possible though? The upgrad…
... would mean using the original motherboard, in the original case, but ... extra commands etc. Obviously the motherboard would need changes made such ... -
Not worth reading really - unless you have some spare time(Mods if you want to move it please do it does have a sort of hardware theme and a couple of recommendations at the end :) About two years ago now I…
... "fragile" keyboard membrane in the motherboard. Now keeping everything else unplugged ... -
Extremely rare example of a Sinclair QL with DongleWe have now managed to resurrect an early example of the Sinclair QL home computer as it was first unveiled to the expectant media, complete with the…
... lack of modifications to the motherboard / ZX8302 chip etc. The microdrive ... -
Multiface 1 (Romantic Robot) RepairHello there my fellow ZX'ers! recently I got an Interface 1 + MicroDrive from a friend and since then I have been having awesome geeky moments in fr…
... with a 128k+2 (grey) motherboard.
so I can ... -
Wanted: Rubber Key 48K M/board or ULAI have a spectrum that isn't too happy. It seems to be a problem with the ULA... So, has anyone got a spare working motherboard that'll fit in my ca…
... anyone got a spare working motherboard that'll fit in my ... -
A major revamp of a computerI'm thinking about buying this motherboard here: [url]http://www.asrock.com/MB/overview.asp?Model=A330GC[/url] AFAICT the DIMM slots for RAM are the…
... 'm thinking about buying this motherboard here:
[url]http://www ... size as on my old motherboard, but it says it will ... -
Opus discovery and the NMI issueI recently acquired an Opus Discovery (Cheers Jed!!), now I know it says you cant use an NMI in the Opus's expansion port but is there a way that you…
... the Opus, the underside fixing screws now no longer match up ... -
ZX Spectrum +3 Query...Hi all, As common, I brought down my Spectrum from the attic the other day to have another stab at getting it running. I knew from the past it was a…
... is flowing into the Spectrum motherboard fine and there is no ... -
2nd hard drive puzzlerHello all OK,this is a one for the PC builders.I am thinking about putting a 2nd hard drive into my PC.I know that from when i go into my Motherboa…
... /> when i go into my Motherboard settings(when my system
Motherboard settings(when my system boots ... -
Speccy boxes with no RAM markingHi people, I noticed the other day that my Issue 1's box is different to the others. All the other boxes have "16K RAM" or "48K RAM" printed on them…
... because they re-used a motherboard - presumably something failed on it ... -
Upgrading the Humble Spectrum 128 +2 (Grey)Hello there my fellow WoS'ers I am at a subtle in-pass in my wants for one of my +2 motherboards. I received this mobo, DOA in a job lot from fleab…
... that I will build this motherboard into, it has enough room ... -
Anyone else got a rubber key motherboard like this?This is a weird one. Where does it come from, anyone know? Serial number 033-181690, Made in UK on the back of the Spectrum casing. [img]http://www.…
This is a weird one. Where does it come from, anyone know? Serial number 033-181690, Made in UK on the back of the Spectrum casing.
[img]http://www.retroreview.com/iang/YellowSpec.jpg[/img]
