Denniske1976
Experienced Member
Hi all,
Went to pickup some old computers yesterday and included was a nice but blackened Schneider PC1640 (US model name was PC6400 I understand from the internet). It's complete with two sets of disks, 4 floppies in a set with DOS, tools and also GEM!!! The computer is also complete with the original keyboard and mouse and it's the HD20 model with EGA (ECD) display... YAY!! Commander Keen here I come!
Anyhoo, cleaned it and it looks like new now (although it's yellow hehe). The owner told me the harddisk was "kaputt" but I've put in some new AA batteries in the compartiment below the screen and it works to, no bad clusters and actually faster than the MiniScribe in my HeadStart (that still works flawlessly btw, thank you very much). Couldn't find out what harddisk it was, since everything is removed except some sticker that says "Amstrad, do not remove" or something. Nothing else that reveals a brand name. It doesn't look like a Seagate, and it's not as square-shaped as a miniscribe either. It doesn't make a sound except for sometimes when I use the disk it makes a really whispering sound (like a Cheetah harddisk makes when powered on, a it like "whiwhiwhi") and that's it, you don't even here it spin (unlike the MiniScribes and the ST412s I know of).
Anyway, really nice computer and all... BUT: There's a high squeeking sound coming from the minitor, it's not there all the time but it really seems that there is a live cricket inside. It goes like "tsjirp tsjirp tsjirp" about 4 to 5 times a minute randomly.
I sprayed the inside of the screen with "alien repellant" since that was all I had around, so no jokes about there being a real cricket inside.
But uhm... broken elco?? Or anyone know how I can fix it?
Thanx again,
Dennis
Went to pickup some old computers yesterday and included was a nice but blackened Schneider PC1640 (US model name was PC6400 I understand from the internet). It's complete with two sets of disks, 4 floppies in a set with DOS, tools and also GEM!!! The computer is also complete with the original keyboard and mouse and it's the HD20 model with EGA (ECD) display... YAY!! Commander Keen here I come!
Anyhoo, cleaned it and it looks like new now (although it's yellow hehe). The owner told me the harddisk was "kaputt" but I've put in some new AA batteries in the compartiment below the screen and it works to, no bad clusters and actually faster than the MiniScribe in my HeadStart (that still works flawlessly btw, thank you very much). Couldn't find out what harddisk it was, since everything is removed except some sticker that says "Amstrad, do not remove" or something. Nothing else that reveals a brand name. It doesn't look like a Seagate, and it's not as square-shaped as a miniscribe either. It doesn't make a sound except for sometimes when I use the disk it makes a really whispering sound (like a Cheetah harddisk makes when powered on, a it like "whiwhiwhi") and that's it, you don't even here it spin (unlike the MiniScribes and the ST412s I know of).
Anyway, really nice computer and all... BUT: There's a high squeeking sound coming from the minitor, it's not there all the time but it really seems that there is a live cricket inside. It goes like "tsjirp tsjirp tsjirp" about 4 to 5 times a minute randomly.
I sprayed the inside of the screen with "alien repellant" since that was all I had around, so no jokes about there being a real cricket inside.
But uhm... broken elco?? Or anyone know how I can fix it?
Thanx again,
Dennis