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Big thanks to Sardine for recommending someone to fix my 64. It came back packaged today. There were 3 or 4 faults (including the VDU chip had gone), which I couldn't have done. A great fix and it's all working beautifully again. If anyone is interested, here's a link to the repairs that were undert...

Thanks for this Sardine. I have registered with the other site, but it won't let me post or even PM 'the corfiot'.

Would you be able to PM me his details please?

Dear all, Thanks for advice. I tried swapping chips a couple of years ago, but no success I'm afraid. I've kept looking for a decent 64 at a reasonable price on E bay, but no success. Is there anyone that would be prepared to take a look at it and repair it for me? Obviously, I would pay postage or ...

Hi Tormod,

I will try. How do I do this?

Hi all, I've swapped the SAM and CPU chips one at a time with my 32. As suggested, this was quite straightforward with a screwdriver. I don't think these are the problem, as the 32 works fine with them in. (I'm assuming both these chips are the same for a 32 and 64 - is this correct?) However, the 6...

Thanks to all above. I have never tried this sort of thing before, but I'll have a go at removing the chips one at a time, checking the contacts and replacing. I thought they were all soldered in, but from the comments, it looks like a bit of gentre screwdriver prising might work. I'd be surprised i...

Hi there, Just joined the site, having just got my 64 down form the loft, not having used it for 10+ years. Is there anyone out there who could repair/suggest someone who could repair it for me at a reasonable charge? On powering up, I get the green screen, with a bit of the copyright message, but m...