Hardware Artifacts on screen

MANTI5 · Apr 29, 2010

I've had my Wii since the day it was released and recently it started displaying artifacts. I've read this is a defect with the GPU heatsink. Are there any fixes you can do yourself for this or do I need to get a new Wii? Also, is there a way to know if I get a new one that it will be able to play backups like my current one?

Nintendo_Chick · Apr 30, 2010

Any Wii can play backups, only difference will be you you can't install bootmii as boot2.

As for your other problem, I have no idea.

MANTI5 · Apr 30, 2010

I've read newer Wiis can't read recordable dvds.

BlackEnigma · Apr 30, 2010

MANTI5 said:
I've read newer Wiis can't read recordable dvds.

It's supposedly the D3-2 drives that can't read recordable discs.

MANTI5 · Apr 30, 2010

Is there a way to know which they're in before buying?

C.S.I. · Apr 30, 2010

Any new Wii will have that drive.

But you can always use Backup Loaders =)

FluffyLunamoth · Apr 30, 2010

See, you guys must mean EXTREMELY new Wii's, as in within 3 months. Because I got a Wii late January and mine has no trouble loading recordable DVDs.

tj_cool · Apr 30, 2010

C.S.I. said:
Any new Wii will have that drive.

But you can always use ~~Backup~~ USB Loaders =)

XFlak · Apr 30, 2010

shinkukage09 said:
See, you guys must mean EXTREMELY new Wii's, as in within 3 months. Because I got a Wii late January and mine has no trouble loading recordable DVDs.

just because u bought ur wii 3 months ago doesn't mean its new... since u can play copied DVDs, that means that wii has been sitting in its box (or a shelf or wherever) for 1-2 years

FluffyLunamoth · May 1, 2010

XFlak said:
shinkukage09 said:

See, you guys must mean EXTREMELY new Wii's, as in within 3 months. Because I got a Wii late January and mine has no trouble loading recordable DVDs.

Click to expand...

just because u bought ur wii 3 months ago doesn't mean its new... since u can play copied DVDs, that means that wii has been sitting in its box (or a shelf or wherever) for 1-2 years

Uh...nooo. I had to have my Gamestop order mine from Nintendo. Sooo...no.

YayMii · May 5, 2010

I've had these artifacts since 2008, but I already have HBC/DARKCORP/cIOS/WADs installed. Damn artifacts are so distracting, I can't beat NSMBWii 2-4 because of them (I can beat it no problem on my cousin's Wii, which was a 2006 Wii).

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