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Who doesn't know it: You want to load your favourite game, but you only get the "Disc missing" message from your CPC. Hmm, is the drive broken? No, in most cases you only have to change the drive belt. This is a step by step instruction on how to change the drive belt in a CPC6128. Changing the drive belt in other CPC types or the DD1 is nearly the same.
'''Where to buy:''' Belts can be often bought on Ebay. They are either advertised specifically for the Amstrad CPC but also those for Spectrum+3 will work. The correct belt is 3mm wide, 0.6mm thick and has a total length (outer circumference) of 230mm (often also advertised as 115mm). If there is no other source available, one could look on AliExpress for belt sets (3mm wide, 0.6mm thick) which contain between 50 and 100 belts of different sizes. Usually 2-4 will have the right diameter, but it's a bit of a gamble.
* [http://www.octoate.de/wp/articles/german/laufwerksriemen-wechseln/ Changing the drive belt (German)]
* [http://www.dataserve-retro.co.uk/contents/en-uk/d70.html Servicing the Amstrad CPC6128 Disk Drive], a great guide by Dataserve Retro.
* [http://www.fvempel.nl/belt.html 3" Drives: Drive belts]
* [http://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2015-09-24-amstrad6128-acquire-fix-and-stockup.htm Amstrad CPC6128 - Acquisition, drive repair and software stockup]
* [http://cpctech.cpc-live.com/docs/faults.html Fault Diagnosis and Repair]
* [https://www.richardloxley.com/2017/02/01/repairing-amstrad-cpc-disk-drives Repairing Amstrad CPC disk drives | Richard Loxley Ltd]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tKZCbHqEX_k Amstrad 6128 Disk Drive Repair & Service (Belt replacement, head cleaned)]
* [https://www.classic-computers.org.nz/blog/2015-10-08-amstrad-fd1-adventure.htm Amstrad external floppy disk drive (FD-1) adventure]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100428064625/http://www.pcwking1.netfirms.com/helpage18.html Fit a replacement Belt in a 3 inch disc drive]