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  • Sprinter 2000 does not boot...Hi there. I connected the Sprinter 2000 HDD to my PC to backup all files, but now it does not boot anymore. I wanted to repair the boot record using …

    ... all files, but now it does not boot anymore.
    I wanted to ... , but just noticed that it does not boot from Disc drive anymore too ... CD and then boot from it, but it does not work. I tested ... the way.
    I have not used the machine for 6 ...
    LCD LCD July 2010 Hardware
  • ZX Spectrum +2 not booting correctlyHello there! I recently purchased a ZX Spectrum +2 from a charity shop with the hope that it may be functional. Upon booting, the Spectrum does not …

    ... ! I recently purchased a ZX Spectrum +2 from a charity shop ... .

    Upon booting, the Spectrum does not show a copyright message or ... an audio cassette (I do not have a data cassette to ... can be heard from the spectrum if I plug earphones into ...
    Hoolean Hoolean August 2014 Hardware
  • ESXDOS v0.8.0 released (with NMI Browser)Hello, To celebrate the speccy's 30th birthday, here's the latest version of ESXDOS for DivIDE users. The full changelog is too long to post here, s…

    ... />
    Well, when a ZX Spectrum does not boot up with the DivIDE as ...
    bverstee bverstee June 2012 Announcements
  • Another Spectrum +2 Fault (actually two of them :-)Just picked up a couple of +2s from a boot sale - both *much* better condition than my one - obviously had far less use ;) One was sold as fully wor…

    ... couple of +2s from a boot sale - both *much* better ... * - Random groups of keys do not respond on each power-up ... ., pressed continuously, although they are not physically stuck).

    * ... the tape etc., but the Spectrum does not "hear" anything, and no ...
    trellis trellis May 2003 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • +D Printing does not work.After 7 years I tried yesterday to print something on my Spectrum 128+ with +D, but it was not working. Tried with two different printers over Centro…

    ... on my Spectrum 128+ with +D, but it was not working. Tried ... nothing. Maybe the driver IC does not recognise READY signal or is ... completly burned out? Any clues? Does anyone have similar problems? Any ...
    LCD LCD January 2012 Hardware
  • Spectrum +3 Not WorkingHi, I picked up a Spectrum +3 on Ebay (Sold as seen etc.). When I plug in the power supply I can here the noise from the floppy drive, but the powe…

    ... />
    I picked up a Spectrum +3 on Ebay (Sold as ... drive, but the power light does not illuminate and I get no ... picture on TV.

    Does anybody have any ideas or ...
    jonesypeter jonesypeter March 2012 Hardware
  • El Pajaro de Fuego does not use loading screenThe game has been done available in the spanish site Trastero del Spectrum; Loading it shows that it does not have Loading screen ;) In addition, th…

    The game has been done available in the spanish site Trastero del Spectrum; Loading it shows that it does not have Loading screen ;)

    In addition, the full name of the coder is Sergio Rodriguez Cobos
    Ivanzx Ivanzx March 2013 Infoseek database
  • Trying to repair a 128K (heatsink)I've bought another ZX Spectrum 128K (heatsink model), but unfortunately the last owner did not tell me it did not work.... Because this Speccy also…

    I've bought another ZX Spectrum 128K (heatsink model), but ... in this circuit, the Spectrum suddenly booted and picture was ... /> I also read a 74LS04 does not work in this circuit (in ... 74LS04 and 74HC04, but the Spectrum did not boot, even when I touched ...
    bverstee bverstee December 2009 Hardware
  • DivIDE questionsHi All, I'm the proud owner of two DivIDE interfaces, that I have just "inherited" from a friend. One of them is the original one and the other one …

    ... to a 48k rubber keyboard Spectrum:

    1) The ... DivIDE+ does not boot up: when I plug it into the Spectrum the ... TV channel is not well adjusted, and the Spectrum does not start. I ... makes any difference, this Spectrum is modified to have composite ...
    Uto Uto April 2011 Hardware
  • Chuckman original release does not have loading screenAs I still am not sure how this goes, if the game can show the loading screen of a re-release, I just noticed that this game in its original version …

