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How to Replace the Date & Time Memory Battery on the
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ส.ค. 2024
- In this video, we show you how to replace the CMOS Clock Battery on the Sega Dreamcast.
September 9, 1999 is over 21 years ago at this point now, and most of us recognize the significance of that date as the day the Sega Dreamcast, the final home console from Sega, was released in North America. While some things get better with age, rechargeable batteries are not one of those things. The Sega Dreamcast uses a rechargeable battery to store date and time information in the system, but unlike their previous Saturn console, the Dreamcast is not a pop out/pop out scenario with the CMOS battery. Honestly, Sega took a step backwards with ease-of-replacement as the Dreamcast's battery is soldered to a board inside the system itself.
One other difference in the Dreamcast's battery is the fact that it is actually rechargeable. this means you can't just use a standard CR2032 Lithium Button Battery, you actually need an ML2032. This might seem like a minor change, but this is very important to be cognizant of. If you try to recharge a a non-rechargeable battery, you can actually have a catastrophic failure, up-to and including the battery EXPLODING!
You have a few options when trying to replace the battery. One is a direct replacement, which has the tabs spot-welded to the battery, just like the original. The other option is to replace the battery with a battery holder, this way you only need to solder once and be done. If your battery needs replacement in the future, you can simply remove and replace the battery in a snap without needing to solder anything. This is what I opted for as it was the more permanent solution.
From start-to-finish, this is about a 20-minute job. Getting inside the system is as easy as removing 4 standard philips screws to remove the case, and 4 screws to remove the board the battery is soldered to. You'll also need to remove the fan connector and a ribbon cable and the board should come right out. Before removing the old battery, I did re-flow the joints with fresh solder, just to make things easier to remove. While I used my desoldering iron to remove the old battery, you could try some solder wick too. Be careful that he tabs are completely desoldered before trying to remove it from the board, as if it is still connected you can lift pads and traces off of your circuit board.
Once the old battery is removed, align the tabs from the holder into the holes on the board and solder them into place. With the holder installed, take note of the polarity and install the ML2032 into the holder. From here, reassemble your system and plug it in. You'll need to re-set the date and time one last time here for obvious reasons. Once set, your Dreamcast should store the data moving forward.
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Man this takes me back, I remember replacing the 2032 in dozens of Dreamcasts, one of the first repairs I learned... good times... now I feel old.
Because you are
@@RoXolid you're older.
@@VileMike never claimed I wasn't old to
Fantastic video man, thanks so much for this! Easy to follow and was good to see as I was afraid to take my Dreamcast apart myself without guidance lol
Glad I could help!
Loving this. I have two dream cast and wanted to know what I needed to do. It's 2024 and it's time me and my son learn the ways on sega lol.
Thanks a million
You are most welcome
Seems easily enough. I wish I was able to solder. Great job and informative. But by changing the battery I’ll never know when it’s November 1998 again;)
Thank you for the video and for the Amazon links! I'm going to attempt this before diving into Seaman.
Glad I could help!
I wanted to play Seaman so this fix hopefully works for me since I'm very new to soldering, but this looks very easy.
It's one of the easier things you can solder
@@RoXolid Well I got my holder and yeah super easy to solder and now can it not only think, it can remember now.
Hi, sorry, totally off topic question.. but.. Your tv image is amazing! You use OSSC?
RetroTink 5x actually
Very helpful video. Going to order the part today. I have a mode in my DC but that date/time thing is annoying.
Of course T! Let me know if you need help
I just bought one from a local retro gaming store and found this exact problem. Since I'm bad at soldering, I'll probably just send it in for a mod service.
Can never find any videos on how to solder though.
great video..i wish i could solder..keep.up the great videos..i hope.too see more videos.
More coming, and if you ever need soldering work done, you know I can help you
@@RoXolid Hey Gary, I know that you recommended someone's video for Wii U "modding" on a GOtG livestream... I took a screenshot of it for future reference, but lost it. Who's video was it again? I want to grab Brain Age DS for both my Wii U's while it's still possible, but I wanted to make sure that's still the game you need first.
Jake friedel
@@RoXolid Thanks! 😊
Yup yup
Thank you for your help mate, got mine sorted
I wish Roxo made a video on how to RGH an Xbox 360, that would be dream since trying to find a good updated video on how to hack an xbox 360 is such a pain in the rear
Hey Gary, I love your web show but I can see if I feel anytime. I’ll probably have to try it every time again maybe day by day
I’m sorry, but I’m kind of feeling and I’m trying to get the trial and error done as soon as I can
Great video Gary!
Thank you sir!
@@RoXolid Yes sir!
I see your controller board has the number 4 on the left side. Mine has a 1. How many numbers are there in total? Are these revisions?
Great video! Could I send you my Dreamcast to have this repair done? I’m located in Maryland. Thanks in advance!
Email me, roxolidmail@gmail.com, wet can discuss it
Nice work. You could have done the resettable controller fuse mod too while you were in there.
I'm not familiar with this, I'll have to research it!
@@RoXolid 72V 400mA Radial Lead Type PPTC Resettable Fuse PolySwitch
I'll look into this! But next up is replacing the HDMI port on an Xbox One S (Hoping to have it done for Friday)
@@RoXolid did it break? have you looked at the pins on the board? I thought I broke mine but it turns out the HDD failed.
