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Osborne 486 Boot-Sector Virus Cleanup with F-PROT

Nix McRetro // 23rd October 2012 // Categories: IBM PC, Repairs

Osborne 486 Boot-Sector Virus Cleanup with F-PROT

Looks like I’m not the only one who has a virus at the moment. The trusty old Osborne ended up with what appeared to be an MBR or boot-sector infection, and the Sound Blaster 16 installation disks I’d been using were also detected as infected. I originally assumed the disks... Continue reading

Osborne 486 5.25-inch Floppy Drive Addition

Nix McRetro // 22nd October 2012 // Categories: Apple, IBM PC, YouTube

The 5.25-inch floppy drive now living in my Osborne 486 came from that Wyse 286 desktop I had a look at earlier. The Wyse has since gone to somebody else who wanted it, and that’s fine by me. All I really needed was the floppy drive anyway, especially after some... Continue reading

Aiwa Sega Mega-CD CSD-GM1 KSS-210B Laser Replacement

Nix McRetro // 22nd October 2012 // Categories: Repairs, Sega, YouTube

Compared with everything else this Aiwa has thrown at me, this was almost a straightforward repair. The video above covers replacing the Sony KSS-210B optical pickup in the CSD-GM1 CD mechanism, although getting to the laser turned out to involve rather more screws than I’d originally anticipated. I had suspected... Continue reading

Inside the Aiwa Mega-CD CSD-GM1 Game Unit

Nix McRetro // 21st October 2012 // Categories: Sega, YouTube

Here’s a quick look inside the Mega Drive and Mega-CD Game Unit that attaches underneath the Aiwa CSD-GM1. It’s a rather unusual little piece of hardware, and at first glance I wasn’t sure what I’d be able to do with it away from the rest of the stereo. Pretty useless... Continue reading

Aiwa Mega-CD CSD-GM1: Wavy Video and Power Supply Problems

Nix McRetro // 21st October 2012 // Categories: Repairs, Sega, YouTube

The Aiwa Mega-CD CSD-GM1 is doing something rather interesting with its video output. Unfortunately, interesting isn’t necessarily a good thing! I’ve been getting these strange wavy lines across the picture while running it from my external power supply. Actually, they’re more like dotted lines, and they’re quite noticeable when you... Continue reading