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Miscellaneous ISA and PCI Cards

Nix McRetro // 18th November 2012 // IBM PC, YouTube

A welcome break from all the TeraDrive posts that I’ve been putting up over the past few days. However, there are just far too many cards… Sure I picked them all up for pretty cheap but I need to sift through them and work out which ones are of any... Continue reading

XTIDE Settings for the Sega TeraDrive

Nix McRetro // 18th November 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Here is a video of the XTIDE settings that seem to be best for the Sega TeraDrive. Please note I have used a slightly less than current version 2.0.0b1 instead of 2.0.0b2. As long as it works I do not feel the urge to upgrade just yet… Maybe once it... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 2 XTIDE Windows 3.1 Install

Nix McRetro // 18th November 2012 // IBM PC, Microsoft, Sega

If you have troubles with your own XTIDE card be sure to drop a line to the good folk at Vintage-Computer. I didn’t need to use their forums for help, however, their wiki and documentation is very handy in getting this card up and running. Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 2 XTIDE Boot Success

Nix McRetro // 18th November 2012 // IBM PC, Sega, YouTube

Victory! The Sega TeraDrive (Model 2) can now boot to the command prompt. Next stop is installing a full system of DOS 6.22 and Windows 3.11. Ever notice that 6.22 is DOUBLE that of 3.11? Accident? Conspiracy theorists book your flights, the forum is starting in six hours. The XTIDE... Continue reading

Flashing the XTIDE EPROM / EEPROM Incorrectly

Nix McRetro // 18th November 2012 // IBM PC, Programming, YouTube

While I worked out how to flash the card, the XTIDE card itself is an EEPROM programmer, it’s starting to look like I flashed it completely wrong. I even lost the ability of the card to detect the disk on module… How did I resolve this? Simple! Since I ordered... Continue reading