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teo

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Feb 12, 2009, 5:18:57 PM2/12/09
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Hi all,
I bought an Amstrad PC1512 SD, but it doesn't boot.
Start with Power-Up initialisation and Self Test, but stop at Keyboard
Interface Test and it sounds short beeps in infinite loop.

If I disconnect the keyboard PC sounds a short beep every five seconds
and after reconnect it starts with series of beeps.
It seems in good condition, but I don't have the mouse.

Can you help me?
Thanks in advance.

Sorry for my English. I'm Italian...


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Prai Jei

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Feb 14, 2009, 12:37:03 PM2/14/09
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teo set the following eddies spiralling through the space-time continuum:

> Hi all,
> I bought an Amstrad PC1512 SD, but it doesn't boot.
> Start with Power-Up initialisation and Self Test, but stop at Keyboard
> Interface Test and it sounds short beeps in infinite loop.
>
> If I disconnect the keyboard PC sounds a short beep every five seconds
> and after reconnect it starts with series of beeps.
> It seems in good condition, but I don't have the mouse.

Sounds to me like a keyboard fault, where it seems to have a key stuck down.

I can only vaguely remember the 1512. Do you have another keyboard you could
try? A modern PS/2 keyboard should work through a suitable adaptor.
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John Elliott

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Feb 14, 2009, 5:57:13 PM2/14/09
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Prai Jei <pvsto...@zyx-abc.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
: I can only vaguely remember the 1512. Do you have another keyboard you could

: try? A modern PS/2 keyboard should work through a suitable adaptor.

It won't! The PC1512 / 1640 keyboard is not IBM compatible in any way. I
don't know if it would damage the PC to have an IBM keyboard attached, but
I'd strongly recommend not trying.

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teo

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Feb 15, 2009, 12:33:43 PM2/15/09
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Il Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:37:03 +0000, Prai Jei ha scritto:

>
> Sounds to me like a keyboard fault, where it seems to have a key stuck
> down.

I think so. I try to find a fault in the keyboard.

> I can only vaguely remember the 1512. Do you have another keyboard you
> could try? A modern PS/2 keyboard should work through a suitable
> adaptor.

I read that IBM PC keyboards can destroy Amstrad PC.
Regards.

teo

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Feb 17, 2009, 3:34:34 PM2/17/09
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Il Sat, 14 Feb 2009 17:37:03 +0000, Prai Jei ha scritto:

> Sounds to me like a keyboard fault, where it seems to have a key stuck
> down.

You are right.
I clean very well the keyboard and now it works.
Many thanks.

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