Hacking Wii lens fix solution

AhmedAtry

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So after burning many copys of SSBB and having none of them work I have came upon the conclusion that it is my wii that is causing the problems. After reading around in the message boards I have found that it is infact the lens that created this problem.

Problem with it though is my Wii is modded so it is highly unlikely that i can send it in to nintendo to get it fixes; that leave with me to do it myself

Does anyone have any ideas or methods to clean or fix the wii to be able to read dual layer disks.
 

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Well if the lens is dirty get some rubbing alcohol on a qtip and very gently clean the lens off and let it air dry. I used it all the time on my gamecube and it seems to get rid of the problem.
 

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this is a qtip
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yay, glad to know i didnt miss the ball on that one
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seriously tho, im gunna attempt to tweak my laser tomorrow, do i really need anything else? I dont have a multimeter too hand...reckon i can just go for it? And do it by ear?
 

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jaxxster said:
yay, glad to know i didnt miss the ball on that one
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seriously tho, im gunna attempt to tweak my laser tomorrow, do i really need anything else? I dont have a multimeter too hand...reckon i can just go for it? And do it by ear?

I was able to do it without a multimeter. Just turn 1/16th and test. Mine worked with 1/8ish.
 

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It's not just a cotton swab. According to the picture, Q-tips have "more soft cotton at the tip than any other swab".


You think cleaning the lens will help stop DRE. Sometimes I get them when playing backups as well as originals.
 

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man do you people really believe nintendo is gonna get you to send your wii in just to clean the laser its a big cover up in actual fact the very first generation wiis has a problem with the dvd drives they havent benn cleanihg the lasers they have been replacing the whole drives .i have a very first generation wii just finishing of my brawl download ahnd anxious to see if my wii will read it if it doesnt i may never get to experience brawl because a-my wii is obviously modded.

b-i dont want to get my wiiback with a d2c drive not
since my wiikey has worked perfectly since day one..
 

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