@@moandaindesigns It is physically damaged. I bought it used on the super-cheap (like under $50!) for the purposes of a video.
I need to get around to doing this so it is just taken care of for the future. Maybe Santa will bring me the stuff for Christmas. lol
Or you can have me do it for you?
@@RoXolid Sadly, shipping back and forth would probably be more than buying the pieces from Amazon.
Quite possibly. But if you don't have the equipment i can help
@@RoXolid I appreciate it.
Of course my friend
How am I supposed to make this thing stay put without anyone or anything holding it
Hey sorry foe the newb question but what type of solder and flux should i use. Also you mentioned your "desoldering iron" can i use my soldering iron to remove that?
Not newb at all, we all started somewhere! I use either 60/40 or 63/37 solder and No Clean Solder Flux. You can use a soldering iron with desoldering braid to remove old solder. Here's a link where you can see a lot of what I use:
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Thanks I'll grab that solder and flux from your links and browse your store page i really appreciate the links. As for the desoldering braid what exactly would I do with it?
Everytime I see you or someone else do soldering, I always feel left out. As if it was one of those essential skills I should have learned in high school.
While not videogame related, I do have defective logic boards for certain electronics that probably could have been easier solved with a soldering iron and workbench rather than buying identical model motherboards to replace and repair my TV or iPod classic.
It's never too late to learn!
i never owned a Sega Dreamcast all in my life and plus i can't since they cost so much on Ebay since retro video game store in Idaho Falls are gone
You should be able to find them for under a hundred bucks I would think
@@RoXolid it's hard to find one somewhere because i am in Idaho
I get that.
If I use a CR2032 Maxell battery, instead of ML 2032 Maxell battery, will I have a problem?
He literally said in the video that you should NOT use a CR2032, as that is NOT a rechargeable battery. Using a non-rechargeable battery will cause that battery to explode. Use the ML2032 as that IS a rechargeable battery.
Well I did it I went on eBay and bought two Dreamcast systems with a few games. At first I thought I was having problems with my controllers. After a few minutes I was able to get past the date screen and it seemed to function. However after seeing this video I may need ideas to replace the battery in my system. I actually purchased two systems off of eBay. I was able to get one working inserted several games etc. It did seem to function OK however after a few minutes of trying with multiple controllers to get the date to be changed. So maybe the battery needed to be charged I don’t know it was an online charity auction so maybe. I don’t know if I need to just have the second consul plugged in longer to test to see if it can recharge whatever battery but do you have any advice on how to let it sit for a while to charge the battery up. If the battery is OK of course. Anyways I am looking forward to hearing from you. To be honest I purchased these to try to resell them. I resell many items both on eBay and in antique mall here in Lakeland Florida where I live. I sell mostly to provide extra funds for childcare and medical costs for my son who was born premature and is considered developmentally delayed. So any help that you can give me would be greatly appreciated. Please forgive any grammatical errors as I was dictating this while trying to figure out what my kids wanted for dinner.
The battery isn't rechargeable, it's a Lithium Button battery. The battery status should not affect the controller performance, so I don't know what's going on there.
@@RoXolid The controllers are all fine after a while for some reason they controllers that I used in the consul started working just fine and I set the date the second cancel that I have is the one that stuck at the change the date screen. Please forgive any grammatical errors as this was dictated
@@Nothing19800 No worries, I use Text-To-Speach all the time.
So strangely, it doesn't hold a charge, it'll work for a day or so, and then it dies. Is it bad soldering, or am I just unlucky?
Well the battery is not rechargeable so you may have something else going on
@@RoXolid I was told you leave it on for a few hours and that charges the battery for 20 days or so.
I figured out I had the wrong kind of battery in it, I had a LIR2032H battery instead of the ML2032@@RoXolid
I put that same ml2032 in my saturn as well. Oups..
Yeah, the Saturn is a standard CR2032
FYI, same with the VMUs
Hello I also have a Dreamcast that has a dead battery issue. I cannot do all of that work myself because I don't have the tools nor the experience, and was wondering if I'm able to send you my Dreamcast for you to do the same. If I pay of course🙌
A year ago I would have done it no issue, but now after my Bell's Palsy I can't see very well and would not risk damaging another person's system. I'd recommend checking with Voultar, I cannot recommend his work highly enough.
I don't get why systems are made with hardwired batteries. Would it have been so hard for them to have put in battery holders so they're easy to replace? Maybe they figured no one would ever replace it? 🤔 Easy to get to would've also been nice! Some systems like a PS4 make it hard to get to the battery!
Many just didn't plan on these systems to still be going 30+ years later
Can I not simply swap the battery?
Unfortunately no, not something that can be done without unsoldering the old battery due to how Sega designed the system.
Does The Dreamcast Recharge The Battery??
No it is not a rechargeable battery. It's a 3 volt lithium battery, not lithium polymer or lithium ion if that's what you were thinking. So it's pretty remarkable that these have lived for over 20 years at this point
oh gods, the dreamcast is old enough to drink. i can feel the age on me.
The Wii can drive now. Let that sink in
@@RoXolid i don't wanna, that sink can stay outside with the trees
It's pretty annoying how simple they made this to do with the Saturn, and then they made it far less accessible with the Dreamcast
Totally agree
they made this way too complicated for the average user :(