Loader: (console software)
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In general, it's simple to load a game. Just select a game and press "A" button to load. To know more about the save system, please read the following information.

Note:
Games usually have to keep some data (game save data) into memory for recording the status, score, money, level etc These data will keep for long even the power have been turned off. Thus, these data usually are stored in the memory of the card or cart (not in console). For M3 adapter, the data is stored into the SRAM memory of M3 adapter. And the Sram data will be automatically copied into the Default Saver file after booting up the console at the next time. ("Default Saver" file = "the same game name.DAT" eg. the nicegame.dat is the default saver of nicegame.nds. )  Hence, the previous game save data will be permanently stored into CF/SD. Users may restore back the game save data later. In addition, our program has an option to create more than one game save data backup file. Just press "select" after entering into the game icon, the "Save backup" menu will show up. Its very useful for storing more than one game save data or swapping other users to play the same game. 
(The auto save function is turned "ON" by default. And users may alter this setting by entering into the "Setup" icon menu of the console software.)  

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M3 supports the following 3 save function:
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1. GBA NORMAL SAVE FUNCTION: (GBA mode)
2. GBA INSTANT SAVE FUNCTION: (GBA mode)
3. NDS NORMAL SAVE FUNCTION: (NDS mode)


1. GBA NORMAL SAVE FUNCTION: (GBA)
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Run GBA game in GBA or NDS console. The game save dada will be temporary stored into M3 sram during game. And M3 SMS (SAVE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM) will automatically backup the sram data into the CF/SD at next time booting the console.
  
2. GBA INSTANT SAVE FUNCTION: (GBA)
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Run GBA game in GBA or NDS console. Press A+B+L+R simultaneously at anytime during game, The "M3 special Effect Menu" will be called up. Select the "SAVE" and press "A" to confirm saving data into SRAM. And M3 SMS will automatically backup the sram data into the CF/SD at next time booting the console. The INSTANT SAVE FUNCTION is an useful function as it can let users to store the whole status of game at any time.  

3. NDS NORMAL SAVE FUNCTION: (NDS)
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Run NDS game in NDS console. The game save dada will be temporary stored into M3 sram during game. And M3 SMS will automatically backup the sram data into the CF/SD at next time booting the console.

  
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Step of storing more than one game save data of the same game:
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GBA NORMAL SAVE or GBA INSTANT SAVE:
1. Pre-place any .dat of 1MB file size into "GAMESAVE" directory of CF/SD. (Support up to 200 GBA saver files. Support long file name. Users may name or rename the saver file name for easily memorize and handling.) 
2. Boot GBA,NDS or GBM console with M3 inserted. 
3. Make sure you have already entered into GBA mode.
4. Press "Select" after entering into game icon, the "Save Backup" menu will show up. 
5. Use "<-" "->" key to select one of the .dat file which exists in the "GAMESAVE" directory of CF/SD. 
6. Press "A" to confirm. And the previous game save data (data in SRAM) will be copied into the selected .dat file.
7. Browse and select a game to run.
8. After selecting a game, the "Load Backup" menu will show up.
9. Just press "A" to restore the default saver data or use "<-" "->" key to select another saver file existing in the CF/SD. Then press "A" to restore that selected saver file data back to Sram.
10. The game will run with the selected game save data loaded.


NDS NORMAL SAVE:
1. Pre-place any .dat of 257KB file size into "NDSSAVE" directory of CF/SD. (Support up to 200 NDS aver files. Support long file name. Users may name or rename the saver file name for easily memorize and handling.)
2. Boot NDS console with M3 inserted. 
3. Press "Select" after entering into game icon, the "Save Backup" menu will show up. 
4. Use "<-" "->" key to select one of the .dat which exists in "NDSSAVE" directory. 
5. Press "A" to confirm. And the previous game save data (data in SRAM) will be copied into the selected .dat file.
6. Browse and select a game to run.
7. After selecting a game, the "Load Backup" menu will show up.
8. Just press "A" to restore the default saver data or use "<-" "->" key to select another saver file existing in the CF/SD. Then press "A" to restore that selected saver file data back to Sram.
9. The game will run with selected game save data loaded.


Keep saver data in PC:
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1. Re-start the console with M3 inserted before pulling out the CF/SD card from M3. The M3 save system will automatically copy the up-to-date saved sram data into the default .dat file of CF/SD card.
2. Use CF/SD card reader to read the cf/sd data and copy the .dat file into any directory of PC to keep.

Restore saver data from PC to M3:
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1. Use CF/SD card reader to attach cf/sd card. 
2. Copy the .dat saver file into "GAMESAVE" directory (GBA saver) or NDSSAVE" directory (NDS saver) of CF/SD. 
3. Insert that CF/SD card into M3.
4. Power up the console with M3 inserted.
5. After selecting a game, the "Load Backup" menu will show up.
6. Use "<-" "->" key to select one of the saver file existing in the CF/SD. Then press "A" to restore that selected saver file data back to Sram.
7.  The game will run with selected game save data loaded.




IMPORTANCE Notes:
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1) In order to enable the function of saving data into CF/SD card (included "Instant Save Function"), please make sure that the .dat file has already existed in "GAMESAVE" directory(for GBA) or "NDSSAVE" directory(for NDS). And both "GAMSAVE" and "NDSSAVE" are located at the root directory of the CF/SD card. If the .dat save file or the directories do not exist, users may copy it from M3 Installation Disk into the CF/SD card. The M3 game manager will also create the "GAMESAVE/NDSSAVE" directory and the .dat game save file if the directories or the .dat files do not exist.

