Hacking Wii stopped reading discs??

Xandu · Sep 3, 2008

Ok so I went to Dubai and finally modded my Wii with "D2CPro". I tried it in the store, originals worked, backups did and even GC backups did. It worked flawlessly.

And today I came back, and guess what..? It doesn't even load originals any more !! Even if you put a "CD-ROM" upside down!! I don't think it even tries to read it!!

It spins some, makes weird noises, then comes up with the black screen:

An error has occurred.
Press Eject Button,
remove the Game Disc,
and turn the power off.
Please read the wii manual for more information.

Here's a video:

Here are some pictures of the inside:

Please no (take it back/change the chip/send it to Nintendo) because all of these suggestions are impossible at the time.

Forgot to mention, the ride from the airport to my house was REAL bumpy. How do I check if any wire came loose?

Volkov · Sep 3, 2008

maybe a wire came loose while transporting it home...

you might need a multimeter to test it...I've seen it happen plenty of times!!!

Xandu · Sep 3, 2008

Yeah I forgot to mention, the ride from the airport to my house was REAL bumpy. How do I check if any wire came loose?

Volkov · Sep 3, 2008

Get a multimeter and set it to ohms Continuity, I think. The picture should be of a little speaker. Touch the bit ON the wii chip, and the other point touch the modchip corresponding wire. The multimeter should beep if it's a straight connection. Make sure to test properly, if there's one connection loose, you can either try fix it with heating it up, if you're experienced, or take it back...and say it never worked when you came home.

Paying to get it done should come with a reliability, and solderpoints should NOT come loose as easily as this...but I have seen it time and time again...sometimes it will work, sometimes it wont...it sucks.

Hope I can help you

btw you can get a cheap multimeter for like $10 dicksmiths or something, whatever cheapo electronics store you have where you live...

Xandu · Sep 3, 2008

I checked (without the meter yet) but they seem to be soldered properly..

Which cables on the board cause this specific error?

Volkov · Sep 3, 2008

if the modchip has a faulty wire it could cause it to not read the discs...

ALSO check all the ribbon cables, but they should be in...

it's really impossible to tell if they look soldered, you need to check with a multimeter

Xandu · Sep 3, 2008

Hmm ok I'll check with the multimeter. Meanwhile, what should I check for until I get one?

I'll upload some 8 Megapixel pictures. The ones in the first post are with a Nokia E65 2MP camera.

Xandu · Sep 3, 2008

More pics:

The part where the cables are soldered.

Volkov · Sep 3, 2008

unplug all the ribbon cables with flat-nosed pliers, gently, then plug them all back in, if the wii still operates, takes a disc, but wont recognize it, then you have a loose wire (that's IF you say it worked at the shop), my guess anyways...

Relys · Sep 3, 2008

Xandu said:
Please no (take it back/change the chip/send it to Nintendo) because all of these suggestions are impossible at the time.

You're fucked.

Xandu · Sep 3, 2008

Hmm ok thanks for the help Volkov, I tried the ribbon cables but no luck. I'll report back when I try the multimeter. Is it alright if I remove the black electric cable off the part where the chip's wires are soldered to? (this pic):

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u120/SXandu/DSC06220.jpg

That really helped me Relys..

Relys · Sep 3, 2008

Xandu said:
Hmm ok thanks for the help Volkov, I tried the ribbon cables but no luck. I'll report back when I try the multimeter. Is it alright if I remove the black electric cable off the part where the chip's wires are soldered to? (this pic):

http://i166.photobucket.com/albums/u120/SXandu/DSC06220.jpg

That really helped me Relys..

There's actually nothing else to say if you can't try the above you explicitly highlighted in red text.

Xandu · Sep 4, 2008

After checking all 31 cables with the multimeter.. They're all soldered correctly but..

Apparently they set the jumper settings on JAP (my Wii is USA). Don't know how it worked at the store with JAP settings.

I set the jumper settings to USA now and same message with same spinning. I revert it back to JAP (how it was). No luck.

So, what got screwed? My Wii drive or the modchip? And how did it work with JAP setting??

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