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DS will not keep settings

My DS will no longer store the settings (date, time, birthday, nickname, etc). Therefore, I can't play any games on it. I have charged the battery, and the unit turns on, but I just can't get past entering the settings. Is there another lithium battery that stores this information, or could the rechargeable battery be going bad? Thanks, Scott

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Patrick McCreanor Nov 05, 2007

My DS does exactly the same thing. I'm not aware of any cmos battery on the motherboard. Could it be low voltage on the motherboard?
Anonymous Dec 01, 2007

I have the same problem with mine also but I can't find any data online to fix this. Does anyone have any ideas.
Anonymous Apr 08, 2009

Same here. It must be some sort of CMOS battery.

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No you need to change the internal battery

Posted on Feb 25, 2008

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You need to change theCMOS batter chip on the inside try www.cherryfusion.com or any company that fixes video game consoles

Posted on Apr 29, 2007

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