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    Hardware PS3 has problem loading discs :(

    if you buy a used one then you will get the same problem sooner or later, make sure you get a good warranty on the unit, dont just replace the laser as it could be the disc spin motor or the laser movement motor as well, replace the complete deck and at least you will not get a repeat failure of...
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    Hardware Need help with PS3

    if its overheating it needs the dust and carpet fluff its collected blowing/cleaning out, if its on a carpetalso try placing it on a board which will raise it up slightly and make a clear gap for the vents, if you have it in a tv stand/unit make sure it gets plenty of air circulating around and...
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    Hardware YloD

    when the ylod is repaired nothing should be touched on the console or hard drive, its a repair to the motherboard, unless they decide to change the board/drive/unit
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    Hacking Usb loader install as channel

    thanks i moved everything to a fat partition on my hdd and its working.
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    Hacking Usb loader install as channel

    i used modmii to download all the bits i needed to softmod a wii and all the files are on the sd card, i would like to run the usb loader direct from a channel so i can remove the sd card altogether, so what i would like help with is choosing a usb loader or 2, and i have usbloader.cfg on the...
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    Hacking Recommended 4.0e update

    thank you things are a bit clearer now
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    Hacking Recommended 4.0e update

    i did want the backup disc feature as well as the usb option, could i install neogamma and still get the disc loader feature?
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    Hardware wii lens problem

    did you remove the solder short on the laser? its there to prevent static killing the laser so it has to be removed before the laser can work.
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    Hacking Recommended 4.0e update

    please dont flame me, i have tried to find an answer to this, i have a wii with 4.0e and want to softmod so i went to modmii and it recommended the 4.1 upgrade as the most advisable, my question is why it didnt say 4.2, is it because modmii updates all the necessary files which give the...
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    Hardware windows reports game size wrong on external hard drive

    file properties reports size a 4.37gb but also size on disc as 388mb (one example) all the other games do the same, file size and size on disc are totally different
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    Hardware windows reports game size wrong on external hard drive

    great thats cleared up, oh well at least i wasnt imagining things or have a fault with the pc/drive which was my first concern and my second was to make sure the game ripped correctly, just strange that winxp still reports the file as a full unmodified one but the drive properties tell a...
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    Hardware windows reports game size wrong on external hard drive

    thank you for your reply, using backup manager 0.4.5.78, did as you advised and the end result is the same, all the games load and play ok.
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    Hacking Jap wii with euro mod help

    thank you for your help, will try tomorrow when my friend bring it around.
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    Hacking Jap wii with euro mod help

    so if i use modmii to redownload all the files like i am doing a normal softmod then just proceed as if the wii has never been modded so everything gets updated. do i tell modmii that i am on the europe wii or the jap wii and after change the region settings or just download the european files...
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    Hardware windows reports game size wrong on external hard drive

    i have used wii backup manager to transfer 4 games iso's to a wd external hard drive formatted in ntfs, when the games were sent over it happened very quickly not like sending a file in windows which takes several minutes and if i check the drive after the games are transferred they all report...
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