Hardware Blinking Blue Light of Death : can it be fixed ?

[QueenKong]

Hi there !

I got a 32 Gb Wii U yesterday which seems dead from the well-known "blinking blue light of death". The console can be switch on but the blue LED doesn't stop blinking. Nothing appears neither on TV nor on the Gamepad screen.

By looking for a way to fix it on the internet, I didn't find any topic related. By the way I don't even know if it's repairable !

The Wii U has been used for about 5-10 hrs, the previous owners didn't use it any longer because their dog gently chew (and destroyed) the Gamepad charger. According to them, the Wii U has never been connected to the internet.

Thanks for your answers !

 

[Bladexdsl]

their lying they sold you a faulty console. if it was ebay contact them if they refuse to refund your $ take it to paypal dispute.

 

[QueenKong]

Actually they gave it to me, I didn't pay anything.

 

[WiiCube_2013]

Try asking how much Nintendo would charge to repair it since you got it for free.

 

[QueenKong]

According to the officiel webpage, it would cost ~190€...

 

[WiiCube_2013]

That's a no go then. All's left is try to be patient and someone here who fixes Wii U consoles might be able to help you out.

 

[QueenKong]

Well, actually that's what I had in mind when I created this thread ahah.

 

[Bladexdsl]

Actually they gave it to me, I didn't pay anything.

sell it on ebay as a faulty console someone will buy it

 

[QueenKong]

Ahah yes it could be a solution, but as someone curious I'd like to know if there's a way to repair it.

 

[BigDD]

I have my sons completely disassembled motherboard in hand looking for broken/ burnt solder points anything disconnected, overheated or anything possibly physically wrong any ideas before we scrap it ?

 

[E1ite007]

I have my sons completely disassembled motherboard in hand looking for broken/ burnt solder points anything disconnected, overheated or anything possibly physically wrong any ideas before we scrap it ?

Welcome! Although it would be more helpful to create a new thread for your isolated problem, let's see...

Accordingly to Cafe SDK (don't ask where did I got it) a blinking blue LED means a bootloader/software failure, or some weird times an APU issue. There's some other reasons for this, e.g: a dirty fan that doesn't flow air correctly, some kind of electric failure that fried some component, even a HDCP issue (according to the Internet the Wii U has HDCP standard... that's new), overheating... there's a lot of 'cause for this, and most of them as overheating, electric failure or a failing fan relate to the APU issue.
Firstly, I would suggest to check the HDCP option by unplugin the HDMI from the TV and the console, then turnin' off completely the Wii U and the TV (even better, unplug 'em from the outlet), pluggin' in the HDMI and then trying a power cycle.
If that doesn't work, try to change the thermal paste, and verifying that the fan is working properly.

In the case any of those tips work... well, maybe someone could lead you to the right direction, but that's the only "easy" solutions I know. The final step I would do it that case, would be to replace the motherboard, in which case would be the same as buying a new console.

 

[BigDD]

Welcome! Although it would be more helpful to create a new thread for your isolated problem, let's see...

Accordingly to Cafe SDK (don't ask where did I got it) a blinking blue LED means a bootloader/software failure, or some weird times an APU issue. There's some other reasons for this, e.g: a dirty fan that doesn't flow air correctly, some kind of electric failure that fried some component, even a HDCP issue (according to the Internet the Wii U has HDCP standard... that's new), overheating... there's a lot of 'cause for this, and most of them as overheating, electric failure or a failing fan relate to the APU issue.
Firstly, I would suggest to check the HDCP option by unplugin the HDMI from the TV and the console, then turnin' off completely the Wii U and the TV (even better, unplug 'em from the outlet), pluggin' in the HDMI and then trying a power cycle.
If that doesn't work, try to change the thermal paste, and verifying that the fan is working properly.

In the case any of those tips work... well, maybe someone could lead you to the right direction, but that's the only "easy" solutions I know. The final step I would do it that case, would be to replace the motherboard, in which case would be the same as buying a new console.

Thank you I appreciate your response and advice I’ll use this as a starting point I have created a new post ( I’m new to this kind of thing ) I’ll keep you informed if I figure anything out.
thanks again