I fixed an Amstrad CPC 464

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In this video, I attempted to repair an Amstrad CPC 464 computer.
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@TheAncientLich 5 месяцев назад

So fun to see the young generation playing with old hardware we - older folks - spent our youth playing on! keep it up!

@arnejarek3308 5 месяцев назад

name says it all

@TheAncientLich 5 месяцев назад

@@arnejarek3308 it really does 😂

@hyzenthlay7151 5 месяцев назад

Indeed!!

@nicod974 5 месяцев назад

I feel old

@trombabaroque 4 месяца назад

Same here :-) - it was my job in the 70s to develop industrial computers based on this processors. And that was leading edge hightech at this time! unbelievable today

@NoelsRetroLab 5 месяцев назад

Well done! Love this video! It was a very thorough and well reasoned repair. Congratulations on bringing the Amstrad back to life. One thing I noticed is that the text on the display is red but it should be yellow. Chances are the video connector has a bad solder joint in the green channel. Or if not, it could be a problem with the cable or even the Gate Array. Maybe a topic for a followup video?

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for the suggestion! I'm really glad you enjoyed the video. Your insights about the display issue are super helpful, I'll definitely look into it for a follow-up video.

@Retroguyuk75 5 месяцев назад

@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic Noel is a legend :).. it was him that inspired me to get my CPC 6128.

@charlesdorval394 5 месяцев назад

@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic Looking forward to it! :)

@iainhay2823 5 месяцев назад

I was about to comment on the colour and I see that Noel already did and he sure knows his CPC repairs! I had green text on mine and a quick reflow of the solder joints on that connector and some contact cleaner sprayed into it solved the problem, that part is prone to mechanical stress. I also had the same power switch issue and the tape drive was dead which was solved with new belts. Brilliant video, lovely to see you working on an Amstrad and looking forward to the next one👍

@richardlawrie1150 5 месяцев назад

Great help and feedback Noel, I also watch you channel and have now subscribed to this one. Good to see people help and great work Sayaka :)

@gregorymccoy6797 5 месяцев назад

I love how your channel is progressing. It is wonderful to see young people interested in electronics / engineering.

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your generosity! I will continue to do my best to create ever-improving content

@TechGuyBeau 5 месяцев назад

I love that I, a tech bro who is old enough to grow up with these machines, can come here and learn a lot of things I didn’t know. This is what youtube is for. 100%

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 5 месяцев назад

I'm glad to hear that! It's always exciting to share knowledge and experiences with people who share my passion, that's what makes RU-vid such a great platform for connecting and learning

@Pallerim 5 месяцев назад

T-shirt choice is on point as usual

@graxxor 5 месяцев назад

Yesss!!!! Iconic TSHIRT!!!

@gerrit6769 4 месяца назад

Where to get?

@MrSoulBack 5 месяцев назад

There is a chance that the replaced chip is still working. Sometimes reseating a chip removes corrosion

@user-lj9xx3ej9r 4 месяца назад

Great to see an Amstrad like I had in 1984 being fixed by a younger person. Good for you. (UK)

@erickvond6825 5 месяцев назад

It's always nice when the chip that fails happens to be in a socket. I love your shirt too. Firefly was a great series that ended way too soon.

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 5 месяцев назад

I agree, with the sockets it's much easier. Let's hope they make a sequel!

@rsmrsm2000 5 месяцев назад

A real electronics lesson! And I learned all this from a new girl. Thank you and congratulations on your excellent work. We hope to see more videos.

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 5 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your kind words, I'm happy to hear that you found the video helpful :)

@brianduret4820 2 месяца назад

the Amstrad CPC 464 look so clean and that keyboard look so beauty

@TheJonBrawn 5 месяцев назад

I hope you all noticed what happened here. The vast majority of us would have said "That switch is broken" and would have replaced it. Sayaka dismantled it, cleaned it, and put it back together (why isn't 'remantled' a word?). Something worth learning there.

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, I appreciate the observation! It's true, sometimes a simple fix can go a long way.

@Diemermakes 5 месяцев назад

if it is remantled then when it was first assembled was it just mantled? lol

@SpeccyMan 5 месяцев назад

The reason remantled isn't a word is because we already have the correct word reassembled.

