===================================================================== NINTENDO 64 - EEPROM BACKUP FAQ Version 1.0 ===================================================================== Created by AstroBlue (tetsuwan_blue(at)yahoo.com.au) 11/10/01 ===================================================================== This file was generated using FAQEdit 1.0 & totals at 3894 bytes ===================================================================== W H A T Y O U N E E D *********************** • 1x InterAct DexDrive (N64) • 1x Passport Plus III • 1x Memory Card • 2x N64 Game Paks B A C K I N G - U P ******************* 1. Insert the Game Pak you want to Backup into the top of your Passport Plus III, insert a Game Pak of the same type as your N64 system into the Boot Cartridge slot at the back of your Passport Plus III, then insert the Passport Plus III into your N64. Also insert your Controller Pak into a connected Controller. 2. Turn on your Nintendo 64. 3. Select "Memory Card Manager" 4. Select "Game Pak" on the Left Panel and the Controller your Controller Pak is inserted into on the Right Panel. 5. Select the Game Pak file, which will be the games serial repeated twice. For example Super Mario 64's serial is NUS-NSMP-USA, the 2nd and 3rd letters in the second code are the game's serial. SM is Super Mario 64's serial code, so it's save file is labelled as SMSM. 6. Now select "COPY ->" and that game's EEPROM will now be saved onto the Controller Pak. 7. Now insert you Controller Pak into your N64 Dex Drive and open up DexPlorer 8. Select "Backup". 9. Select where it is to be saved, type the filename and then click "Start". R E S T O R I N G ***************** 1. Insert your Controller Pak into the DexDrive and open up DexPlorer. 2. Click "Restore", select the file the EEPROM Save is on and then select "Start". 3. Insert the Controller Pak with the EEPROM save into a connected Controller. Insert the corresponding Game Pak to the EEPROM Save into the top of the Passport Plus III, insert a Game Pak of the same type as your N64 system into the Boot Cartridge slot at the back of the Passport Plus III, then insert the Passport Plus III into your N64. 4. Turn on your Nintendo 64. 5. Select "Memory Card Manager" 4. Select "Game Pak" on the Left Panel and the Controller your Controller Pak is inserted into on the Right Panel. 5. Select the save in the Right Panel, which will be the corresponding game's serial repeated twice, for example Super Mario 64's serial is NUS-NSMP-USA, the 2nd and 3rd letters in the second code are the game's serial. SM is Super Mario 64's serial code, so it's save file is labelled as SMSM. 6. Now select "<- COPY " and then it will ask you "OVERWRITE?", select YES that game's EEPROM will now be restored. ===================================================================== LEGAL SECTION -=-=-=-=-=-=-=- No material from this FAQ may be paraphrased, copied, changed or re-formatted without my permission. It may only be posted on GameFAQs (www.gamefaqs.com). Under no circumstances may this FAQ be posted on Cheat Code Central. This document was written exclusively for use on the internet. It is not intended to be used in any way that is profitable for anyone other than the author. It is not to be reproduced in any way without express written permission from the author. More information on copyright laws can be found at the copyright section of the Library of Congress website (www.loc.gov/copyright). DexDrive is a trademark of Interact Accesssories, Inc. _____________________________________________________________________ © Copyright 2001 AstroBlue