Hey Birt! | Troubleshooting Vintage Computers 2 Diagnostics @HeyBirt | Uploaded April 2020 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Description
This video is the second in series on troubleshooting vintage computers. In this episode we take a look at diagnostic ROMs, cartridges and programs. We investigate how beneficial they are and also the limitations they have. The goal with this series is to communicate the troubleshooting process itself rather than to repair the computers that are demonstrated computer at this time.
This is a tentative list of topics for future videos in this series. Please have a look and let me know in the comments below if you have any questions and suggestions.
1. Evaluation
2. Diagnostic ROMs ***You are here
3. Power supplies, Internal and external
4. RAM Faults and fixes
5. Address decoding
6. I/O
7. Keyboards
8. Tools
9. Soldering/de-soldering
10. Recapping
11. Cleaning
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Links
Amiga diagnostics -
Amiga DiagROM: diagrom.com/index.php/download
Minipro adapter for 27C400 EPROM: thepoorstudenthobbyist.com/2019/09/02/27c322-160-programming-adapter
Keirf’s ‘Amiga Test Kit’: github.com/keirf/Amiga-Stuff
My collection: github.com/Jeff-Birt/Amiga_Diagnostics
C64 diagnostics -
C64 Diag Harness: github.com/svenpetersen1965/C64-Diagnostic-Rev.-586220-Harness
Sven’s website: tech.guitarsite.de/c64_diag_harness.html
My modified case files: github.com/Jeff-Birt/COREi64_Dual_Diag_Cart_Case/tree/master
C64 Dead Test Manual: https://69.60.118.202/commodore/commodore/C64_Dead_Test_Diagnostic_Manual_(1988-Jan).pdf
C64 Diag Harness Manual: https://69.60.118.202/commodore/commodore/C64_Diagnostic_Instruction_and_Troubleshooting_Manual_(326070-01).pdf
World of Jani: blog.worldofjani.com/?p=164
Memtest-64: lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65168
Hey_Birt! C64 Diagnostic Collection: github.com/Jeff-Birt/C64_Diagnostics
Hey Birt! Related videos -
Black screen: youtu.be/F1nS75iE2VM
Bad Kernal ROM: youtu.be/wqGM7dNfJZs
NOP Generator -
Adrian’s Digital Basement: youtube.com/watch?v=-gDKl15WYuc
IZ8DWF NOP Gen How To: youtube.com/watch?v=9Ms6QR4r93I
Other system diagnostics -
GadgetUK164 NeoGeo UNiBIOS or Diagnostics ROM: youtube.com/watch?v=BsILghOnXtg
TynmouthSW VIC20: tindie.com/products/tynemouthsw/vic20-diagnostics-loopback-pcb
Spectrum: github.com/brendanalford/zx-diagnostics/wiki/Firmware
Credits
Chiptune Thing No. 3 "Victory" by Steven O’Brien soundcloud.com/stevenobrien
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
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Music provided by Music for Creators youtu.be/ujIMRIJ1JG8
Description
This video is the second in series on troubleshooting vintage computers. In this episode we take a look at diagnostic ROMs, cartridges and programs. We investigate how beneficial they are and also the limitations they have. The goal with this series is to communicate the troubleshooting process itself rather than to repair the computers that are demonstrated computer at this time.
This is a tentative list of topics for future videos in this series. Please have a look and let me know in the comments below if you have any questions and suggestions.
1. Evaluation
2. Diagnostic ROMs ***You are here
3. Power supplies, Internal and external
4. RAM Faults and fixes
5. Address decoding
6. I/O
7. Keyboards
8. Tools
9. Soldering/de-soldering
10. Recapping
11. Cleaning
Please consider clicking on the Subscribe button below and then click the bell icon. That way you will be notified when I post a new video. Thanks!
Help support Hey Birt!
subscribestar.com/hey-birt
patreon.com/heybirt
Hey Birt! On Social Media!
Facebook -
Soigeneris: facebook.com/Soigeneris-295527583797729
Hey Birt!: facebook.com/HeyBirt
Twitter -
Hey Birt!: twitter.com/HeyBirt?lang=en
Links
Amiga diagnostics -
Amiga DiagROM: diagrom.com/index.php/download
Minipro adapter for 27C400 EPROM: thepoorstudenthobbyist.com/2019/09/02/27c322-160-programming-adapter
Keirf’s ‘Amiga Test Kit’: github.com/keirf/Amiga-Stuff
My collection: github.com/Jeff-Birt/Amiga_Diagnostics
C64 diagnostics -
C64 Diag Harness: github.com/svenpetersen1965/C64-Diagnostic-Rev.-586220-Harness
Sven’s website: tech.guitarsite.de/c64_diag_harness.html
My modified case files: github.com/Jeff-Birt/COREi64_Dual_Diag_Cart_Case/tree/master
C64 Dead Test Manual: https://69.60.118.202/commodore/commodore/C64_Dead_Test_Diagnostic_Manual_(1988-Jan).pdf
C64 Diag Harness Manual: https://69.60.118.202/commodore/commodore/C64_Diagnostic_Instruction_and_Troubleshooting_Manual_(326070-01).pdf
World of Jani: blog.worldofjani.com/?p=164
Memtest-64: lemon64.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=65168
Hey_Birt! C64 Diagnostic Collection: github.com/Jeff-Birt/C64_Diagnostics
Hey Birt! Related videos -
Black screen: youtu.be/F1nS75iE2VM
Bad Kernal ROM: youtu.be/wqGM7dNfJZs
NOP Generator -
Adrian’s Digital Basement: youtube.com/watch?v=-gDKl15WYuc
IZ8DWF NOP Gen How To: youtube.com/watch?v=9Ms6QR4r93I
Other system diagnostics -
GadgetUK164 NeoGeo UNiBIOS or Diagnostics ROM: youtube.com/watch?v=BsILghOnXtg
TynmouthSW VIC20: tindie.com/products/tynemouthsw/vic20-diagnostics-loopback-pcb
Spectrum: github.com/brendanalford/zx-diagnostics/wiki/Firmware
Credits
Chiptune Thing No. 3 "Victory" by Steven O’Brien soundcloud.com/stevenobrien
Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported— CC BY 3.0
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...
Music provided by Music for Creators youtu.be/ujIMRIJ1JG8
