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This thread has been linked to the game 'Pokemon Silver'.
Some of you may know (and some may not) but I'm a huge Pokémon fan and was not happy when I came to play my beloved Pokémon Silver on my Game Boy Color to find that my saved game wasn't there. So, I didn't think anything of it at first and just made another game. Only this time when I went back to play it, there was nothing there again.
So, I did a little research and found that it was the battery inside of the cartridge of the game that was causing this specific problem because it had died. Also, I found out that this is quite a common problem with the 1st and 2nd generation of these games.
After a little thought, I decided that I would fix the game myself like a proper Geek would do :P The battery I needed was a common specialist battery which is a CR2025. You can also use the CR2032, this is more powerful then the CR2025 but it's bigger and would be a tight fit. Most places you can get them in a pack of two and after more research found that poundland did them for - yep you guessed it Ł1. But I also got CR2032 x4 and CR2016 x2 in the same pack. So in all I actually got 8 batteries for Ł1 :)
Step 1: Remove the screw from the case at the back. It's a lot harder than you think as it's a specialist screw; luckily I found some slanted tweezers that were small enough to unscrew it.
Step 2: Remove the casing by pushing up and in. The battery is easy to locate as it stands out from the rest as it is round and has been soldered down by thin pieces of metal. :P
Step 3: Unhitch the soldered metal pieces which are on top and at the bottom of the battery. If it's difficult what you want to do is use something that is blunt to be able to hit whatever you are using (I used a small screw driver for this) and that will have more force. Oh and a health and safety note: Be careful which way you are unhitching it as you may end up hitting your fingers which will be painful!
Step 4: Remove the old battery. Simple :) Flatten out the smaller metal piece as this has most likely have been bent whilst trying to remove the battery.
Step 5: Place a piece of electrical tape underneath the smaller metal piece as this will help it stick to the new battery. (Not too small though as you will need it to be big enough so it can fold over to do the top piece too.)
Step 6: Place the new battery on top of the smaller metal piece and press down. (The battery should be in the middle of the tape)Then bend the larger metal piece on to the battery and fold the ends on the tape over the top.
Step 7: Place the cover back on and screw back in the screw you took out.
Step 8: Put the cartridge into the game to make sure the save works.
And there you have it, fixed a game with a minimum cost.
And here are some pictures I took for you to see:
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So, I did a little research and found that it was the battery inside of the cartridge of the game that was causing this specific problem because it had died. Also, I found out that this is quite a common problem with the 1st and 2nd generation of these games.
After a little thought, I decided that I would fix the game myself like a proper Geek would do :P The battery I needed was a common specialist battery which is a CR2025. You can also use the CR2032, this is more powerful then the CR2025 but it's bigger and would be a tight fit. Most places you can get them in a pack of two and after more research found that poundland did them for - yep you guessed it Ł1. But I also got CR2032 x4 and CR2016 x2 in the same pack. So in all I actually got 8 batteries for Ł1 :)
Step 1: Remove the screw from the case at the back. It's a lot harder than you think as it's a specialist screw; luckily I found some slanted tweezers that were small enough to unscrew it.
Step 2: Remove the casing by pushing up and in. The battery is easy to locate as it stands out from the rest as it is round and has been soldered down by thin pieces of metal. :P
Step 3: Unhitch the soldered metal pieces which are on top and at the bottom of the battery. If it's difficult what you want to do is use something that is blunt to be able to hit whatever you are using (I used a small screw driver for this) and that will have more force. Oh and a health and safety note: Be careful which way you are unhitching it as you may end up hitting your fingers which will be painful!
Step 4: Remove the old battery. Simple :) Flatten out the smaller metal piece as this has most likely have been bent whilst trying to remove the battery.
Step 5: Place a piece of electrical tape underneath the smaller metal piece as this will help it stick to the new battery. (Not too small though as you will need it to be big enough so it can fold over to do the top piece too.)
Step 6: Place the new battery on top of the smaller metal piece and press down. (The battery should be in the middle of the tape)Then bend the larger metal piece on to the battery and fold the ends on the tape over the top.
Step 7: Place the cover back on and screw back in the screw you took out.
Step 8: Put the cartridge into the game to make sure the save works.
And there you have it, fixed a game with a minimum cost.
And here are some pictures I took for you to see:
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HighflyerVII wrote:
Good guide on how to fix it, a lot of people seem to think it's a no-fix problem, but it's really simple once you know how :)
Yeh, quite a few people are more afraid to even open the cartridge.
