Sega ftw. Making battery replacement easy.

[scott]

Got my Saturn in the mail the other day and noticed that it was not saving system settings. Obviously the backup battery that is on board was borked. So, after some digging I found this.

http://www.retrogarden.co.uk/features/how-to-replace-the-battery-on-a-sega-saturn/

I had totally forgotten about the battery cover on the back. Thank you Sega for making battery replacement a solder/ tool free fix. I can honestly say, this is going to be the easiest console repair I've ever done.

[jobocan]

hmm... I might have to try that... the guy who I bought my saturn from told me he had removed all the memory from it (which would be really weird...), I do remember that battery being there, so maybe it's just a battery problem. I'll check it out, thanks for the link

[scott]

Ya I was totally expecting to have to crack the case open and bust out the soldering iron, cause I totally forgot about the battery compartment. Plus, I don't feel like dropping 30-50 bucks for the official memory cartridge. A 2-3 dollar watch battery is totally more economical.

[scott]

@jobocan btw, stopped to the store and picked up a new battery tonight. Worked like a charm!

[varkias]

Only problem with the on board memory is how little there is, I highly recommend picking up the 4in1 cart down the road.

[scott]

Oh ya I have an official Memory Card for the Saturn, so that makes a lot more difference. But its nice to know if I didn't have the option, Sega made fixing the problem simple.

[madmax]

I swear. I don't understand why Sega is gone. they were so far ahead of the game. Everything was done better than competitors. its a shame devs didn't want to create games for their consoles.

[foxhack]

... Have you tried to replace the battery on a Dreamcast?

I keep wondering if they fired the dude that thought a CR2032 battery was a good thing. Sega FTL.

[scott]

Actually, I've never owned a Dreamcast.

[foxhack]

It uses a weird battery that's WELDED to the system.

It's possible to replace it with a CR2032, but it's not easy. Good thing it's only used for the system clock...