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ASUS EeeBox B202: Disassembly & Reassembly

Nix McRetro // 2nd April 2013 // IBM PC, Repairs, YouTube

Not something I have anymore, but still a great informative video for those who need to pull their ASUS Eee Box B202 apart for whatever reason. Upgrade your RAM, hard drive, wireless card - the possibilities are endless! Continue reading

Accessing the Sega / IBM TeraDrive Built-in Setup Program

Nix McRetro // 1st April 2013 // Sega

Sure, there isn’t much to the actual setup. Only three options and none of them that exciting… I suppose it is better than a kick in the teeth! Anyway, to sum it all up, hit F1 after dropping to DOS! Above is the setup screen accessed when F1 is pressed... Continue reading

Sega Saturn Sophia SH-2 CPU Cards 171-6692B

Nix McRetro // 30th March 2013 // Hacks, Repairs, Sega

You heard correct, it’s not quite a 171-6692D. You’ll notice that these SH-2 CPUs have some slight differences from the 171-6692D, most notably the lack of a second power header that is used in a Saturn Sophia Programming Box and the two sets of jumpers usually to the left of... Continue reading

XRGB-mini on Mega Drive II Without Sync Stripper

Nix McRetro // 29th March 2013 // Hacks, Sega

Works a charm with the sync stripper (LM1881N) out of the picture. Really doesn’t like having the sync stripper there when connected to the XRGB…! This particular cable was picked up from Retro Gaming Cables. There’ll be more to come on this in the future… I’ve still got SCART cables... Continue reading

Southern Leaf-tailed Gecko - Wizard Lizards!

Nix McRetro // 28th March 2013 // YouTube

This is the second one of these leaf-tailed geckos that has come into my home over the years. Possibly the same one, they live for quite a while it turns out! Up to ten years in the wild. They also don’t appear to mind cooler temperatures, being active in the... Continue reading