Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

Hello all. I just got a Poly-800 (MKI) for Christmas. It's my first 
real synth and I look forward to recording with it. I've been doing 
some online research and I've discovered that the MKII came with 
internat batteries to keep program and sequencer info stored when 
batteries were being changed or the keyboard was unplugged. I read 
that the MKI did not. However, my MKI keeps all that info without any 
power connection. I opened it today and, sure enough, there was a 
battery in there. I'm pretty sure it was in there from the factory. 
In fact, I'm very sure. How could this be? Did I have a 
misunderstanding (I'm liable to have had one). If someone could get 
back to me on this, I'd appreciate it! Thanks a lot.

                                           --BdG

P.S. This crap spam is really getting out of hand. Where is the owner 
or a moderator?

Well, since the beginning, Korg has always had in its design, a backup battery
place / pads on its printed circuit board......I've owned several of each Model,
and ALL had a place for the small 3v lithium type, soldered-down battery...to
backup its parameter storage memory chip.......However, the factory failed to
install this battery on the earliest of the series......only the very old units have
none soldered in place......but there is the solder-pads for one, always.......So
its not surprising to hear from a few people of its absence.....Anyway, the
other batteries that make the unit portable have to power the entire unit, but
this little one only powers one memory chip , at all times.......Another difference
with the MKII, is the Firmware......the actual operating system program...which
finally supports MIDI in a much more refined way, and other development improvements
but not many.....hardly noticeable, really..........so check out the FILES section
of this GROUP and you will find more help there....
Cheers,
Dan