this article reminds that i have to replace or remove the coin battery in one of my laptops. since the battery failed, the system now has an issue with certain firmware settings being reset every time the system is unplugged for a few minutes. it also makes it so that the laptop's battery cannot contain a charge properly.
i only have two nintendo systems in perfect working order. one of them being my gameboy color and gameboy pocket. of course then i modified one of them so an internal coin battery is not needed as well as certain other components to keep the system in perfect working order.
however, those parts do have to be replaced or calibrated on a regular basis. the only point of certain custom modifications that i made is to keep the primary system as well as certain need components in perfect working order. this way i will only have one small part in need of being replaced instead of many.
at this point i only have two systems that have hardware issues. the gamecube and the Wii U. the Wii U has some issue with over heating at times and there is nothing i can do to fix it. i even set it up so that it is stored and used in a so called perfect operating environment. temperature and air flow conditions are setup to allow my gaming systems to be able to cool down on their own. to bad Wii U heating issues aren't fixable from my experience.
at least my gamecube only has minor issues reading the game discs at time, but there is an easy long term and short term fix for it for those who know how to take care of their gaming systems.
as for DVD issues with the Wii U, i cannot say of wether or not the drive still work since i haven't even put one game in the drive. from my experience, slot loader CD/DVD drives are prone to failure and have lots of issues. one of my older computers had a slot loader CD drive and it literally swallow the disc and ate it whole. somehow when the disc was swallowed it ended up behind the CD drive and below the motherboard.
hopefully, my gamecube and nintendo switch for last for many more years to come.
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this article reminds that i have to replace or remove the coin battery in one of my laptops. since the battery failed, the system now has an issue with certain firmware settings being reset every time the system is unplugged for a few minutes. it also makes it so that the laptop's battery cannot contain a charge properly.
i only have two nintendo systems in perfect working order. one of them being my gameboy color and gameboy pocket. of course then i modified one of them so an internal coin battery is not needed as well as certain other components to keep the system in perfect working order.
however, those parts do have to be replaced or calibrated on a regular basis. the only point of certain custom modifications that i made is to keep the primary system as well as certain need components in perfect working order. this way i will only have one small part in need of being replaced instead of many.
at this point i only have two systems that have hardware issues. the gamecube and the Wii U. the Wii U has some issue with over heating at times and there is nothing i can do to fix it. i even set it up so that it is stored and used in a so called perfect operating environment. temperature and air flow conditions are setup to allow my gaming systems to be able to cool down on their own. to bad Wii U heating issues aren't fixable from my experience.
at least my gamecube only has minor issues reading the game discs at time, but there is an easy long term and short term fix for it for those who know how to take care of their gaming systems.
as for DVD issues with the Wii U, i cannot say of wether or not the drive still work since i haven't even put one game in the drive. from my experience, slot loader CD/DVD drives are prone to failure and have lots of issues. one of my older computers had a slot loader CD drive and it literally swallow the disc and ate it whole. somehow when the disc was swallowed it ended up behind the CD drive and below the motherboard.
hopefully, my gamecube and nintendo switch for last for many more years to come.