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Replace the GameCube clock battery with a holder

The GameCube clock cell is soldered to the mainboard. Replacing it with a holder makes future changes easy.

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Battery · Careful · about 45 minutes. Worth doing. Reports say this fix helps on many machines.

You are in the right place if: The GameCube asks for the date and time and loses its settings each time it is unplugged.

Before you start

  • Do not overheat the mainboard pads.
  • Remove the old cell before heating the pads for a long time.

Parts you may need

Tools

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Step by step

  1. Confirm the symptom Set the clock, unplug the console for a while and check if the settings vanished.
  2. Open the console Unplug and open the case with the correct security driver.
  3. Locate the battery It is a soldered CR2032 on the mainboard.
  4. Measure it One restorer found the original at under 0.8V.
  5. Remove the old cell Desolder the tabs carefully and clean the pads.
  6. Fit a holder Solder in a CR2032 holder and insert a new cell.
  7. Reassemble and test Set the date and confirm it survives a power cycle.

Tips, tales and maybes

Found in write-ups and forum threads. These are other people's reports, not tested by us.

  • Story (Medium confidence). The original soldered CR2032 measured below 0.8V on one restored GameCube. Source

Guides we used

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Boards and models vary, so check what is in front of you. A repair can involve hot tools, chemicals and, on some machines, dangerous voltages. You do it at your own risk.

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