# DX27 no memory, does it need a battery or more? **URL:** \ **Category:** Synth Repair\ **Created:** [November 7, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.syntaur.com/t/dx27-no-memory-does-it-need-a-battery-or-more/4835 "2022-11-07T22:59:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![paulnord](https://forums.syntaur.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@paulnord](https://forums.syntaur.com/u/paulnord)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.syntaur.com/t/dx27-no-memory-does-it-need-a-battery-or-more/4835/1 "2022-11-07T22:59:24Z")
Memory gone on the old DX27. Does it just need a battery? Or could the memory chip also need replacing. Most keys work. Buttons are pretty finicky. What’s worth repairing/replacing? Paul ---
**Author:** ![wernersaurus](https://forums.syntaur.com/user_avatar/forums.syntaur.com/wernersaurus/32/1085_2.png) [@wernersaurus](https://forums.syntaur.com/u/wernersaurus)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 11:36pm UTC](https://forums.syntaur.com/t/dx27-no-memory-does-it-need-a-battery-or-more/4835/2 "2022-11-08T23:36:03Z")
What you mean “Memory gone … ?!?”. If it works then memory is OK as far as I am concerned. If CR2032 3V battery is dead it just wont hold stored settings and the unit reverts to factory on every power up. The DX27 has tactile switches on the panel boards - they can easily be replaced (tactile switches are known to go funny after a while) ---
**Author:** ![paulnord](https://forums.syntaur.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/85f322/32.png) [@paulnord](https://forums.syntaur.com/u/paulnord)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2022, 2:10am UTC](https://forums.syntaur.com/t/dx27-no-memory-does-it-need-a-battery-or-more/4835/3 "2022-11-09T02:10:21Z")
Thanks, wernersaurs. I needed a little encouragement that it might just require a few simple fixes. You’ve confirmed my hopes for inexpensive improvements.