Hi all,
happy owner of a 6128, but with a bit messy FDD after replacing a broken belt, I recently decided to add a Gotek on the disc drive 2 expasion connector.
Annnnd I missed the operation :picard: (why the 1 pin is not at the good place !), and my 6128 is not booting anymore...
So I bought a dandanator to see if a RAM was not faulty and ....
(https://i.ibb.co/p45xYSN/IMG-20220404-185214.jpg) (https://ibb.co/frL2jsZ)
that's the case, RAM3 is detected faulty but... where is the RAM3 on the Amstrad PCB ? (picture below... not mine)
(https://www.genesis8bit.fr/images/news-amstrad-cpc/c-e/restoring_modding_special_amstrad_cpc_6128_004.jpg)
after reading this topic (https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/quick-and-dirty-ram-test-for-cpc/) on the forum, I think it's IC130 on the previous image , but I want to be sure before desoldering and replacing the RAM,
can someone confirm this ?
thank you for your help.
Yes, IC130 is bit 3 of the main ram bank (4th from the top of the right collumn)
HI,
thank you for your reply, I just bought two of these TMS4164-12NL (https://www.ebay.fr/itm/181143266998), I hope they'll do the magic.
I'll keep you in touch !!
thanks again.
Hi,
after desoldering and putting back the new RAM IC...
(https://i.ibb.co/Fs23t7n/IMG-20220408-194425.jpg) (https://ibb.co/wJVg16Y)
the machine is back from the death :)
(https://i.ibb.co/x2Nky2Q/IMG-20220408-194309.jpg) (https://ibb.co/j8SNd8F)
thanks
@gerald for your help and congrats for your test software !