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killer-elite
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Wed May 11, 2005 7:23 pm
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My DC after not using it every now and thing gets it time messed up...does anyone know what could be the problem?? Bad Cmos battery, bad power supply,ect???
 
frokid879
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Wed May 11, 2005 8:47 pm
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killer-elite wrote:
My DC after not using it every now and thing gets it time messed up...does anyone know what could be the problem?? Bad Cmos battery, bad power supply,ect???


the CMOS is rechargable. Its normal for it to reset after not using it. if you use it weekly you should be fine, as it will recharge frequently enough to keep the time.
 
Radkin
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Fri Aug 17, 2007 11:05 pm
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what is a Cmos Battery?
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gary_b
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Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:23 pm
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Radkin wrote:
what is a Cmos Battery?
complementary metal oxide semiconductor cmos. its the small rechargeable battery inside your DC that keeps the time and date.
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Radkin
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Sat Aug 18, 2007 7:24 pm
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Where on the DC is it located?
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gary_b
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Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:24 pm
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Radkin wrote:
Where on the DC is it located?
inside heres a link to a picture and a how to on changing it http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch %2Fimages%3Fp%3Ddreamcasts%2Bbattery%26ei%3DUTF-8%26x%3Dwrt&w=1024&h=768&imgurl=shibathedog.1emulati on.com%2F02140019.JPG&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fshibathedog.1emulation.com%2Fresetting_no_settings_fix.htm&s ize=514.1kB&name=02140019.JPG&p=dreamcasts+battery&type=jpeg&no=1&tt=1&oid=1194fb06d2587d10&ei=UTF-8
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nintendo_DS
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Sun Aug 19, 2007 12:43 pm
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so that is about the longest link i have ever seen in my life
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