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Title: Would a Dandanator be useful for diagnostics on the Plus range?
Post by: Overkill on 17:13, 26 June 24
Would a Dandanator or other device be useful for diagnostics on the Plus range?  
I have a burnt dianostic ROM cartridge, but I could do with something that will work on a machine with dead RAM and things like that. 
Title: Re: Would a Dandanator be useful for diagnostics on the Plus range?
Post by: eto on 17:23, 26 June 24
Quote from: Overkill on 17:13, 26 June 24dianostic ROM cartridge, but I could do with something that will work on a machine with dead RAM and things like that. 
If the Diagnostics ROM cartridge doesn't work, then the Dandanator will also not work. The "problem" of the Diagnostics ROM is that it requires that the CPC / Plus is generally working and the CPU can execute commands from ROM. If this doesn't work, e.g. due to a short somewhere, you won't get any feedback from the system - independent from using a Cartridge or a Dandanator.


But I'll see if I can access my Plus and will then check if it works with the Dandanator.
Title: Re: Would a Dandanator be useful for diagnostics on the Plus range?
Post by: Overkill on 11:24, 28 June 24
Don't they have like a dead-test for RAM?
Title: Re: Would a Dandanator be useful for diagnostics on the Plus range?
Post by: SerErris on 12:40, 28 June 24
The Diagnostic ROM does have a dead-test for RAM, however if even ROM selection does not work (or ASIC dead) then nothing will work, including the diagnostic ROM and hence the Danadanator also will not work.
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