Chihiro questions

[Spanky]

N00b questions:

• What is the purpose of the CR2032 battery on the baseboard?
• What is the purpose of the super capacitor on the other side of the baseboard?
• What is the purpose of the battery pack thingy?
• Is that DIMM just an off-the-shelf item, or is it special in some way?
• What type of connector is the GD-ROM drive power connector?

 

[bones]

Can answer 1, the battery pack is there so the game doesn't have to load from the GDROM every time it's turned on. So you don't get the 0-100% game load screen so get to game play quickly. Downside is it generally runs flat after 72 hours even if the battery is good/new. Not a problem in arcades that open everyday and recharge it daily. Think the little battery probably holds the bios settings like on a normal computer.