Sega Dreamcast not keeping time settings

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:41 pm

my sega dreamcast cont keep the time when i shut the system off it allways reverts back to 1999, how can i fix this

G-force · Post by **G-force** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 7:15 am

The battery for the time settings is probably dead. Open up the DC and replace it. Or just forget about the time like I do

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:06 pm

Yeah or to sound smarter the bios battery

az_bont · Post by **az_bont** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 5:56 pm

The battery inside the Dreamcast is rechargable, but after a few weeks without use it runs out of juice. Just keep the Dreacmast on for a while and it will eventually recharge itself.

gamer2 · Post by **gamer2** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 10:38 pm

where is the battery located and what size

Post by **Sparkfist** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:36 am

gamer2 wrote:where is the battery located and what size

I could be wrong but I believe it is the battery located by the controller ports.

JackFrost22 · Post by **JackFrost22** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 9:33 am

I just checked it is by the cotrooler ports and its perpendicular to the board.

cennar · Post by **cennar** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:51 pm

gamer2 wrote:where is the battery located and what size

this is probly answerd alreddy but i dont care about reading stuff so here is what i would do if i where you... the battry is on the mapple board its the big round thing take it off soulder on a AA batry pack the out puts the same voltage.. you might not ever need to set the clock again.

Post by **Sparkfist** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 5:43 pm

The battery voltage is 3.3 or 5. Its one of those batteries you'd buy for you computer bios, looks like a watch battery but thinker.