Hacking Wii U USB Drive Help!!

[drewby]

I have a hard drive with a Y cable, but my hard drive keeps disconnecting on random. I even turned off sleep mode in the Wii U settings, but it still doesn't work. Does anyone know how to fix this?

 

[geishroy]

Does it make sounds? Is it clicking?

 

[drewby]

Well, when my hard drive is being read, it has a blinking light. For some reason, the light stops blinking and it gives me an error message.

 

[geishroy]

Can you link the hard drive?

 

[drewby]

Can you link the hard drive?

https://www.amazon.com/Model-Passport-Portable-External-Backup/dp/B00E83X9P8

 

[geishroy]

Did it come with a Y connection? I have a similar WD drive but it did not come with Y connector. Also have you tried switching the ports? plugging it in in the back of the console instead of the front.

 

[drewby]

id

Did it come with a Y connection? I have a similar WD drive but it did not come with Y connector. Also have you tried switching the ports? plugging it in in the back of the console instead of the front.

I use a Y cable. I have tried connecting it to different ports, still disconnects.

 

[geishroy]

id

I use a Y cable. I have tried connecting it to different ports, still disconnects.

Does it make a clicking sound? Are you able to format it when you start the WII U?

 

[drewby]

It makes a beeping sound? I can't format it since it disconnects before it can finish.

 

[geishroy]

can you format to fat32 on your PC? then try to plug it in again to wii u.

 

[drewby]

Yes, I just formatted it.

 

[fringle]

This is for Wii but maybe useful
https://gbatemp.net/threads/people-with-westerndigital-hdd-sleep-problem.318273/

 

[drewby]

This is for Wii but maybe useful
https://gbatemp.net/threads/people-with-westerndigital-hdd-sleep-problem.318273/

Didn't work for me...

 

[otto888]

If it's only disconnecting while using WUPInstaller, try using this version. My drive kept disconnecting around 3GB installed, but this version fixed that.

 

[drewby]

No, it disconnects while downloading stuff from eShop, or if I'm just sitting on the Home Menu.

 

[drewby]

Anybody else know how I could solve this?

 

[Paiuand]

I am also looking for a solution

 

[SnAQ]

I've had this problem for ages, and no solution.

One thing I tried is putting one of the cables from the Y-cable into a phonecharger, and the other in the Wii U...
Sometimes it works for ages, other times it keeps disconnecting just when I finally beat that super annoying mega hard boss..

I usually end up copying the game I want to play to my internal memory (I have the deluxe version)

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[Hking0036]

Do you mean the wii u's sleep mode?

Try turning off hard drive spindown. In data management hold down on the d-pad and hold + and - and then turn it off.

 

[DarkIrata]

Looks like it needs more power. Try a Phone charger for one of the other ends (mostly which looks not directly connected) or, i know it sounds dumb, a USB 3.0 Active Hub instead of the Phone Charger, since USB 3.0 has more power.