Wii U SD Card is still write protected

Joronaud · Sep 23, 2022

I tried different SD cards, tape as the slider and much more. I think it is a hardware problem from my wiiu. How to fix this problem with the WiiU SD Card write protect sensor?

I have a similar problem as this:

Joronaud · Sep 23, 2022

On Reddit, unluigi said this:

I could not contact him. Does someone else have an idea how to fix this problem? I already searched through the complete web.

sombrerosonic · Sep 23, 2022

Try to see what switch your Wii U card is on. could fix it

Joronaud · Sep 23, 2022

I tried it with different sd cards. I already checked the switch.

pedro702 · Sep 23, 2022

if you are using one of those micro sd cards and adapters then it adapter can be dead, also sd cards when do die and when they die they become write protected, this happened to me i bought a new one and everything was ok after.

Sypherone · Sep 23, 2022

This is from a 3DS with smilar Problem with the SD-Card writeprotection, the pin might been bent. Maybe you find some more tips in the original thread: SD Card Errors. He had to adjust the pin with thin tweezers.

Info: To disable the writeprotection, the single pin with hanger on the far left side have to be pushed down by the switch on the SD Card.

Joronaud · Sep 24, 2022

Alright, thank you. Do you mean this switch?

Sypherone · Sep 24, 2022

Yes correct, this single one far on the left side.

Joronaud · Sep 24, 2022

I can't find a switch like this on the left site from my sd card reader.

Sypherone · Sep 24, 2022

Just checked my WiiU, there has to be one. Else its broken.

Joronaud · Sep 24, 2022

I don't want to bend the false pin. I know the picture is not very good, but can you see the switch?

Sypherone · Sep 24, 2022

Its to dark, you need a (flash-) light and shine in from the right side. Or with the flashlight of your phone by taking a picture.

There need to be one single pin on the far far left side directly at the edge.

Joronaud · Sep 24, 2022

That should be better.

Sypherone · Sep 24, 2022

The picture isnt sharp enough to verify it to 100% that there is a pin or not. Maybe take a pic with a stronger focus.

But there it should be, the same like on my picture above.

Joronaud · Sep 24, 2022

OK, there is one, but is it normal that it's a lot smaller than the 3ds one?

Sypherone · Sep 24, 2022

It must look the same and have same size. If it isnt it might been broken.

Joronaud · Sep 24, 2022

I am not sure. Now I have to bend it down with a tweezer, right?

Sypherone · Sep 24, 2022

I think best, ask someone for help. Because i cant give a suggestion in this case. If there is no pin or broken, there is nothing to bend. There will be no contact where the power can flow. You will need to replace the cardreader if possible or soldering/bridging the contacts inside the WiiU.

As i say, if you look from the right side there must be seen this pin with hanger, as on my pic and same size like the others.

Joronaud · Sep 24, 2022

I found it! I was just confused about the dimensions of the picture. I bent the pin, and it works fine!

Thank you very much, without your help I would have bought a new wiiu! Now I have so many options.

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