Hacking Wii U won't detect External Hardrive

[Bruhderp78]

After homebrewing my Wii U (Using CBHC) I wanted to load some USB Backups to my Wii U using an external Hardrive. But when I plug it in, even though it says it is powered on. My Wii U doesn't detect it.

I use a 128 GB Hardrive with a Y-Cable connected to the front of the Wii U. The Hardrive is formatted to FAT32.

Any help is appreciated.

 

[Hayato213]

Wii U need to format the drive before using it. What you got a SSD?

 

[Bruhderp78]

Wii U need to format the drive before using it. What you got a SSD?

1st. My Wii U doesn't give me the prompt to format the HDD

2nd. Not sure if by SSD you mean an SD Card, which if that's the case. The knly one I have is a 16 GB into my Wii U.

 

[Hayato213]

How you get 128GB, only SSD have 128GB not regular HDD?

 

[Bruhderp78]

How you get 128GB, only SSD have 128GB not regular HDD?

Wait I think I am mixing up things let me give me a bit of time.

 

[Bruhderp78]

Ok so it is an external Hardrive.

About the size I don't know I found it laying around some old stuff in my house

 

[Hayato213]

Plug the drive into a computer and take a look, drive doesn't end in 128 GB, unless it is a solid state drive.

 

[Bruhderp78]

Plug the drive into a computer and take a look, drive doesn't end in 128 GB, unless it is a solid state drive.

I actually got mistaken it is actually 232 GBs

 

[Hayato213]

I actually got mistaken it is actually 232 GBs

Wii U would asks to format the drive before you can use it, if it doesn't see it or doesn't asks you to format then it probably doesn't detect it

 

[Bruhderp78]

Wii U would asks to format the drive before you can use it, if it doesn't see it or doesn't asks you to format then it probably doesn't detect it

What can I do about it?

 

[Hayato213]

Try different HDD enclosure, y cable, I guess, worse case you need a different drive.

 

[Bruhderp78]

Try different HDD enclosure, y cable, I guess, worse case you need a different drive.

I already have a Y-cable.
Also not sure ehat you mean by HDD enclosure.

 

[Hayato213]

It seem like your Y cable isn't enough for your wii u to detect the drive, take a picture of the drive, and it enclosure if it has any.

 

[Bruhderp78]

It seem like your Y cable isn't enough for your wii u to detect the drive, take a picture of the drive, and it enclosure if it has any.

 

[Hayato213]

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matter...=1&keywords=y+cable+usb&qid=1634004494&sr=8-5

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NF6JQQ...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

seem like you need a seperate drive with a seperate enclosure, and a y cable, as the wii u doesn't see your.

 

[Bruhderp78]

https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matter...=1&keywords=y+cable+usb&qid=1634004494&sr=8-5

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NF6JQQ...jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

seem like you need a seperate drive with a seperate enclosure.

Wait but isn't the Enclosure like. A case for my HDD? I may need a whole new HDD for this.

 

[Hayato213]

Well your current drive the wii u doesn't detect it, probably it has to do with the enclosure that adata provide.

 

[Bruhderp78]

Let me rephrase. What even is the purpose of an Enclosure?

 

[Hayato213]

The enclosure convert SATA to USB, the Y cable connect to the enclosure, base on what you have right now, the wii U doesn't see the drive, even though the computer see it, seem like what ever the Adata come with wii u doesn't like it.

 

[xs4all]

i use a 128 GB Hardrive with a Y-Cable connected to the front of the Wii U. The Hardrive is formatted to FAT32.

Any help is appreciated.

Its been a while, but Im pretty sure you meant to use the REAR usb ports on the WiiU, NOT the front usb ports for external storage drives.