Date   : Sun, 30 Oct 2005 20:05:12 +0000
From   : Neil Ward <neilw01@...>
Subject: Re: Flying Blind

Hi David

Thanks for the tip - I'll check ebay out for one :-)  I have promised 
myself to steer clear of ebay as it only leads to me spending money - 
but on this occassion I think it would be worth it !

Thanks again - and to everyone else for replying too ! :-)

All the best

Neil.

David Hunt wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Majordomo List Manager [mailto:majordomo@...] On Behalf Of
>>Neil Ward
>>Sent: 30 October 2005 16:32
>>To: bbc-micro@...
>>Subject: [BBC-Micro] Flying Blind
>>
>>Greetings
>>
>>Just had a weird afternoon !  I decided to try a BBC B I had bought ages
>>ago (from 8BS) for the first time.  We have an "old" tv that the kids
>>use but is perfect for tuning in the Beeb - until the kids decided to
>>move it and dropped the thing !  (The tv, not the Beeb !).  So - no
>>usable tv for now until I can get my CUB monitor from its storage place
>>in the loft.  Our "modern" tv is hopeless at tuning in and you need a
>>science degree to figure it out :-(
>>
>>Anyway, I plugged the Beeb in and turned it on to make sure at least it
>>did what it should.  But all it did was give a constant beep.  Not good
>>!  So I investigated further.  It has an additional ROM board installed
>>and I noticed the pins were not seated all the way home in the sockets
>>on the main board.  I removed the keyboard, removed the ROM board and
>>re-seated it.  Then put the keyboard back and made sure all the
>>connections were sound.  I then switched it on again and got the
>>familiar 2 tone beep.
>>
>>Now to the question - Is it likely that the machine could have been
>>damaged by the extra ROM board not being fully seated when I first
>>switched it on ?
>>
>>Now that I get the 2 tone beep, is this a good indicator that all is
>>well ?
>>
>>Thanks and Regards
>>
>>Neil Ward
>>    
>>
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>Sounds sweet as a nut to me.
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>That should be OK, so long as the pins were not in the wrong holes it's
>usually not done it any harm.
>
>You could always get an RGB SCART lead, either make your own or buy one off
>eBay - I think I saw some for sale on there recently. Then you could just
>plug it in to your new fangled TV and get bright and sharp RGB...
>
>Dave ;)
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