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SegaTecToy - Jan 21, 2004

		SegaTecToy		Jan 21, 2004
			I searched and didn't find any posts like this, so: How do I change the internal battery of my DC? It loses all of it's settings if not played for some time. Thanks.

		mal		Jan 21, 2004
			I believe it's rechargable. That's why it needs the settings reset it you haven't played it for a while - it hasn't been charging.

		racketboy		Jan 21, 2004
			yeah mine has done it a couple times in the last few months... been too busy to play anything other than my GBA lately

		SegaTecToy		Jan 21, 2004
			If I let it off only two or three days it doesn't reset but a week without energy makes it loses its settings. Maybe this is the normal behavior of the DC battery. My DC collection is still small so I guess that I need more games to keep playing it more

		racketboy		Jan 21, 2004
			yeah usually it takes me multiple weeks with no play to get it to reset

		mal		Jan 21, 2004
			It would also depend on how long you play it for. The longer you play, the more it should charge.

		Ammut		Jan 21, 2004
			I feel so bad everytime the clock comes up after booting up my dc... its like a puppy with sad eyes looking at me with a "where have you been? I've been lonely" look. Good thing it has only happened a couple of times... ---Ammut

		mal		Jan 22, 2004
			I know what you mean. I've been having to reset the date and time on my DC a lot recently.

Tindo@heart

Jan 23, 2004

Here are the specifics according to Sega.com:

http://www.sega.com/support/supportsys.php...stems...

	
	
		
		
			Dreamcast uses an internal rechargeable battery to store its settings. Dreamcast should be turned on for at least two hours to initially charge the battery. The rechargeable battery should then last for 20 days when Dreamcast isn't being used. 



The rechargeable battery in Dreamcast isn't a user-serviceable part. To have the battery replaced, follow the directions for Repairs before sending or bringing Dreamcast to an authorized Sega repair center.

		SegaTecToy		Jan 23, 2004
			I like the Saturn batteries more than the DC one. There is a CR2032 battery feeding the internal memory that you can substitute yourself. This battery type is pretty easy to find in shops. I bought three today. :thumbs-up: I guess that sega should have its reasons to change this system to a internal, rechargeable battery. :huh

		SegaTecToy		Jan 27, 2004
			As a final note to this topic I bought a sealed Wacky Races game for my DC (Fun game, great cel-shading) and I'm playing it. After two weeks the DC didn't lost its settings. So I bet it (the battery failing) only happens some times. (I bought my DC new at a store but I bet it was sleeping in its deposit for almost five years) Thanks for your help people!

		IceDragon[IDGN]		May 18, 2005
			Hey Guys, I'm new to the forums, but I'm an old hardware junky. Here's a link to the battery you're looking for. Jamco carries them. http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/se...roduc... It'll cost you less then $2.00(US) plus shipping to get one. From that point it's just a matter of unsoldering the old one and dropping in a new one. For sure not worth paying sega another 50.00 for less then 5 minutes of very basic electronics work. Even though these are rechargeable they do eventually go old and stop taking a charge. The chemicals in them were never meant to last forever. Anyway hope this helps. Later, IceDragon[IDGN] www.icedragon.com...