diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/BoardSystem.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/BoardSystem.cs
index 51711d3fb0..2815d5de91 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/BoardSystem.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/BoardSystem.cs
@@ -326,6 +326,44 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo
 			return board;
 		}
 
+		void BoardSystemHardReset()
+		{
+			INESBoard newboard;
+			// fds has a unique activation setup
+			if (board is FDS)
+			{
+				var newfds = new FDS();
+				var oldfds = board as FDS;
+				newfds.biosrom = oldfds.biosrom;
+				newfds.SetDiskImage(oldfds.GetDiskImage());
+				newboard = newfds;
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				newboard = CreateBoardInstance(board.GetType());
+			}
+			newboard.Create(this);
+			newboard.Configure(origin);
+			newboard.ROM = board.ROM;
+			newboard.VROM = board.VROM;
+			if (board.WRAM != null)
+				newboard.WRAM = new byte[board.WRAM.Length];
+			if (board.VRAM != null)
+				newboard.VRAM = new byte[board.VRAM.Length];
+			newboard.PostConfigure();
+			// the old board's sram must be restored
+			if (newboard is FDS)
+			{
+				var newfds = newboard as FDS;
+				var oldfds = board as FDS;
+				newfds.StoreSaveRam(oldfds.ReadSaveRam());
+			}
+			else if (board.SaveRam != null)
+			{
+				Buffer.BlockCopy(board.SaveRam, 0, newboard.SaveRam, 0, board.SaveRam.Length);
+			}
+		}
+
 
 		static NES()
 		{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Core.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Core.cs
index 78a8851abc..56c09a081c 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Core.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/Core.cs
@@ -130,10 +130,13 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo
 			ports[0] = new JoypadPortDevice(this, 0);
 			ports[1] = new JoypadPortDevice(this, 1);
 
+			BoardSystemHardReset();
+
 			apu = new APU(this, apu);
 			// don't replace the magicSoundProvider on reset, as it's not needed
 			// if (magicSoundProvider != null) magicSoundProvider.Dispose();
 
+
 			// set up region
 			switch (cart.system)
 			{
@@ -186,6 +189,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo
 				if ((i & 4) != 0) ram[i] = 0xFF; else ram[i] = 0x00;
 			}
 
+			SetupMemoryDomains();
+
 			//in this emulator, reset takes place instantaneously
 			cpu.PC = (ushort)(ReadMemory(0xFFFC) | (ReadMemory(0xFFFD) << 8));
 			cpu.P = 0x34;
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/FDS/FDS.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/FDS/FDS.cs
index 9afa7113d0..22a3cf202c 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/FDS/FDS.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/FDS/FDS.cs
@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo
 			diskdiffs = new byte[NumSides][];
 		}
 
+		/// <summary>
+		/// returns the currently set disk image.  no effect on emulation (provided the image is not modified).
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		public byte[] GetDiskImage()
+		{
+			return diskimage;
+		}
+
 		// as we have [INESBoardImplCancel], this will only be called with an fds disk image
 		public override bool Configure(NES.EDetectionOrigin origin)
 		{
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs
index 8f8795b234..a2bdab082f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation/Consoles/Nintendo/NES/NES.cs
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo
 			List<string> hash_sha1_several = new List<string>();
 			string hash_sha1 = null, hash_md5 = null;
 			Unif unif = null;
-			
+
 			origin = EDetectionOrigin.None;
 
 			if (file.Length < 16) throw new Exception("Alleged NES rom too small to be anything useful");
@@ -525,8 +525,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo
 				board.PostConfigure();
 
 				HardReset();
-				SetupMemoryDomains();
-
 				return;
 			}
 			else
@@ -576,7 +574,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo
 				LoadWriteLine("Could not locate game in nescartdb");
 				if (USE_DATABASE)
 				{
-					if(hash_md5 != null) choice = IdentifyFromGameDB(hash_md5);
+					if (hash_md5 != null) choice = IdentifyFromGameDB(hash_md5);
 					if (choice == null)
 					{
 						choice = IdentifyFromGameDB(hash_sha1);
@@ -590,7 +588,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo
 						LoadWriteLine("Using information from UNIF header");
 						choice = unif.GetCartInfo();
 						choice.game = new NESGameInfo();
-						choice.game.name = gameInfo.Name; 
+						choice.game.name = gameInfo.Name;
 						origin = EDetectionOrigin.UNIF;
 					}
 					if (iNesHeaderInfo != null)
@@ -744,7 +742,6 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Consoles.Nintendo
 			board.PostConfigure();
 
 			HardReset();
-				SetupMemoryDomains();
 		}
 
 		void SyncState(Serializer ser)