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Amstrad Sega Mega PC 486SXLC CPU Upgrade Failure

Nix McRetro // 26th July 2012 // Categories: IBM PC, Repairs, Sega
Amstrad Sega Mega PC 486SXLC CPU Upgrade Failure
Before attempting anything particularly ambitious with the Amstrad Mega PC, I thought I’d practice removing a few chips from an old RAM board. I’ve been experimenting with a heat gun at around 320 degrees Celsius, and the first attempts were surprisingly successful. Once the solder softened, the little chips came... Continue reading

Amstrad Sega Mega PC 386SX CPU Replacement Attempt

Nix McRetro // 20th July 2012 // Categories: IBM PC, Repairs, Sega
Amstrad Sega Mega PC 386SX CPU Replacement Attempt
The time has come. We wish you a safe journey, AMD 386SX CPU. You have served us well. Armed with a heat gun and flux, work begins on my attempt to create a 50 MHz Amstrad Mega PC. Now, that 50 MHz target needs a little explaining. The original Am386SX... Continue reading

Sega Mega Drive 2 DC-In Power Socket Repair

Nix McRetro // 18th July 2012 // Categories: Repairs, Sega, YouTube
Sega Mega Drive 2 DC-In Power Socket Repair
Got a bad feeling about your DC-in power socket on your Mega Drive 2? Well, here’s one that was giving me a bit of trouble. The power light would come on normally, but give the power cable a little movement and the whole thing would switch off. Move it back... Continue reading

Sega Mega Drive 32X Photos

Nix McRetro // 17th July 2012 // Categories: Sega
Sega Mega Drive 32X Photos
The Mega Drive 32X. One small step for man. 50,000 polygons for mankind! Sega claimed around 50,000 texture-mapped polygons per second. A rather impressive marketing number, even if that doesn’t mean every game will actually be throwing that many polygons around. Nice rear. AV in, AV out. What a meddlesome... Continue reading

Sega Mega Drive Arcade Power Sticks and a Green-Screen Mystery

Nix McRetro // 16th July 2012 // Categories: Repairs, Sega
Sega Mega Drive Arcade Power Sticks and a Green-Screen Mystery
A rather slow weekend. Most of it was spent looking through what I have and trying to decide what I am willing to part with. I cleaned out a Sega Mega Drive Arcade Power Stick ready to sell. Cleaned up pretty well! Next came a Mega Drive Arcade Power Stick... Continue reading
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