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Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 Initial Damage Report

Nix McRetro // 13th October 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Here’s the Aiwa Mega CD I’ll be attempting to repair in the coming weeks or months or just when I find the time. Figured I’d put up a video of the insides of the tape player / radio / CD player part of the unit first since it is heavily... Continue reading

Osborne Australia 486 DX-2 66MHz Overview

Nix McRetro // 13th October 2012 // IBM PC, YouTube

This is what it was all about. With the Creative CD-ROM functional, we now have a functional 486 in the household. The Amstrad Mega PC isn’t counted since it is more a 386SX on steroids, or a crippled 486… Take your pick! So very… boxy. Now that’s how you make... Continue reading

Creative Labs CD-200 2x CD-ROM Success

Nix McRetro // 12th October 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, YouTube

Mission accomplished. If anyone from the future comes here in search of how to get their Creative CD-200 functioning they will need to use CCD.SYS or CRCCD.SYS as the driver. Below are my specific CONFIG.SYS settings and AUTOEXEC.BAT settings and a video of it moments after I discovered it actually... Continue reading

Creative Labs CD-200 2x CD-ROM

Nix McRetro // 8th October 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs

So little information exists on this particular drive I had to make a video of the current status. I feel as though I am getting close and have a desktop full of drivers. Once I get this beast in working mode we’ll have a BBQ party, it will be a... Continue reading

IBM PS/2 Model 30 8086 720K Floppy Drive Failure

Nix McRetro // 8th October 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, YouTube

Good to see that the IBM did not reject the replacement drive which indicates it is a compatible replacement. Unfortunate that the $50 shipping did not pay off for the $14 faulty drive. Not that surprising given the age of the hardware… hit and a miss. Maybe next time I’ll... Continue reading