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Sega TeraDrive Hard Drive Interface IDE / ESDI / XTA

Nix McRetro // 24th June 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Sega TeraDrive Hard Drive Interface IDE / ESDI / XTA

Above are some photos of Sega TeraDrive hard drive. Sadly it looks like a simple interface is not possible natively by the looks. See the TeraDrive HD pinout spreadsheet on the File Server for the differences in pins. There’s half the data pins missing! 8-bit vs 16-bit perhaps? Sure you... Continue reading

286, 386, 486 - Overclocking and Upgrades

Nix McRetro // 17th June 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs

286, 386, 486 - Overclocking and Upgrades

Wow! My mind been racing at 1000 miles an hour. I can barely keep up with the ideas for future mods jump in. Let’s start with what I’ve been scribbling down on the paper next to my computer. I have more tabs open than a Firefox enthusiast right now! 1.... Continue reading

Nintendo Famicom AV Mod Complete

Nix McRetro // 17th June 2012 // Hacks, Nintendo

Above is a demonstration of how the AV mod works and why it works the way that it does. Next up we have an overview of the completed AV mod. A video demo of Spelunker on the Famicom. What an enjoyable game it can be when you put your mind... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Puzzle Construction

Nix McRetro // 11th June 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

To kick things off here is a video of my faulty WDI-325Q. Listen to it grind! I’ll need to be sending that back to the place I bought it from, not much use to me in that state! Next up we have the mysterious Puzzle Construction software. This seems to... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 2 and Model 3

Nix McRetro // 11th June 2012 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

That’s right it is video time, starting off here is the TeraDrive Model 3 getting a hard drive up and running. Very happy with this. And above is the TeraDrive Model 3 back together complete with working hard drive LED. I did find that the floppy drive rail / guide... Continue reading