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The Sega TeraDrive Model 3

Nix McRetro // 24th May 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Finally got a chance to test the Sega TeraDrive Model 3 that arrived a few days ago. Sega sold the Model 3 as the top configuration, with 2.5 MB of RAM, one 3.5-inch floppy drive and a 30 MB internal hard drive. Mine arrived without its hard drive. Thankfully the... Continue reading

Faulty Japanese Sega Saturn: CD Drive Problems

Nix McRetro // 20th May 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Yikes! Listen to that motor spin and click. The CD mechanism is clearly not behaving properly. The spindle runs unusually fast while the optical assembly repeatedly moves up, down and back and forth. In the video the disc even appeared to be spinning in the wrong direction, although from the... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 2 with Windows 3.11 in a RAM Disk

Nix McRetro // 20th May 2012 // Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Does this TeraDrive work never end? Will I never be content? I picked up some cheap ISA IDE controllers from eBay, but so far I have had no luck getting them to work properly with the TeraDrive. I was reading that a controller with its own BIOS might be the... Continue reading

Sega Genesis Nomad DC-in Jack Repair

Nix McRetro // 20th May 2012 // Repairs, Sega

The Sega Genesis Nomad. What an amazing beast. It didn’t work up until today. The seller had kindly offered me a full refund if I returned it. Not while I have an empty weekend to do some repairing! I already knew there was a problem with the DC-in jack because... Continue reading

Sega Mega-CD Karaoke Microphone Repaired

Nix McRetro // 15th May 2012 // Repairs, Sega

Good news! As you can see, and hear, in the video above, the Sega microphone has been repaired using a $10 part from eBay. A marvellous success! The replacement that worked was a 600-ohm BG-58 dynamic microphone cartridge. I hope anyone else who needs one of these finds this information... Continue reading