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Amstrad (Sega) Mega PC, Athlon 500MHz Rebuild and PicoPSU

Nix McRetro // 21st April 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Amstrad (Sega) Mega PC, Athlon 500MHz Rebuild and PicoPSU

After loading Windows 95 to the Amstrad Mega PC, it is quite clear that it will not be a good choice to leave it running like a broken down horse-drawn buggy. So poking around the internet Windows 3.11 is the perfect choice. Lightweight and can be modified to act like... Continue reading

Amstrad Sega Mega PC Running Windows 95 OSR 2.5

Nix McRetro // 20th April 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Now I see why minimum requirements are called minimum requirements. This thing runs like a beast on Windows 95. I think I will kick it back to Windows 3.11 or perhaps dual boot 2x 2GB partitions. It will be interesting to get the network cranking on Windows 3.11 so I... Continue reading

Sega Game Gear LED Backlight Mod

Nix McRetro // 17th April 2012 // Hacks, Repairs, Sega

One of my Game Gears had bad capacitors - so I replaced them. I then found it also had a backlight bulb. I decided to attempt the LED backlight mod. I then found it had more problems with the DC-in socket being loose. So I stripped it of it’s clean... Continue reading

New Purchases - 9th April 2012

Nix McRetro // 9th April 2012 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

Dialled things back a little while waiting for all these other things to arrive from last weeks purchases. Yet there are still some awesome things on the way. First off we have the Sega Genesis Nomad (above). Essentially a handheld Mega Drive. I’ve also ordered a battery pack to go... Continue reading

Sega Saturn External PSU - Proof of Concept

Nix McRetro // 7th April 2012 // Hacks, Repairs, Sega

Success! It sure does taste sweet. Finally a proof of concept to show that Saturns can be powered by external power supply bricks. This is very good news as it paves the way for me to spend some cash and invest in some DC-DC converters. I’d need to start with... Continue reading