MY CD-i 220 with weird looking Timekeeper Chip

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MY CD-i 220 with weird looking Timekeeper Chip

Post by rocketboy3005 » Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:31 am

each time I look throughout the net. I keep seeing the same Timekeeper chip that says its name on top of the chip. Even though they have different model numbers for different CD-is.

But for my CD-i 220, it is a bit different. It doesn't say TimeKeeper chip on the front of the chip, but it says this:

40310J
M5M5256BP-85LL

The height of the chip is bigger then other TimeKeeper chips that I saw. Also, the chip is holding a lot strong then I thought. I watched YouTube user named HalfBlindGamer and he said that those chips last around 10 years, depends on the climate that we are on. It's around 17 years that this CD-i 220 came out and IDK when this chip was solder in. I believe that uncle did something to it because I kinda remember that my uncle looked at the console. I believe he solder this chip in.

Here are couple of pictures showing the chip.

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If the pictures are too small for any reason:

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h21/r ... 111819.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h21/r ... 111820.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h21/r ... 11820b.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h21/r ... 111857.jpg
http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h21/r ... cture2.jpg

Does anyone saw this type of TimeKeeper Chip at all?

*Edit*

I just did a Webcam run on the broken CD-i, so if anyone wants to see me fail on talking about the CD-i and all that good stuff. I also was playing Bu:Cycle Theme because it is a really good song and also a good mode for me to show the outside and the inside of my Philips CD-i

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmqkgWOhb-o

*Double Edit*

I decided to show HalfBlindGamer some of my pictures and video of my CD-i. He was more interested on my storage itself. I notice that my memory saved data beginning area, b4 I started delete stuff to save some room, was at Dec. '94. Luckily I didn't delete that because it was actually important proof of my TimeKeeper Chip stronghold. Also, HBG also notice that the size of TKC was also different. He said that Litil Divil suppose to be bigger than 5.2%

Here is another picture to add in my thread.

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I guess that big size of a chip is not just for showing off or anything like that. If it has bigger size in RAM/Storage, maybe it has bigger battery life. Who knows.

*Triple Edit*

I guess I'm editing this way too many times. :/

Anyway, I was talking to my parents when we were grocery shopping today and they said that NO ONE EVER touch the inside of the CD-i. They also bought this CD-i 220 at Sears.

So, this chip is actually really weird because it is not one of the TKC that we may not know of. Maybe this chip has some good uses.

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Weird

Post by Ozfer » Fri May 24, 2013 4:28 am

Sorry I'm replying to this old thread but I checked the data sheets and that chip has about 4 times more ram memory then the normal chip and it's supposed to be extra low voltage and that would explain for why it lasted so long. IDK what models they used this in but maybe any of them could be upgraded for more storage space? I am not sure how the pinouts are on them.

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Re: MY CD-i 220 with weird looking Timekeeper Chip

Post by rocketboy3005 » Sun Aug 11, 2013 4:23 am

It's ok with me if anyone reply to this to keep this up. I do know want to know how this differ and is it any good/better that I have this and maybe a good use for anything.

I do know that this is a CD-i 220/57. I don't know what 57 means, maybe the motherboard number or something.
The sticker on the top right of the back says:

CDI220/57
AH01 9414 000733
MANUF APRIL 1994
120V 60Hz 350mA

The two stickers on the center of the back says:

CDI220/57
037149

The other:

ML 5 8 11 14
1 3 6 9 12 15
2 4 7 10 13 16

I do hope any of this can help you guys.

If you want another pick of the chip on the riser, at least I know what that is now that sets on the TKC. I do think it is a good thing that it is on a riser so it stays a bit more away from the motherboard in case it gets hot, those hurting the TKC's battery life.

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