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Hardware > No Cartridge

#4488 - arh99 - Tue Apr 01, 2003 7:22 pm

Will the GBA continue to operate if the cartridge is removed?

#4492 - Lord Graga - Tue Apr 01, 2003 7:42 pm

no.

#4493 - ampz - Tue Apr 01, 2003 7:54 pm

Yes it will.
Assuming you don't execute code from the cart...

For example, you can boot from a cart, copy cart content to EWRAM and execute from there.
After the copy is done you can remove the cart.