Retro Computing Grotto

Have you got an old Windows XP computer that you've forgotten the password to or (like me) h…

Hirens Boot CD

Who is Hiren and what is their Boot CD all about? Hiren is the Banksy of the IT Support world. …

This IBM ThinkPad T42 is looking a little worse for wear but it does still power on and load Win…

Earlier on today I was trying to perform a factory reset/restore of an IBM T42 laptop and I got …

A USB Power Meter is a great tool to have on your arsenal as it can easily and quickly show you …

The DollaTek LCR-T4 ESR Meter is an inexpensive piece of test equipment that can cost as little …

I've got a box of Nintendo Wii power adapters that I need to test and there are basically tw…

Not a lot of people know this, on most (but not all) retro laptops will output POST codes to the…