@marjon1703 5 месяцев назад

Dismantle means to take its strength away (-ish )so the opposite is simply mantle . Perhaps disassemble, reassemble? Love these videos!

@horusfalcon 5 месяцев назад

@@marjon1703"No disassemble!" -- Johnny Five 😆

@dasupalouie 4 месяца назад

My dad knew I was into computers so he got all me all the hardware back from the commodore, atari, apple II, etc... Now I've been in IT for almost two decades because of his help. I am happy to see you're diving into the roots of where technology came from and sharing your journey. It's important to know how far we've come and the layers of history to lead us where we are. Most kids nowadays take that for granted. You'll go far :)

@pkillor 2 месяца назад

Watching this video brings back memories of when I was doing internships as a student. It was precisely in an AMSTRAD computer repair workshop. Many of the repairs were due to power supply failures, the transistor that regulated the power supply was not holding up. And it produced failures (no power) or over voltage. the latter caused havoc, broken CPU, or group of memories... Other failures of the floppy disks in the Amstrad CPC 6128, were mechanical. Sometimes, the worm screw that moves the read head got stuck and stopped moving, giving an error in the drive. The fix was easy, a simple tap on the case would free it. Anyway I am glad to know that there is still interest in the repair of these little 8 bits.

@EgoShredder 5 месяцев назад

I bought myself an Amstrad CPC464 in May 1987 as a teenager, and loved it so much! A very underrated computer from that era. I used it until the early 1990s. Around 2010 I got a used 6128 from Ebay and had fun with that, and found a 3.5inch external floppy drive with the builtin ABBA switch. So much great games and other software available for it. There is a really good interview here on RU-vid with one of the design engineers of the CPC, talking about his time in the 1980s working for Alan Sugar etc.

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 5 месяцев назад

That's awesome! I'll definitely check out that interview on RU-vid.

@EgoShredder 3 месяца назад

@@Sayakas_Digital_Attic It's the 38min YT video with the title, " Interview With Roland Perry From Amstrad! (Part One) ". It's on the Xyphoe channel.

@R.Daneel 5 месяцев назад

Love this channel. Great work! Thanks for the hard work! Also, you say in the disclaimer that "you're not a professional". Then I gotta say that you have to be the best immitation of a professional that I've ever seen.

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 5 месяцев назад

Really glad you're enjoying the channel.🙂Thanks a lot for the kind words!

@VincentGroenewold 5 месяцев назад

Always liked the look of this computer, great video! Coloured keyboards are in swing for a reason again. :)

@carnage77 4 месяца назад

64k - a dream machine! I started plugging BASIC code into a ZX81 with an external 16k memory extension. Then a 48k Spectrum.

@CarsandCats 5 месяцев назад

Great job on your troubleshooting. You are very easy to listen to.

@BacchiosCorax 5 месяцев назад

My childhood computer. Nice repair. I don't collect old machines, but I enjoy a lot watching people keep those and take proper care of them.

@gogee8510 4 месяца назад

It was lovely watching this video on the retro Amstrad CPC464. I almost bought one but eventually bought the competitive Sinslcair ZX Spectrum which was out at the same time. Love the repair work, and glad to see people still interested in these early pioneers of home computers.

@robinwilliams5348 5 месяцев назад

I really enjoy your videos. Good work. Keep them coming please! 😀

@anonymes2884 5 месяцев назад

The first computer I ever owned, so many happy memories. Well done for bringing it back to life. (had a ZX-81 beforehand but it was on loan from a friend of my Dad's, not actually mine)

@manyfaces82 4 месяца назад

Your videos are so heartwarming to watch. It takes me back to the old days of computing (the 90s for me), when computers were more of a hobby, an interest, and a curiosity. Seeing you work on these old machines just creates that vibe of loving home computing for what it is, a rewarding activity in its own right.

@blakecasimir 4 месяца назад

Aah the true 8-bit micro computer classic. ;) None of that Commodore nonsense! Ok seriously, considering how cost conscious Amstrad were as a manufacturer, it is quite fascinating how well these old CPCs are faring 40 years on! Great video Sayaka.

