diff --git a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
index 3773112a..c3b97ab1 100644
--- a/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
+++ b/Source/HBIOS/hbios.asm
@@ -866,9 +866,11 @@ HB_START:
 ;	LD	HL,(HBX_IMG)
 ;	LD	(X2),HL
 
-	LD	HL,HBX_IMG
-	LD	DE,HBX_LOC
-	LD	BC,HBX_SIZ
+	LD	DE,HBX_LOC		; IF A DS1210 POWER CONTROLLER IS INSTALLED AND BATTERY BACKUP IS NOT
+	LD	A,(DE)			; INSTALLED OR IS LESS THAN 2V THEN THE DS1210 WILL BLOCK THE SECOND RAM
+	LD	A,(DE)			; ACCESS. PERFORM TWO DUMMY READS TO RAM TO ENSURE WE BYPASS THIS FEATURE
+	LD	HL,HBX_IMG		; SO THAT THE ROM ID BYTES ARE COPIED CORRECTLY AND CP/M APPLICATIONS 
+	LD	BC,HBX_SIZ		; START CORRECTLY WHEN THEY CHECK THE ROM ID VERSION BYTES.
 	LDIR
 
 ;	LD	HL,(HBX_IMG)