Hacking a sad sad day

[Kingcong3]

hey guys i just tried to install the argon to my wii, and failed. i can do all the other points just fine. but just cant get the damn legs. i ended up messing up my drive and now it wont take any disc or power on. i fail as a modder.
30 AWG- 5.49
25 watt solder - 24.99
0.015 solder - 4.99
broken wii - priceless (in the bad way)

















how immoral is it to buy a new wii and trade drive then return? lol

 

[gamidi]

Can you post a picture of your drive? It most likely can be fixed if you use a multimeter and see where the bridged legs are, and fix them with the desoldering braid.

 

[killplaystation]

When i first read the topic title, i thought it was going to be about George Carlin dying.

 

[SenorClean]

Agreed. I did the same thing to mine with a 25w iron and dodgy tip.

I bought a 13w pencil tip and used it to clear out the bridges. A wasabi install and a few months on, and it's still going strong.



P.S. If all else fails - a few mod chip stores are selling replacement drives.

 

[teq]

That's why research goes a long way...

25 watts is excessive for such a task.

 

[Arakon]

not to mention soldering to SMD pins as a beginner. that's plain suicide.

 

[Vater Unser]

how immoral is it to buy a new wii and trade drive then return? lol

As long as it's a shop like Best Buy, it's a crime without victim...

 

[link459]

Yeah just do the switch and get your money back. Nothing wrong with that, unless you do it at some family owned store...

 

[-lildeemo-]

i tried and failed once and tradedit in but the thing is it only styed on for 10 mins then it would shut down and cuz they only checked for 2 mins they didnt notice