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 4 месяца назад

Thank you!

@FirstWizardZorander 5 месяцев назад

Great job fixing this, and as others have said I'm happy you took the route of cleaning the switch instead of tossing it. I hope your channel keeps growing, we need more young people discovering this wonderful hobby!

@BASSstarlet 4 месяца назад

This brave girl deserves our subscription!

@Patecabraltica 4 месяца назад

Nice. It gets on me how electronics technicians (such as myself :P) can forget that you can also fix a piece of equipment by doing something so common sensical as a cleansing. Every now and again, though, motherboards are there to remind you that dirt in sockets and connectors is an enemy also.

@lgroschiensalle 5 месяцев назад

Definitely the most humble, patient, and just plain adorable girl doing electronic repair stuff on YT, ever, period. Subscribed!

@meeshoot3850 5 месяцев назад

agree!

@JeffFryeSr-jm4vn 3 месяца назад

Much respect and in my opinion I think that you Young lady in the Attic deserve to have a whole lot of funds because you are very smart.

@Gary-Seven-and-Isis-in-1968 4 месяца назад

Lovely to see genuine interest in preserving old tech.👍🏼👍🏼

@lowrybt1 4 месяца назад

Great video. Thanks for keeping the retro computer movement alive!

@veritanuda 5 месяцев назад

Don't you just love 80's soldering joints? ;) Seriously, PCB were rugged back in those days, not by design but by necessity. Thanks for sharing your journey.

@950gege7 4 месяца назад

My first Computer was a CPC 464 in 1984. Today I have a CPC 464, a CPC 6128 and a CPC 6128 +. Also a lot of games to play with. I love old computers and retrogaming. 😊

@ericseidel4940 4 месяца назад

Hi, what a great memory this computer. It was my first one, somewhere around 1985. I bought it because it was the cheapest all integrated computer, including the screen. I coded a lot on it, I loved it. it was compact and easy. My favorite one was still the one after, CPC 6128, because of the discs obviously. I never opened them by the time, it looks so simple. I'm surprised that young people like yourself could be interrested by these oldies. Congratulations for your repair.

@SpeccyMan 5 месяцев назад

The failure of the M1 signal on the Z80 was most often caused by people plugging peripherals into the unbuffered edge connector whilst power is applied. It was a very common point of failure on the ZX Spectrum and would cause the Interface 1 to not work as the M1 signal was needed.

@neesense258 3 месяца назад

That’s hard work, those old things are not easy to fix - excellent work

@christianmontagx8461 5 месяцев назад

My first computer when i was 12. In my country it was rebranded from Schneider Rundfunk Werke and was called Schneider CPC 464. Loved it.

@NorthfieldHymnSinging 5 месяцев назад

Great video, well done on fixing the machine. I haven't a clue about hardware! My CTM monitor blew up after I turned it on a few years back. Thankfully I have a SCART lead for the TV and the CPC is still working well.

@Fallen608 4 месяца назад

RU-vid really does know what I want. Something so comfy about this era of hardware.

@fernandososterbortolotto7315 5 месяцев назад

I have never seen a Amstrad computer working. Looking forward to the completion of this repair!

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 5 месяцев назад

Thanks! I'm already working on repairing the floppy disk drive and cassette player, but I think I'll release other videos before that.

@Redline-99 5 месяцев назад

I really enjoy the extra information you give in your videos. Thank you!

@paranoidgenius9164 4 месяца назад

Brilliant!😊❤ Hearing about a female fixing a computer is like a breath of fresh air to me. I really miss my 464!😩

@SauronsDad 5 месяцев назад

Well made, looking forward to the repair of the drives. I am sure that you will bring them to life again and we see some programs running.

@FordGranada75 5 месяцев назад

I love your channel, really great work again! Just one small annotation: the floppy drives Amstrad used for the CPC series were 3 inch ones. They've been expensive back in the days and by now have become very rare.

@marcroulleau9510 3 месяца назад

I have watched almost all your videos today, and I must admit I'm impressed ! Thank you !

