Hardware wii u disc drive error

[dust213dust]

hello!

I have a wii u console and after the boot screen it goes black screen with message that disc drive is faulty and i need to contact support. error code is 160-1402

I have ordered a new disc drive. replaced it (even tried to place old PCB on new drive) but I have same error.

All I want is to get to the home menu (if I turn on the console without disc drive I can see the home menu for about 1 second and then it goes to error message). if there any way to get to the home menu?
maybe any other methods to boot the system or anything...

 

[bowser]

I feel you man. I'm in the same boat as U.

I posted in this thread about a similar issue but didn't get any replies: http://gbatemp.net/threads/wii-u-160-1400-error-no-disk.407829

The reason I said similar is because the error code is slightly different. Do you remember if you got the 160-1400 error first before trying to swap the disk drive? And did it change to 160-1402 after you did the swap?

From reading various forums on this issue I have a theory that swapping the disk drive but not the logic board results in a permanent 1402 error as some kind of on-purpose brick. Replacing the correct logic board after this makes no difference. The original 1400 error may be fixable but I don't know how.

I got an idea but haven't tried this out yet. Are you able to boot directly into Wii mode at startup? I think you have to hold the B button on the game pad. If you can are you able to then exit Wii mode to the Wii U home menu?

 

[dust213dust]

I feel you man. I'm in the same boat as U.

I posted in this thread about a similar issue but didn't get any replies: http://gbatemp.net/threads/wii-u-160-1400-error-no-disk.407829

The reason I said similar is because the error code is slightly different. Do you remember if you got the 160-1400 error first before trying to swap the disk drive? And did it change to 160-1402 after you did the swap?

From reading various forums on this issue I have a theory that swapping the disk drive but not the logic board results in a permanent 1402 error as some kind of on-purpose brick. Replacing the correct logic board after this makes no difference. The original 1400 error may be fixable but I don't know how.

I got an idea but haven't tried this out yet. Are you able to boot directly into Wii mode at startup? I think you have to hold the B button on the game pad. If you can are you able to then exit Wii mode to the Wii U home menu?

Yes I had 1400 code aswell but im sure that if you turn on the console without drive it changes the error code to 1400

worst thing is that i cant get anywhere else but this black screen... my gamepads are not synced so i doubt pressing anything will help bypass this error screen but will try that...

 

[nicca]

maybe any news with this error code? does anybody knows what exactly this code means?

 

[PurPPle]

Same issue here (160-1402) cannot boot without disk, but if i insert a disk, sometimes after many many tries, the cd begin to load (spin) and console start...So weird...
There is related stuff here https://gbatemp.net/threads/requestion-remarry-wii-u-dvd-drive.451260/.

 

[Deleted User]

Insert fake disc into optical drive and make it spin.
If Wii U wouldn't check for it on boot then that would've been a thing.

 

[PurPPle]

Insert fake disc into optical drive and make it spin.
If Wii U wouldn't check for it on boot then that would've been a thing.

Sorry i dont undersant "make it spin...how ?" and your second phrase too. Sry.

 

[Deleted User]

Sorry i dont undersant "make it spin...how ?" and your second phrase too. Sry.

If you insert a fake disc into Wii U optical drive, it will try to read it by spinning it.
That's how Wii U checks for drive on boot.

 

[PurPPle]

If you insert a fake disc into Wii U optical drive, it will try to read it by spinning it.
That's how Wii U checks for drive on boot.

Oh ok, thx for clarifying. I think mine try to spin it but fail with distinctive sound (clak) on 1 try, and try again a second time, that when (second try) sometimes the disk spin and console boot up, but after many many tries...
But i have a question : if pcb card on dvd drive was not from this console, would the console even start once ? Please.
Thank you.

 

[ElYubiYubi]

Is there a way to bypass this? The Logic Board of my old Drive got broken. I bought a new one.

 

[jeannotte]

Is there a way to bypass this? The Logic Board of my old Drive got broken. I bought a new one.

Hello,

If it helps:

A very good site for tutorials (Wii, Wii U etc .....) ==>https://www.sosav.com/guides/game-consoles/nintendo/nintendo-home/wii-u/logicboard/

 

[dust213dust]

I have replaced my drive with new one, also tried with the old board... Nothing worked. I wasnt able to bypass this check.

Then Bought a new system