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Also called SRAM.
Also called SRAM.


Battery powered RAM (made non-volatile) used by the [[68k]] to store cab related informations and scores tables in [[MVS systems]].
Battery powered RAM (made non-volatile) used to store cab related informations and scores tables in [[MVS systems]].


The CD systems use it to store game saves instead of using [[Memory card]]s.
The [[:Category:CD systems|CD systems]] use it to store game saves instead of using [[memory card]]s.
 
[[BIOS calls|BIOS functions]] are used to handle the specific save format, although read/writes can be freely done across the whole memory by the game's [[68k]] program.


==Battery replacement==
==Battery replacement==

Revision as of 07:52, 21 June 2011

File:Cd2 batram.jpg
8KiB for game saves on a CD1 board.

Also called SRAM.

Battery powered RAM (made non-volatile) used to store cab related informations and scores tables in MVS systems.

The CD systems use it to store game saves instead of using memory cards.

BIOS functions are used to handle the specific save format, although read/writes can be freely done across the whole memory by the game's 68k program.

Battery replacement

NiMh/NiCd, CR2032, charging resistor removal...