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Where to find GLUE and MMU chip ?
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San-A
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Re: Where to find GLUE and MMU chip ?
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San-A
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Re: Where to find GLUE and MMU chip ?
Hi
I have just received the MMU and GLUE sold by Exxos.
Unfortunatly my old STF has always its full white screen. :|
Could it be the TOS ROM ?
I have just received the MMU and GLUE sold by Exxos.
Unfortunatly my old STF has always its full white screen. :|
Could it be the TOS ROM ?
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rubber_jonnie
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Re: Where to find GLUE and MMU chip ?
It certainly could be, if RAM is bad you get a white border and black background an sometimes corruption, ROM can easily cause the symptoms you see. First check 5v and GND are good to all ROM chips. If you have a spare set, you can try them but make sure you correctly align them as you can kill ROMs by plugging them in the wrong way round.
I'd suggest a logic probe to test the address and data lines when powered on, but you can test for continuity with a multimeter.
Make sure you have continuity from the MMU to the address and data lines back to the CPU.
I'd suggest a logic probe to test the address and data lines when powered on, but you can test for continuity with a multimeter.
Make sure you have continuity from the MMU to the address and data lines back to the CPU.
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800XL and 65XE both with Ultimate1MB,VBXL/XE & PokeyMax, SIDE3, SDrive Max, 2x 1010 cassette, 2x 1050 one with Happy mod, 3x 2600 Jr, 7800 and Lynx II
Approx 20 STs, including a 520 STM, 520 STFMs, 3x Mega ST, MSTE & 2x 32 Mhz boosted STEs
Plus the rest, totalling around 50 machines including a QL, 3x BBC Model B, Electron, Spectrums, ZX81 etc...
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San-A
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Re: Where to find GLUE and MMU chip ?
My STF is alive !!!! :yay2:
After changing GLUE and MMU without success I've replaced TOS 1.0 chip by TOS 1.04. And the ST is running.
To check I reinstalled previous GLUE and MMU and it works too. So the pb was "simply" the TOS old chip.
However the result is not completly good. I have always the vertical lines in the color mode. In the hi res mode it is better.
Any idea ?
San-A
After changing GLUE and MMU without success I've replaced TOS 1.0 chip by TOS 1.04. And the ST is running.
To check I reinstalled previous GLUE and MMU and it works too. So the pb was "simply" the TOS old chip.
However the result is not completly good. I have always the vertical lines in the color mode. In the hi res mode it is better.
Any idea ?
San-A
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