Re: How to burn a new 901229-05 ROM for 1541?

From: Nate Lawson <nate_at_root.org>
Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:50:02 -0800
Message-ID: <4B96D09A.6020508@root.org>
peter@rittwage.com wrote:
>> I have a faulty 1541 drive. When I power up with no computer connection,
>> the red light and the motor just stay on forever. Page
>> http://personalpages.tds.net/~rcarlsen/cbm/fix1541.txt suggests that the
>> ROM 901229-05 could be broken.
>>
>> How can I burn a new copy of 901229-05? The image is in
>> http://www.zimmers.net/anonftp/pub/cbm/firmware/drives/new/1541/1541-e000.901229-05.bin
>>
>> Or can I buy it from somewhere?
>>
> 
> I think that pin-compatible EPROMs are not available any more, so it may
> be best to find that exact replacement part rather than trying to jury-rig
> a custom pin swapping adapter.
> 
> You could check arcadecomponents.com, as he has a lot of Commodore parts,
> or you could ask on Lemon64.com forums to see if someone has a spare they
> could sell you.

There's also ROM-EL.

http://www.jbrain.net/

-- 
Nate


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