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Someone in the UK to repair my Amstrad 486 SLC motherboard Was working now get a black screen

Hi Im looking for a 40 Pin Keyboard Mouse Controlller chip (I believe I need the code). Ideally Quadtel but Ive been told any should work from the 286-486 era. Im based in the UK but happy to pay for international postage as it should just be a small package.

HI Im looking for someone in the UK who can repair a 486 slc 33 motherboard (Amstrad) I get a black screen. Was previously working. I am also looking for a W83C311WF chip

WTB Keyboard Controller Chip for 386 or 486 please Many thanks

As per title Im looking for a WinBond W83C311WF If you have one - I would be grateful if you could reply.

Hi I live in the UK and was wondering if anyone has any upgrade chips such as the Cyrix 486 DRX 2 or Cyrix SRX 2 or Texas Instrument equivalents. I am happy to also pay international shipping.

Hi I have a ISA cache controller card. I believe these make the accessing of hard drives faster? what is the difference between a cache controller and a normal IDE controller? Is it just that it speeds things up. Do I need a driver disk to install the cache controller (dont have one)? I have...

Hi I am looking to upgrade a 386 sx to 486. If anyone has any upgrade chip that clips on top, then please let me know. Also if there is any chips to upgrade a 486 slc 33

Hi Does anyone know how to force my Amstrad Mega PC 386SX to recognise a year after 2010 (It only goes to 2010 in BIOS). Any help would be appreciated.

Hi I am looking for a maths co-processor for a 386SX Prefer 25mhz or higher - must not be a DX co-processor. I am based in the UK so would prefer a UK seller or if you are selling from abroad a decent overall price please. Please PM me with offers.

Hi Guys Just installed Calmira Is there a way to make it load up as Calmira rather than having to double click on the calmira icon?

Hi can anyone please confirm that the IBM SLC 2 50 is a clip on upgade chip that can be used with a 386 sx 25 computer. I have a few Amstrad Mega PC's (one of them with a cyrix drx2 50 upgrade clip on processor). I am looking for similar upgrades like this in order to upgrade the other 2 amstrad...

Hi I have been looking up various sites etc on the hard drive limit fior 386 pc's. Some say 504mb/512mb/528/540mb I have bought a seagate st3600a which was advertised as 504mb However on other sites it is listed as 525mb or 540mb...

Hi Ive seen some ISA IDE cards that I am thinking of adding to my Amstrad Mega PC which already has a floppy drive and hard drive connected to the motherboard. I want to add this card to experiment (I know an IDE cable with master/slave would be more easier). Would this type of card need any...

Hi All Ive got two Amstrad Mega PC's although im always on the lookout for spares and documentation etc. These came with a 386 SX 25 processor as standard and 1mb RAM One of mine has 8mb RAM (2 X 4MB simms) as well as the cyrix 486 drx2 50 upgrade. I know these are 30 pin simms and that the...