Good guide on how to fix it, a lot of people seem to think it's a no-fix problem, but it's really simple once you know how :)
Yeh, quite a few people are more afraid to even open the cartridge.
Ah yes, the infamous Gold and Silver timer or "internal battery has run dry" problem. Good guide on how to fix it, a lot of people seem to think it's a no-fix problem, but it's really simple once you know how :)
Some of you may know (and some may not) but I'm a huge Pokémon fan and was not happy when I came to play my beloved Pokémon Silver on my Game Boy Color to find that my saved game wasn't there. So, I didn't think anything of it at first and just made another game. Only this time when I went back to play it, there was nothing there again.
So, I did a little research and found that it was the battery inside of the cartridge of the game that was causing this specific problem because it had died. Also, I found out that this is quite a common problem with the 1st and 2nd generation of these games.
After a little thought, I decided that I would fix the game myself like a proper Geek would do :P The battery I needed was a common specialist battery which is a CR2025. You can also use the CR2032, this is more powerful then the CR2025 but it's bigger and would be a tight fit. Most places you can get them in a pack of two and after more research found that poundland did them for - yep you guessed it Ł1. But I also got CR2032 x4 and CR2016 x2 in the same pack. So in all I actually got 8 batteries for Ł1 :)
Step 1: Remove the screw from the case at the back. It's a lot harder than you think as it's a specialist screw; luckily I found some slanted tweezers that were small enough to unscrew it.
Step 2: Remove the casing by pushing up and in. The battery is easy to locate as it stands out from the rest as it is round and has been soldered down by thin pieces of metal. :P
Step 3: Unhitch the soldered metal pieces which are on top and at the bottom of the battery. If it's difficult what you want to do is use something that is blunt to be able to hit whatever you are using (I used a small screw driver for this) and that will have more force. Oh and a health and safety note: Be careful which way you are unhitching it as you may end up hitting your fingers which will be painful!
Step 4: Remove the old battery. Simple :) Flatten out the smaller metal piece as this has most likely have been bent whilst trying to remove the battery.
Step 5: Place a piece of electrical tape underneath the smaller metal piece as this will help it stick to the new battery. (Not too small though as you will need it to be big enough so it can fold over to do the top piece too.)
Step 6: Place the new battery on top of the smaller metal piece and press down. (The battery should be in the middle of the tape)Then bend the larger metal piece on to the battery and fold the ends on the tape over the top.
Step 7: Place the cover back on and screw back in the screw you took out.
Step 8: Put the cartridge into the game to make sure the save works.
And there you have it, fixed a game with a minimum cost.
And here are some pictures I took for you to see:
Tumblr
So, I did a little research and found that it was the battery inside of the cartridge of the game that was causing this specific problem because it had died. Also, I found out that this is quite a common problem with the 1st and 2nd generation of these games.
After a little thought, I decided that I would fix the game myself like a proper Geek would do :P The battery I needed was a common specialist battery which is a CR2025. You can also use the CR2032, this is more powerful then the CR2025 but it's bigger and would be a tight fit. Most places you can get them in a pack of two and after more research found that poundland did them for - yep you guessed it Ł1. But I also got CR2032 x4 and CR2016 x2 in the same pack. So in all I actually got 8 batteries for Ł1 :)
Step 1: Remove the screw from the case at the back. It's a lot harder than you think as it's a specialist screw; luckily I found some slanted tweezers that were small enough to unscrew it.
Step 2: Remove the casing by pushing up and in. The battery is easy to locate as it stands out from the rest as it is round and has been soldered down by thin pieces of metal. :P
Step 3: Unhitch the soldered metal pieces which are on top and at the bottom of the battery. If it's difficult what you want to do is use something that is blunt to be able to hit whatever you are using (I used a small screw driver for this) and that will have more force. Oh and a health and safety note: Be careful which way you are unhitching it as you may end up hitting your fingers which will be painful!
Step 4: Remove the old battery. Simple :) Flatten out the smaller metal piece as this has most likely have been bent whilst trying to remove the battery.
Step 5: Place a piece of electrical tape underneath the smaller metal piece as this will help it stick to the new battery. (Not too small though as you will need it to be big enough so it can fold over to do the top piece too.)
Step 6: Place the new battery on top of the smaller metal piece and press down. (The battery should be in the middle of the tape)Then bend the larger metal piece on to the battery and fold the ends on the tape over the top.
Step 7: Place the cover back on and screw back in the screw you took out.
Step 8: Put the cartridge into the game to make sure the save works.
And there you have it, fixed a game with a minimum cost.
And here are some pictures I took for you to see:
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