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Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013) Repair

Nix McRetro // 2nd January 2020 // Apple, Repairs, YouTube

My “w” and return key on my brand new (enough) MacBook Air are showing signs of the Keyboard Service Program for MacBook, MacBook Air, and MacBook Pro. Annoying. I really do miss my old MacBook Air sometimes. It had superior key travel. When did Apple announce new keyboards reverting back... Continue reading

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