    As I still am not sure how this goes, if ... game in its original version does not have loading screen:

    Ivanzx Ivanzx November 2012 Infoseek database
  • SU issue 113: Great Eight 3, why does not have the slideshow in infoseek?This entry: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0013733[/url] does not show the screenshots of the contents, even though it is no…

    ... ?id=0013733[/url]

    does not show the screenshots of the ... contents, even though it is not denied or it has been ...
    Ivanzx Ivanzx January 2014 Infoseek database
  • Xark does not loadXark does not load on many emulators (e.g. Klive, Fuse, FBZX Wii) both with speed load routine and normal mode. [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/…

    Xark does not load on many emulators (e. ... emulators load and others do not?
    Oibaf Oibaf May 2014 Emulators
  • Narc inlay does not showThe inlay of this Ocean game does not show up properly in its entry: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003360[/url]

    The inlay of this Ocean game does not show up properly in its entry:

    [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003360[/url]
    Ivanzx Ivanzx June 2014 Infoseek database
  • Pentac does not have loading screenThis game: [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003655[/url] does not use loading screen, the one now in the entry is just the sc…

    This game:

    [url]http://www.worldofspectrum.org/infoseekid.cgi?id=0003655[/url]

    does not use loading screen, the one now in the entry is just the screen after the game has loaded.
    Ivanzx Ivanzx August 2014 Infoseek database
  • 25 Years Later......that was [u]ALL[/u] that it took. So today, I am messing with my Spectrum that I have created using a Raspberry PI. It's housed in a Microdriv…

    ... ]http://s17.postimg.org/pek6fbyvj/Spectrum.jpg[/img]

    does not boot directly to it, if you exit the Spectrum emulator ...
    ...yes, the glorious Spectrum Microdrive unit is powering the ... archive lets visit some Spectrum games on the machine ...
    Hammer09 Hammer09 September 2015 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • What is the maximum fps the spectrum can achieve?I have been doing some reading and from what I understand the Spectrum outputs a PAL signal, but that means it will display @50fps or @25fps? If t…

    ... from what I understand the Spectrum outputs a PAL signal, but ... @25fps?

    If the spectrum does not output an interlaced signal then ... 50fps?

    It is not possible to disable Vsync as ...
    Renegade Renegade August 2017 Hardware
  • Replacing +2/+3 rom with eeprom?Hi I want to change my +2a to +3e (or +2e). Garry mentions that 27C256 eprom can be used. I would like to use 28C256 instead. Pins are not all the s…

    ... alternative eeprom solution. I did not check pins to carefully and ... 28C256s. Programming went well but Spectrum did not boot with them. Then I ... tested this solution and it does not work. So I may give ...
    Timppa Timppa August 2005 Sinclair Miscellaneous
  • ZXDS 0.8.1 beta 1Hi! The [URL="http://zxds.raxoft.cz"]new version[/URL] is out. The major feature is of course the RZX playback, but support for ZIP archives and POK…

    ... use Kempston if available. If not then use standard keys.
    not need to supply you with ... because my GP2x does not boot up any more and not because I was ... have done most of my Spectrum gaming for the last 2 ...
    WhizzBang WhizzBang December 2008 Emulators
  • DivIDE questionsHi All, I'm the proud owner of two DivIDE interfaces, that I have just "inherited" from a friend. One of them is the original one and the other one …

    ... in a few cases the Spectrum freezes, but normally it is ... DivIDE+ does not boot up: when I plug it into the Spectrum the screen ... TV channel is not well adjusted, and the Spectrum does not start. I have ... of need, I have one Spectrum+ and another 48k ready to ...
    Mister Beep Mister Beep April 2011 Hardware
  • Another cause for DivIDE problems on 48K'sThe last months some topics were opened to discuss problems with 48K ZX Spectrums and DivIDE. Sofar we found: - Bad Z80's because of poor fanout (si…

    ... test if it fails or not?[/QUOTE]

    Nothing ... on a ZX Spectrum with NEC rom does not boot properly and will ... definately not show the browser ... out from. The Hitachi rom does not have this problem (feature).< ...
    bverstee bverstee January 2013 Hardware
  • Retroleum SMART Card InterfaceHi guys, Over the last few months I've been designing an interface board for the Spectrum 48 - seems to be all the rage :) It started off as simple …