@ygstuff4898 5 месяцев назад

Love your videos. And great to see the enthusiasm for computing & electronics (especially retro) from the younger generation. The CPC 464 seemed ahead of its time when it was released, and glad to see you rescued this one.

@jorgecalero6325 4 месяца назад

I bought an Amstrad PCW512 in 1987, and regularly swapped code with a friend who had a CPC, so you are working on a computer that is almost 40 years old. You are amazing. Love to see young people interested in the vintage computers I learnt to program when I was your age. Oh, and your t-shirt is really cool too! Happy to have found your channel! Hugs!

@soulfulxombi 4 месяца назад

Thank you for the quality content. I enjoy watching people try and fix broken electronics and have been watching a lot of a channel called StezStix Fix in the last week or so. He does repairs on all sorts of things but I imagine that's why the algorithm popped up your channel. I have watched through all the videos you have up so far and enjoyed them all I look forward to seeing what you tackle next :)

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 4 месяца назад

Thank you! I also enjoy StezStix Fix videos!

@keyboardjunkie6287 5 месяцев назад

Excellent video! I really enjoyed watching your thought process during fault finding. Keep up the great work!

@BonBonShrimp 4 месяца назад

Please continue with this style where you take time and explain things. It's really helpful to people like me for learning. Excellent video, and you are a great teacher! Subscribed. Thank you for the lesson (from someone who is probably more than twice your age).

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 4 месяца назад

Thank you so much for your kind words and for subscribing to my channel!

@YourComputerWizzard 4 месяца назад

Love it. a CPC464 was my first PC. got a job just to get a Disk Drive... ah, the easy days...

@gourmetbiker7633 5 месяцев назад

Nice job. Love it. This computer started my IT career when I was a kid. And I love watching your videos

@hyzenthlay7151 5 месяцев назад

It's great to see a woman in a hobby so very dominated by men, and a young person take interest in old computers!! You express yourself very clearly, and seem very humble as to your experience and abilities, even though I can sense a lot of raw talent in you. Good luck with your channel, you have gained another sub!!

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 5 месяцев назад

Thanks, I truly appreciate your comment! It's heartwarming to hear that you enjoy my content :)

@andyscott5978 4 месяца назад

I learned so much from my CPC464! Those packs you could put on the back were amazing. I had a light pen and the colour monitor. I will always be grateful to my parents for saving hard and working hard to buy it for me.

@paulshaw4542 5 месяцев назад

Amazing to see someone so young working on a old Amstrad ..well done i use to one one and sinclair spectrums

@eiew 5 месяцев назад

Can't wait to see the rest of the repair!

@bernard2735 5 месяцев назад

I’m always impressed by your problem solving skills and I learn something new from every video 😊

@lonewolf31337 5 месяцев назад

I'm so glad I came across your channel. awesome videos. Thank you for all your hard work

@Ro-zn6um 5 месяцев назад

What a charming video! Good quality footage, captivating story line. Nice music choice. Obviously you put in a lot of effort and enjoyed doing it. And it shows. Keep it up!

@matthoz1337 4 месяца назад

Another video from you that has enriched my day. It's fun to watch you analyse and fix errors. The music is the icing on the cake :D

@bioxbiox 4 месяца назад

Excellent job! Working with old and simpler hardware is giving you the foundation to properly understand the whole industry these days.

@fhwolthuis 5 месяцев назад

Well done Sakaya! You're an excellent teacher 👌🏼😃

@Ace_of_DiscaL 4 месяца назад

You inspire me to repair!!! Thank you & all the best to you, miss.

3 месяца назад

You won a subscriber out of pure nostalgia. Keep up the good work!

@Nelson_Swamp 2 месяца назад

She's beautiful and brilliant. Her channel will blow up.

@GNU_Linux_for_good 3 месяца назад

This is invaluable - it shows the world where we came from _(PC wise)_ . Keep it up, Eleonora!

@originalkangarootoo 5 месяцев назад

What an excellent video! Thorough and well explained, and the split screen recording during your testing works really well. Also, excellent t-shirt :)

@tste6759 5 месяцев назад

Great video .... Looks like you know what your doing, nice to see a young lady using her skills to repair this old tech.

