Hardware Brick Wii U E/C 160-0101

[xtheman]

Jokes aside, don't throw away your broken Wii U. If you have OTP, you can wait till EyeKey creates unbrick tool.

And if you don't have otp sell the gamepad cause it tends to be worth $100+

 

[LuigiXL]

You can try dumping NAND from that dead Wii U [That red flashing one] and check if everything is alright. Most issues can be fixed

Am I right in thinking I need a Windows machine? I have a Macbook Pro with W10 VM, but im not sure it would work?

 

[Deleted User]

Am I right in thinking I need a Windows machine? I have a Macbook Pro with W10 VM, but im not sure it would work?

People managed to dump Wii U's NAND with Windows so i guess you need to use that VM.

 

[LuigiXL]

People managed to dump Wii U's NAND with Windows so i guess you need to use that VM.

Thanks, I am gonna try it! Will report back (barring electrocution)

 

[LuigiXL]

You can try dumping NAND from that dead Wii U [That red flashing one] and check if everything is alright. Most issues can be fixed

Do I need to solder anything in order to try dumping the NAND? thanks

 

[Deleted User]

Eh, i'll leave this thing in here. I pressed it by mistake.

Do I need to solder anything in order to try dumping the NAND? thanks

Don't do anything for now.
Refer to this thread: gbatemp.net/threads/successfully-dumped-wiiu-emmc-nand-with-hardmod.457165/
Please be careful while soldering. Also you might want to dump your bricked Wii U's NAND also, so you can compare if that red flashing Wii U has everything.

 

[LuigiXL]

I've check the connections on the cables inside the red flashing light Wii U and now I have a blue flashing light instead! Any progress or have I actually gone backward?

 

[Deleted User]

I've check the connections on the cables inside the red flashing light Wii U and now I have a blue flashing light instead! Any progress or have I actually gone backward?

Hm, try plugging it via HDMI and see if anything displays there. Might been faulty soldering.

 

[LuigiXL]

Hm, try plugging it via HDMI and see if anything displays there. Might been faulty soldering.

Thanks. Odd behaviour. It is a solid blue light until I press Power or Eject, upon which I get 1 second Yellow light, a microsecond flash of yellow light, then flashing blue and unresponsive until I pull the plug and repeat. No display at all and no fan or disc drive noise.

 

[LuigiXL]

Edit: Console is bricked, will hold for future possibilities.