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ok thanks. Can I use a SCSI drive as a replacement. I think I read somewhere a while back these cases use a SCSI board and a MFM board also. My disk is MFM. Regards,

Hi, So I managed to get it working. I have noticed the spindle gets stuck sometimes when turned on. Is there a way to lubricate this? I don't want to have to flick it each time I want to start it. I'll have to try and copy off the information then I'll do a low lever format to make sure its all good. Thanks,

Hi, Well its seems to be Capacitor C5. I removed C1 C2 and C51 tested and then C5. They are all the same type "106 +25 K" What are these? Polarized Tantalum? Would they be 10uF 25v ?What I can't see it the indication on the motherboard for negative if they are polarized. Did not take note in which way they were facing. Thanks, Rob

Thanks. Yeah I will remove and test each ceramic cap one at a time until I find it. A visual inspection shows now blown caps. Regards.

Hi, its the MFM Tandon Tm362 21mb.. Its gotta be something on the hard disk board. As it only seems to "short" when the hard disk is plugged in. I need a schematic I think of the hard disk board so I can see where the power is going. Would be nice to fix it as the owner said it did work a few years back but when he took it out of storage it did not work. hmmmm

Hi guys, I've sourced an Atari SH204 external harddisk. Troubleshooting I've found that if the actual Tandon hard disk is connected to the case power it seems to short the PSU. Makes a ticking sound on the PSU and the fan does not spin. When I disconnect the hard disk the case turns on and LED lights up and fan spins. What could be causing the soft? Is the hard disk stuffed? Regards, Rob

Right. I formatted as FAT16 and copied the games back from my "original" archive. That seemed to fix the issue. I've also updated firmware to 1.06 so on latest. Maybe the ROMS were corrupt? Strange. Many thanks for the support. Regards,

Thanks for the reply. Memory tests good. I'm going to try formatting my SD card as FAT16 under Windows to see if that's the issue. I did format it under MacOS (FAT32). Can I update to firmware 1.6? If so Could you send me the link as the QR code does not work. Page does not exist anymore. Regards,

Hi Guys, My Lynx GD was working fine. Just got it out of storage again and now my games only load to the splash screen then they are frozen. Can't get any further. Real game cards work fine. I've formatted my 16GB SD card again (FAT32) and copied the games back onto it same issues. I'm on firmware 1.4 any ideas whats wrong? I don't think the issues is with my games as all games do the same. Thanks,

Hi guys, I'm having the same issues with an old Spanish CRT television. I've tried adjusting the audio inductor but no success, no sound. Any ideas? My Atari was from the UK. On a newer tv the sound works but not this old CRT which is a shame as its a nice woodgrain. Anyone know that the other connector is on the back of the TV? Looks like a tape icon or something? Regards,

Hi guys, Found an old wood grain CRT TV in the tip and it works perfectly. I've hooked up my Atari 2600 image is perfect but no sound. I've seen these TV's (Spanish made) use a 6.5mhz sound frequency and the Atari is on 5mhz. Is there a way to convert the TV or Atari so the sound works? Thanks,

I think it was the sd to micro sd case. I used another and reconverted the images and they load fine now. Thanks.

I did try the conversion on my SSD hard disk. Same issues. So I now think the Cdi files might have problems? I've sourced new images and will try those. Am I the only one with these issues?

Right I think I found the problem. I was running jcd converter on the actual SD disk. Maybe the program is speed sensitive and does not like writing via USB? I reconverted them on my hard disk and now they work. Thanks again :)

ok thanks.