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Gigabyte Dual BIOS and the Host Protected Area

Nix McRetro // 31st December 2019 // IBM PC

Gigabyte Dual BIOS and the Host Protected Area

Gigabyte motherboards with an Xpress Recovery BIOS are apparently affected by a bug! The following is taken from here. “When the drive is first in the boot order, Gigabyte’s BIOS will write a backup copy of itself to a small Host Protected Area (HPA) at the end of the user... Continue reading

Console Collection Overview – February 2019

Nix McRetro // 29th December 2019 // News, YouTube

A look back at what I had in February earlier this year. A lot has changed since then with my collection, so stay tuned for a 2020 collection overview! We see some of the old favourites in there and some slightly newer ones that hadn’t been mentioned before. Continue reading

Happy Holidays 2019!

Nix McRetro // 25th December 2019 // News, YouTube

It’s the time of the year again, the holiday season! In this video we kick off what can only be heard to be believed… and even then you wish it could be unheard. Magnificent off-key singing aside, happy holidays 2019 dear friends of McRetro! ??? Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 – Faulty Power Supply (Part 6)

Nix McRetro // 24th December 2019 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

It’s important to know your limits and when to walk away. With that, I think we’re about done with the Sega TeraDrive as far as repair are concerned. It has been given away to another collector who has a great deal more knowledge about how these electrical devices device. May... Continue reading

Sega TeraDrive Model 3 – Faulty Power Supply (Part 5)

Nix McRetro // 24th December 2019 // IBM PC, Repairs, Sega

We’re well into summer time here in Sydney, Australia. Time to throw another shrimp on the barbie as they say. Not much relevance to this video, especially seeing as it was recorded three years ago like most of my recent videos that I’ve finally got around to bombarding YouTube with... Continue reading