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News & Events / Re: Announcing Sonic GX - a ne...

Last post by Dubliner - Today at 14:58

Congratulations and thank you so much for all the work. Can´t wait to play it

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: Disk station and incorrect...

Last post by Bryce - Today at 12:27

You can find the RPM DSK version here: https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/hardware-related/is-there-a-rom-that-can-be-used-to-test-disk-drives/

The DSK version of DSKTest here: https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/dsktest-v0-1b/

The ROM Version of DSKTest: https://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/applications/dsktest-v0-1b/msg98206/#msg98206

Bryce.

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: Disk station and incorrect...

Last post by eto - Today at 12:20

There are some tools on the AUA utility disk: 

https://auamstrad.es/software/aua-utilidades/

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: Disk station and incorrect...

Last post by sokot - Today at 11:53

thank you

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: Disk station and incorrect...

Last post by Bryce - Today at 11:18

There's a program (somewhere here in the forum) in disk and ROM version. The speed can be adjusted with the small screw (under a rubber seal) on the top of the motor.

Bryce.

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: Disk station and incorrect...

Last post by sokot - Today at 11:01

Could you tell me if there is a program to measure the drive speed? Are they adjusted mechanically in the drive somehow? I have experience more with commodore 64 stations and there you can measure with a program and adjust with a screwdriver in the disk drive itself. There is a plastic regulator

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Amstrad CPC hardware / Re: 27" QHD monitor Philips 27...

Last post by dodogildo - Today at 10:56

There's a 24" version. I wonder if it has the same compatibility: 
https://www.amazon.de/Philips-245E1S-DisplayPort-Reaktionszeit-FreeSync/dp/B07SPCWZHP

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: Disk station and incorrect...

Last post by Bryce - Today at 09:58

Hi Sokot,
     you may have accidentally got so silicon on the belt or wheels, causing the belt to slip. It may recover by itself if you use it for a while. If not, you can check what speed the disks are turning (should be around 300RPM) and adjust this if necessary.

Bryce.

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: Disk station and incorrect...

Last post by sokot - Today at 09:27

I certainly cleaned the rubber well. It was very tight to the small motor wheel. Unfortunately, a strange tarnish was left on it (on this wheel on the side of it where the rubber was stretched and glued.) as if discolouring the very structure of the metal.

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Technical support - Hardware related / Re: Disk station and incorrect...

Last post by eto - Today at 09:16

why everything started working after using the "|DIR" command

Probably pure coincidence. It would also have worked after doing another CAT. I have also seen that a drive needs several retries until it works again. 

Btw: A belt change seems trivial but it requires to be very careful when cleaning. There must not be the tiniest bit of leftover from the old belt. Sometimes the residue is hidden pretty well and hard to spot. If there is even a tiny bit left on one of the wheels the speed of the drive can be off and it won't read discs.