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I use 120GB 2.5" SSDs. I think the last one I bought was a Gigabyte one (currently £14.99 on Amazon). The Pi4 is quite picky on the SATA to USB3 adaptor chips that it supports, so I buy those cables from either Pimoroni or Pihut, to make sure they are compatible. They are about £6. Can you use...

How would I straighten it out (and should I)? It does read/write and format, but the two drives sometimes have trouble fully reading each other. Do I need to unsolder the head on one side to push it down? Is this physical misalignment normal? Could you try moving the PCB that holds the head by loos...

Maskenlos wrote:Also any other idea would be highly appreciated.

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dilwyn wrote:Welsh cheese meets German QL enthusiast? Could it be more dangerous than that?

I wonder if you mean wurst makes it worse, perhaps nuclear. I will give the combination a miss I think.

dilwyn wrote:How do you handle a dangerous Welsh cheese?
Caerphilly (carefully)!

Is it dangerous because of the after affects?

Just a thought - but European Mains voltage is a little lower than UK voltage - we regularly get 240V on our mains - I think it's somewhere between 220 and 230 in most European countries - it's not much of a percentage - but if your PSU is just on the edge... It's just one more place to look An ech...

Question: Could anybody suggest an expert to take a look at my computer who is close to my neck of the woods on the continent (Slovenia)? What about a TV of HiFi repair shop? If you dig up the information for an issue 5 upgrade and give them just the PCB out of the box anyone with a soldering iron ...

If I have to identify THE problem it is about loading from microdrives as described above. Until all the modifications are done to the issue 5 board to bring it up to spec like RAW line resistors and it works as a standard QL there is no point in looking at upgrades is there? Just a thought that if...

If you look at the picture of the motherboard - between the ROM closest to where the Microdrives would be (bottom ROM socket in the picture - and the empty 14 pin socket Thanks. I was confused by the odd looking empty socket that my issue 6 doesn't have. :? If the board is rigged as an issue 6 ROM ...

If I have to identify THE problem it is about loading from microdrives as described above. My issue 6 board has the resistor mod so your issue 5 must have them. See here on the bottom left of the picture at the bottom of the page. https://qlforum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3065&start=10 They...