Commodore 3040 drive problem + A1000 keyboard.

From: Bill Dawson <whdawson_at_mlynk.com>
Date: Wed Dec 29 18:32:10 1999

Lance wrote:

Hoping someone can help,

Recently I picked up a 3032 PET with a dual 3040 disk drive. When I first
turned the drive on, the power led & both status lights on the drives
flashed in a regular pattern - 8 times. I checked & re-seated all the chips,
now the lights flash in a regular 5 times pattern. Obviously there is a
problem, but I can't find diagnostics for this drive anywhere, anyone know
what the problem might be & how to fix it ?

Reply:

I was just at this site last night. There's info on the 3032 and other stuff
also here:

http://www.jps.net/foxnhare/commodore.html

and a little bit from the FAQ relevant to your query:

                          THE COMMODORE PET COMPUTER
                 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FILE - VERSION 1.6
                 -------------Updated 07/11/1999--------------

                              BY LARRY ANDERSSON,
                    COMMODORE COLLECTOR AND PET ENTHUSIAST
                    --------------------------------------

3040 - European 4040, like the 3000 series PETS?

  Disk Problems:
  - If the disk drive flashes a number of flashes repeatedly it is reporting
    an internal hardware fault, here is a chart:

    flashes: 4040 8050
       # cause: location: cause location
       1 - Zero Page - 6532, C1, E1 Zero Page - 6532, C1, E1
       2 - ROM - H1 ROM - 2364, L1
       3 - ROM - L1 ROM - 2364, H1
       4 - ROM - J1 N/A
       5 - Zero Page - 6530, K3, 6504, H3 Zero Page - 6530, K3, 6504, H3
       6 - N/A N/A
       7 - RAM - 2114, D4, D5 RAM - 2114, D4, D5
       8 - RAM - 2114, E4, E5 RAM - 2114, E4, E5
       9 - RAM - 2114, F4, F5 RAM - 2114, F4, F5
      10 - ROM - 6530, K3, 6504, H3 ROM - 6530, K3, 6504, H3


Hope this helps.

Bill Dawson

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Received on Wed Dec 29 1999 - 18:32:10 GMT

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