Hardware Dry battery for EZ Flash IV?

[GeekyGuy]

I just received my EZ Flash IV (GBA size) in the mail yesterday. I formatted my SD, put the latest loader firmware on there, threw on some games, and tested it out. It updated the firmware fine, but then when it loaded up, it gave me a message regarding the battery. I don't remember exactly what it said, but it was something about a dry battery. Do the carts have batteries in them? If so, do I need to change it, and what kind of battery would it require?

Everything seemed to work fine, and I was able to test a couple of games successfully. However, this cart is a gift for someone, and if it's going to give out soon for some reason, I want to make sure I take care of that first.

Thanks

 

[vergilite]

check out that topic on the homepage it might be what your looking for http://gbatemp.net/index.php?showtopic=167814

 

[IceRentoraa29]

You need to charge your EZ Flash for 6-8 hours by leaving it in a plugged in and turned on GBA/DS if you haven't done so already and see if that helps.

 

[GeekyGuy]

Alrighty. Thanks, guys.

Let me ask you this, if I leave it in my DS turned on, can I keep it in sleep mode, or does it need to be in play mode so as to suck up juice from the outlet? Also, do I need to be using the card during the charging process, or can I be playing a DS game from my slot-1 card?

 

[IceRentoraa29]

I haven't tried charging while in sleep mode but you don't have to be playing it, just leave the handheld turned on.

 

[GeekyGuy]

Hmm...that won't burn out the pixels having it just sit there turned on all night?

 

[IceRentoraa29]

It shouldn't.

 

[Maktub]

Hmm...that won't burn out the pixels having it just sit there turned on all night?

Hmmm I don't think so, no.

I've been owning EZIVs for a long while now and they're good carts, except for that issue. They run out of batteries relatively often. So what I always did is, after I saved a game and turned off the handheld, I'd immediately restart it for the memory to get saved in the SD, then I'd defly turn it off.

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QUOTE(irpacynot @ Jul 16 2009, 04:20 AM) Hmm...that won't burn out the pixels having it just sit there turned on all night?

Hmmm I don't think so, no.

I've been owning EZIVs for a long while now and they're good carts, except for that issue. They run out of batteries relatively often. So what I always did is, after I saved a game and turned off the handheld, I'd immediately restart it for the memory to get saved in the SD, then I'd defly turn it off.

 

[GeekyGuy]

Hmm...that won't burn out the pixels having it just sit there turned on all night?

Hmmm I don't think so, no.

I've been owning EZIVs for a long while now and they're good carts, except for that issue. They run out of batteries relatively often. So what I always did is, after I saved a game and turned off the handheld, I'd immediately restart it for the memory to get saved in the SD, then I'd defly turn it off.

Yeah, that's confusing. I don't really get why it needs a battery in the first place. So, what you're saying is it doesn't copy the save to the SD until you've reloaded the cart?

 

[Da-Bomb1]

'cause it uses SRAM, which needs a battery to keep it charged.

 

[GeekyGuy]

'cause it uses SRAM, which needs a battery to keep it charged.

Okay, but at what point does it do a hard save to the SD card? After reload of the cart GUI?

 

[how_do_i_do_that]

Some people are lazy and will leave it for several months in one spot before turning it back on. With this behavior, the likelyhood of losing data in the save becomes more likely.