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Apple Macintosh LC 475 Overclocking to 33 MHz

Nix McRetro // 1st January 2013 // Apple, Hacks, YouTube

The first video shows the actual motherboard modification. The LC 475 normally runs at 25 MHz. This modification changes the board’s clock configuration to 33 MHz by moving the relevant surface-mount resistors. That is roughly a 32% increase in clock frequency. Actual application performance does not automatically increase by exactly... Continue reading

Removing the Socketed CPU from an Apple Macintosh LC 475

Nix McRetro // 31st December 2012 // Apple, Repairs, YouTube

Just a quick video for anyone who has never removed the socketed processor from an LC 475 or one of the closely related machines. The CPU is removable rather than soldered directly to the logic board, which makes swapping the original 68LC040 for a full 68040 relatively straightforward compared with... Continue reading

Sega Mega Drive 2 DC-in Socket Repair and Secondary Fault

Nix McRetro // 29th December 2012 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Another Mega Drive 2 with a bad DC-in socket? I know, I know. These are supposed to be the easy repairs. Naturally this particular console decided it needed a secondary fault as well. Watch the video above if you want to see the whole struggle. I got it working in... Continue reading

Console Collection Overview 28th December 2012

Nix McRetro // 28th December 2012 // News, YouTube

So it wasn’t exactly 6-12 months, but two! Not too far off. I guess I haven’t really collected anything since doing my last video. I did rearrange my lounge room to fit more of my junk along the wall and have the bookshelves set up side by side so they... Continue reading

Solid-State SCSI Storage in an LC 475 with a PCD-60B Card Reader

Nix McRetro // 27th December 2012 // Apple, Hacks, YouTube

The Macintosh LC 475. Now with solid-state storage. Reliable, check. Quiet, check. Awesome, heck yes! Strictly speaking, the CompactFlash card is not a SCSI device. The Envoy Data PCD-60B is the SCSI device seen by the Macintosh. I am then using its PCMCIA slot with a PCMCIA-to-CompactFlash adapter and a... Continue reading