The lovely Sophia is getting some new capacitors on her A-Bus board today. Sadly did not seem to improve her health. Next stop … Continue reading
Category: Repairs
Good Cap, Bad Cap: Comparision of Failed Capacitors
Here’s a great learning video on the difference between a brand new capacitor and a damaged, expanded capacitor.… Continue reading
Desoldering with the Hakko 808: Removing a Bad Capacitor
Introducing the incredible Hakko 808 desoldering gun. This thing is amazing. I’ll never desolder with braid again! (Well… unless it is … Continue reading
ASUS EeeBox B202: Disassembly & Reassembly
Not something I have anymore, but still a great informative video for those who need to pull their ASUS Eee Box B202 apart … Continue reading
Sega Saturn Sophia SH-2 CPU Cards 171-6692B
You heard correct, it’s not quite a 171-6692D. You’ll notice that these SH-2 CPUs have some slight differences from the 171-6692D, … Continue reading
Pulled from the Trash: Core 2 Quad
As promised here is the Core 2 Quad in action during initial tests. Needless to say, it all went well! The machine has … Continue reading
Disk on Modules and the XTIDE BIOS on the Sega TeraDrive
So many types of disk on modules, so little time. Found this here while searching.
… Continue readingSome CF cards and microdrives do not work properly with IBM 5150/5160 when using XTIDE rev 1 or rev 2. Some of the symptoms are
Sophia Systems Sega Saturn Programming Box
Above is just a brief video of the Sophia getting put back together. Well, I’m halfway. The mainboard is in but not … Continue reading
Sega Mega-CD Development Unit / Cross Products SNASM Mega CD
An overview of my latest addition to the collection. Cost me a pretty penny, but sure is a highlight now… … Continue reading
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