I just placed an order for a SCDS-1 and I saw on the GBAtemp review that it has a battery inside, though nobody explained its purpose. What does it do, and how long does it last?
its still needed if you run your roms in clean mode (patch off)QUOTE said:Now it directly saves to microSD, so it's not needed anymore.
I think one saves directly to the Micro SD while the other still uses the SRAM? I beleive there was an option in the patcher menu for cheat patching and other options.Searinox said:Wait... the SCDS has two modes? This is new. What's the differrence between em?
I've used it once before the Arm7 problems were solved.gratefulbuddy said:While in clean mode, all patches are off. This includes:
Speed (for uSD)
Cheats
Saver (this is the bit about SRAM saves)
Soft-Reset
In-Game guide
D/L play
RTS
But all these can be toggled individually as well. I personally have never had to use the "clean" mode.
The capacitor is just there to allow saving without patching the rom.Searinox said:So clean mode just means all patches OFF? Every cart can do that, I'm just shocked that the SCDS-1 goes as far as even trying to emulate the save chip with a battery-backed SRAM, I mean is that even necessary? Like... are there games which will not work if they don't save on SRAM?
Searinox said:So clean mode just means all patches OFF? Every cart can do that
arctic_flame said:There isn't a battery in the SCDS1. There's a round capacitor that looks very much like a battery, but IIRC it isn't one.