@rocnred 4 месяца назад

That was fantastic. Problem-solving is a great technique to use in everyday life. Thank you; that was fun. I love the music.

@rowinpals 4 месяца назад

This is really great, Eleonora! 😃👍 Can't wait for the next video 😃👍

@RetroRogersLab 5 месяцев назад

Great video. You are easier to follow and understand than many others in this field. I'm looking forward to more videos like this.

@csebastian3 4 месяца назад

Your videos are such a joy! I am optimistic about your future.

@paulguy2545 5 месяцев назад

Great Job young lady 👏👏! These Retro Home Computers bring back alot of great memories for me of when I was a teenager and how I wanted the CPC 664 model because not only did I like the keyboard color but that it had a built-in Floppy-Disk Drive instead of the Tape one which were Slower, but cheaper! Its nice to see how these classic computers are still appreciated & loved especially by people from your generation! These days I’m running a 2013 Mac Pro from Apple thats probably 9yrs old at this point & running the Last Officially Supported (by Apple) macOS Monterey. I hope to get one od their M2 machines this year or the next!

@konradgorgol9613 11 дней назад

I loved Amstrad CPC ! Yours channel is COOL !

@sikkepossu 5 месяцев назад

Hi! Even though you said this video should not be taken as a tutorial it sure gives some good advice and ideas how to troubleshoot old computer's issues. Great work, Sayaka!

@a1o1 4 месяца назад

Still have mine - and with a tonne of games - I've had to do some minor repairs over the years. So great to see this from a younger generation ! Great stuff

@JohnWilliams-hw9yn 5 месяцев назад

That was a cracking and very well made video. Very informative and entertaining.

@Mekazas 4 месяца назад

A very fine example of logic troubleshooting! Also your shirt is awesome, I want one! Keep up the great work!

@goku445 2 месяца назад

Thank you. Great video. I love to see electronic stuff fixed.

@coolcat23 5 месяцев назад

Nicely done! Looking forward to the next video.

@KikorPlaysHobbies 4 месяца назад

Love your behavior and every knowledge that you have. You are an good teacher in every way 😊😊😊

@JohnnyWednesday 4 месяца назад

Great video, you're really cool! I'm glad the world changed so you could be openly proud of who you are, as you should be! thanks for rescuing that poor 464

@Digital.Dictator 5 месяцев назад

Love your videos, very knowledgeable, keep it up.

@ticcc3 5 месяцев назад

another super fun video sayaka, great stuff (:

@carlosfabianmaciel9643 4 месяца назад

Un Trabajo Magnifico, FELICITACIONES!!!

@tonybennett7145 5 месяцев назад

Another great YT video Eleonora. Your cool and calm approach to any problem is good to watch and listen to. Also although you say your videos are not supposed to be educational I personally find them extremely helpful for my repairs. Keep up the great work 👍

@Sayakas_Digital_Attic 5 месяцев назад

Thanks to you 🙂

@pedrofernandesfernandes4481 5 месяцев назад

Really nice to see your video. I'm amazed to see that there are young people working with electronic equipment. Hope to see more videos about old PCs and if you want, about other kind of electronic subject.

@daniellmarcussen2599 5 месяцев назад

I was a Commodore 64 and later Amiga kid back in the 1980's but I have alway loved the design of the Amstrad - and I still think it looks cool.

@gravity9271 3 месяца назад

It's quite amazing how many skills you have learnt and can share with us. Definitely subscribed

@EricsEdgeVideos 5 месяцев назад

Excellent diagnosis demonstration!

@bobbygecs 5 месяцев назад

Excellent! Very informative!

@varshneydevansh 5 месяцев назад

OMG I immediately subbed, it's rare to find people truly passionate in STEM.

@Peter_S_ 5 месяцев назад

Congrations! Great work!

@TheChugnut 5 месяцев назад

Love to see how you methodically troubleshoot your way through to success!

@petesapwell 5 месяцев назад

Great to see a young person starting on a fascinating and rewarding pastime or even career, you have some solid skills there young lady! Keep it up, I’m an old Pro but I started just like you, working at home on whatever I could lay my hands on back in 1975 :)