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NEC TG-16/TE/TurboDuo => TG/PCE Repair/Mod Discussion => Topic started by: Arkhan on December 22, 2011, 06:24:54 AM

Title: IFU-30 won't save games?
Post by: Arkhan on December 22, 2011, 06:24:54 AM

Is there a magic trick to it?  I go to format and click yes, it says OK.

then, I still can't save games.

What did I break.

Title: Re: IFU-30 won't save games?
Post by: SignOfZeta on December 22, 2011, 08:12:43 AM

Did you try leaving it on for a while? This is the one you just bought, right? How long did it sit unused? Maybe the supercap is dead, or maybe it just needs some juice.

Title: Re: IFU-30 won't save games?
Post by: Arkhan on December 22, 2011, 09:08:24 AM

Quote from: SignOfZeta on December 22, 2011, 08:12:43 AM

Did you try leaving it on for a while? This is the one you just bought, right? How long did it sit unused? Maybe the supercap is dead, or maybe it just needs some juice.

yeah it's the one I just bought. 

The one I got from HenryCSC worked to save games and such.   I'll leave it on and see.

How bad is it to swap the supercap. 

Title: Re: IFU-30 won't save games?
Post by: SignOfZeta on December 22, 2011, 10:56:20 AM

I have no since mine still work. I can't imagine it's that bad though.

Title: Re: IFU-30 won't save games?
Post by: Arkhan on December 27, 2011, 08:03:45 AM

BLUEBEEMER!

Can you fix these?  I'm about has handy at soldering as I am at being polite.

Title: Re: IFU-30 won't save games?
Post by: thesteve on December 27, 2011, 08:36:33 AM

the supercap should be an easy replacement, just never seen a bad one

Title: Re: IFU-30 won't save games?
Post by: Arkhan on December 28, 2011, 01:11:31 AM

I don't even know what a super cap looks like.  I'll open it and see if I see bubbly capacitors.

Title: Re: IFU-30 won't save games?
Post by: bust3dstr8 on December 28, 2011, 03:34:43 AM

If it's the same one as the SuperCD it will just be a big radial cap. (5.5V  - 0.047Farad)

Title: Re: IFU-30 won't save games?
Post by: thesteve on December 28, 2011, 04:20:48 AM

the one in the duo is a plastic square

Title: Re: IFU-30 won't save games?
Post by: Arkhan on December 28, 2011, 07:07:24 AM

well hopefully it is easy to fix either way.