Hardware 2021 Hard Drives

[Davieboy2019]

So after having my VWii modded a while back the hard drive I had setup for my VWii finally died…. Because I ignored it for so long. So at the risk of asking a stupid question, what hard drives work with the Wii U / vWii. Do I need to hunt down a specific USB 2.0 drive or should something more common work? Is it still recommended to have 2 separate drives for Wii U and vWii?

 

[Alexander1970]

Hello.

So after having my VWii modded a while back the hard drive I had setup for my VWii finally died…. Because I ignored it for so long. So at the risk of asking a stupid question, what hard drives work with the Wii U / vWii. Do I need to hunt down a specific USB 2.0 drive or should something more common work?

For the vWii a Recommendation is still this Example HDD:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B06W55K9N6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Western Digital Drives seems to be the a good and "safe" Choice for the Wii/vWii/Wii U.

Is it still recommended to have 2 separate drives for Wii U and vWii?

Yes,due the different Filesystem/Format.

Thank you.

 

[Davieboy2019]

Hello.



For the vWii a Recommendation is still this Example HDD:
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B06W55K9N6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Western Digital Drives seems to be the a good and "safe" Choice for the Wii/vWii/Wii U.


Yes,due the different Filesystem/Format.

Thank you.

Thank you very much for the quick response! Do you know if it’s safe to hack the WiiU after the vWii has been hacked?

 

[Alexander1970]

Thank you.

Thank you very much for the quick response! Do you know if it’s safe to hack the WiiU after the vWii has been hacked?

You modded the vWii first ?

Ok,that is new to me.
You mean,you have the Homebrew Launcher already on the Wii U´s Main Screen ?
Are you sure you did not have a already modded Wii U ?

Thank you.

 

[Davieboy2019]

Thank you.


You modded the vWii first ?

Ok,that is new to me.
You mean,you have the Homebrew Launcher already on the Wii U´s Main Screen ?
Are you sure you did not have a already modded Wii U ?

Thank you.

oh no. Guess I’ll move this to the hacking forum them

 

[dermo529]

I've found with the right SSD, you don't need Y cables or external power. You can just power it straight from one USB port.

I'm using a PNY Elite 480gb. It says USB 3.0 but works perfectly with just one of the Wii U's 2.0 ports. I'm not sure about other SSDs but they'll probably work too.

I got it from eBay for $25 a while back. It works perfectly as an FAT32 device for vWii and GC games. I'll be getting another one if I can find it on sale again for regular Wii U games.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

So after having my VWii modded a while back the hard drive I had setup for my VWii finally died…. Because I ignored it for so long. So at the risk of asking a stupid question, what hard drives work with the Wii U / vWii. Do I need to hunt down a specific USB 2.0 drive or should something more common work? Is it still recommended to have 2 separate drives for Wii U and vWii?

Most HDDs work, just avoid flash drives, and make sure you use Y-cables (or a powered hub) with 2.5" drives.
You can use a single drive for Wii U and vWii if you convert your Wii (and GameCube) games to Wii VC (launchable from Wii U Menu) but it's more hassle to convert, it's up to you which you prefer.

 

[V10lator]

@dermo529 You should not use a SSD because the Wii U tends to do a lot of writes. Also the filesystem is not good for garbage collection and the Wii U does not send TRIM requests. This combination will wear out the SSD pretty fast. USB 3 is backward compatible but you won't gain any speed benefits.

Now back to topic: I'm using a 2.5" WD blue drive. First I tried to use a USB enclosure but that didn't work (while a older WD black worked perfectly fine inside it. Also the WD blue worked in this enclosure on a PC, just not on the Wii U) so I'm using a cheap SATA to USB adapter now and that combination works. Note that the bottleneck on the Wii U is USB 2.0, so using high speed drives won't give any benefits.
That said just use a cheap HDD. If it won't work try a different SATA to USB adapter.