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Post by Deleted on Dec 17, 2009 13:22:08 GMT
Not sure if anyone has asked this before but how big are the Backup Memory carts?
Also, do they run on a watch battery as well or are they flash memory?
Just curious as I recently bought one as my Saturn collection is growing fast.
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Post by mick_aka on Dec 17, 2009 13:45:19 GMT
The official Backup Cart hold 512KB, this should be more than enough for general use.
The internal memory only holds 32KB of saves.
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Post by Xen on Dec 17, 2009 15:26:24 GMT
A backup cart uses Flash!
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Post by mick_aka on Dec 17, 2009 16:24:40 GMT
The official one does, some of the 3rd party carts have an internal battery, in some cases one that's soldered to the pcb!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2009 10:49:23 GMT
Blimey, that's quite a substantial amount of save space compared to the internal space. Also, good to hear it's flash memory. I generally wanted to know whether or not I could actually keep my saves on it forever (so-to-speak) as the internal memory relies on the watch battery. Some saves I don't want wiped!
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Post by mick_aka on Dec 18, 2009 15:01:10 GMT
Theres a guy in the states that makes a USB link system that amongst other things allows you to backup your saves onto your PC.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2009 22:35:03 GMT
Okay, the backup cartridge is in my console. When I go to system settings I still can only select internal memory! Am I doing something wrong? I basically wanna move all my saves to the cart but I can't see how I access the cart in any way! EDIT Ignore my stupidity. The cart needed some cleaning and a little patience. I forget how old these things are. Working fine now  |
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Post by blackbeltjones on Jan 4, 2010 21:54:19 GMT
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Post by syn on Jan 5, 2010 1:07:00 GMT
Kink of off topic but Hexen is a memory eater.
So much so that you can only have two saves (if I remember correctly).
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Post by union0015 on Jan 5, 2010 16:01:35 GMT
Theres a guy in the states that makes a USB link system that amongst other things allows you to backup your saves onto your PC. Do you have a link or anything as to where I could get this product? |
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Post by mick_aka on Jan 8, 2010 21:12:37 GMT
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Post by yottabit on Jan 23, 2010 19:54:50 GMT
Any confirmation as to whether the gameshark 4m uses flash or a battery? I just got one NIB so I'm a bit hesitant to open it up just to see, but I just may have to. Don't want to risk losing my Panzer Dragoon Saga saves! lol
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Post by 16bit on Feb 25, 2010 8:40:04 GMT
Can you use a Japanese backup cart on a North American Saturn?
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Post by mick_aka on Feb 25, 2010 12:55:14 GMT
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