Hacking Very Dumb Question

[CrazySka]

OK this is gonna sound dumb I have a Wii now that is soft modded and I love it to death. I always like to have a backup system incase something goes wrong. What im asking is What serial numbers should I be looking for when buying a Used wii so it can play DVD's? I have tons of gamecube backups now as my gamecube has taken a dump and I would like to get another wii that will read DVD's

 

[NES SNES V.B. N64 G.C. Wii WiiU]

Try this website: http://www.wiidrives.com/list. It should tell you the Drive number associated with that serial number. Make sure you do not get one with the D3-2 drive or higher as you will not be able to run backups off it.

 

[troy512]

if the wii has been sent in for repairs then the drive is most likely switched. also the older wii may have had the drive swapped for whatever reason by a previous owner.

here is a list of serials compiled using wiidrives.

If the serial number is higher than these, the wii may have a D3-2/D4 drive:

Australia
LAH1137XXXXX

Europe
LEF121XXXXXX
LEF201XXXXXX
LEF500XXXXXX
LEH2671XXXXX
LEH5008XXXXX
LEM100XXXXXX
LEM5000XXXXX

Japan
LJF506XXXXXX
LJHXXXXXXXXX - No Known Serials at this time
LJM5030XXXXX

Korea
LKM1062XXXXX

Malaysia
LSH1001XXXXX

USA / Canada / South America
LU7005XXXXX
LU3882XXXXX
LU1130XXXXX

United Arab Emirates
LMH1005XXXXX