Amstrad CPC 664 Troubleshooting Guide: Difference between revisions
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This guide covers diagnostic procedures for the '''[[Amstrad CPC 664]]''' (1985). The 664 shares the [[Amstrad CPC 464]]'s diagnostic philosophy — no numeric POST codes, symptom-based diagnosis using the service-manual flowchart, plus signal-level probing for the floppy disc subsystem that is unique to the 664. This guide adapts the official Basic Hardware Analysis flowchart from the [https://archive.org/details/Amstrad_CPC664_Service_Manual_1985_Amstrad_Consumer_Electronics Amstrad CPC664 Service Manual] and adds the field-experience disc fault catalogue. | This guide covers diagnostic procedures for the '''[[Amstrad CPC 664]]''' (1985). The 664 shares the [[Amstrad CPC 464]]'s diagnostic philosophy — no numeric POST codes, symptom-based diagnosis using the service-manual flowchart, plus signal-level probing for the floppy disc subsystem that is unique to the 664. This guide adapts the official Basic Hardware Analysis flowchart from the [https://archive.org/details/Amstrad_CPC664_Service_Manual_1985_Amstrad_Consumer_Electronics Amstrad CPC664 Service Manual] and adds the field-experience disc fault catalogue. | ||