    I have just got one of these can you use the rest rom on a spectrum that does not boot up at all
    Scoobyatgb Scoobyatgb February 2015 Hardware
  • Recreated Spectrum .What do we get for the "now" (Aug 2017) best retail price of around £35?Well best/ cheapest retail prices can vary a bit so I thought it best to be specific. At this £35 price ,is it a good deal and what do we get ? A…

    ... challenge . I used my Recreated Spectrum keyboard number ending 348 with ... .The keyboard type does not make any difference as it does not boot up either ...
    harriusherbartio harriusherbartio July 2019 Hardware
  • convert tzx/tap back to wave file for playback by mp3 player to speccyOk, so here's the problem. I want to be able to use my mp3 player to play back mp3's of tzx/tap files, so i can load software directly into my trust…

    ... or encode to mp3!!! --- but does not work as the playback tone ... back =( so hence a real spectrum does not recognise the audio signal! (i ...
    just another +3 just another +3 September 2005 Emulators
  • MP3 loading testsIn a previous thread, Spector says: "The loss of an mp3 file is nothing compared to the loss from an old audio cassette tape. " Dunny says: "Which i…

    ... s over-engineered for the Spectrum. Two main things cause ... barely worth mentioning. The Spectrum was designed to fall ... br />
    Dunny: mp3 encoding does not take away high frequencies, it ... it needs to, as the Spectrum does not hear (or need) frequencies ...
    Spector Spector September 2006 Emulators
  • Opus discovery problemTook delivery of another of these today, bad drives but I got one working, a further issue developed after I plugged a Multiface into the Opus's expa…

    ... paper, white border, also, it does not boot correctly with 128k machines, before ...
    Macc Macc May 2013 Hardware
  • What is the Speccy? exUSSR edition.In exUSSR 8 years ago have been solved all these issues, and developed a General opinion. All who do not agree with this opinion, are incompetent peo…

    ... for the ZX Spectrum, are either official or not official clones, or ... ZX Spectrum - compatible the computers ... the PCB layout. Replica ZX Spectrum does not exist, because to replicate ULA ...
    Black_Cat Black_Cat November 2014 Hardware
  • O.T.L.A. - any tips?I've just started using the fascinating OTLA program and can get as far as a program appearing to load (borders, sound) but when it's finished... not…

    ... stopped part way through. Spectrum does not reset. The screen just ... this set up.
    - Spectrum serviced and tested thoroughly by ... into 2 categories. 1), Spectrum resets, or R tape loading ... through - the computer just does nothing. What I'm experiencing ...
    Jim M Jim M December 2015 Hardware
  • Accessing +3 DOS with DivIDE enabledI'm thinking about making a tool that copies files from a FAT partition to a IDEDOS partition. Currently, I've got two problems: - Getting the ESX…

    ... guess that happens because the Spectrum does NOT put the paging routine at ... . Also, I suspect that it does not initialize some system vars and ... ISR is for 48k and not the +3 one.

    Zup Zup September 2016 Development
  • servicing a HUSH 80P like the CLIVE PRINTER and requesting some info about itGreetings people, I am finishing reviewing a disk system for spectrum and need to repair the printer, it is a HUSH 80P, similar to the CLIVE printer …

    ... a disk system for spectrum and need to repair ... SELFTEST, but does not communicate properly with the spectrum does not respond to the ... version V2.0 and it does not respond to the CENTRONICS ... missing components ... the printer will not work.
    [img]https ...
    Julio Julio March 2019 Hardware
  • Is there anyway of fixing my spectrum?Hi people, i have just got my pride and joy back out of the closet (48k +) and turned it on and to my horror the arial socket is not working properly…

    Does the Spectrum show any response when you ... hear the keyclick, then your spectrum might be fine -- the problem ... a new tv not synthonizing perfectly with the spectrum's old modulator ... way...)

    If the spectrum does NOT respond to keystrokes, then it ...
    Alessandro Tommasi Alessandro Tommasi May 2003 Games
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