Quick wii modding questions

[NickD]

Ok, I just downloaded the re5 trailer of xbl and nearly shat my pants by how awesome it looks, Unfortunately i have only ever played and beaten 1 & 4, so i looked on ebay to buy 0, 2, and 3 and they were nearly $50ea:(

 

So the question is..

 

If i got my wii modded could i burn gc games onto standard dvd's and play them or do i need those stupid mini disks? Also i think most of them have 2 disks and i hear'd that when you have to place the 2nd disk in, is messes up because its a copy or something. And whats the chance that in the future the wii updates will detect the mod or something?

[IMPURE]

I have the modded wii, i have burnt gamecube games to regular dvds and they work fine :)

[NickD]

Ok, Has anybody here installed one themself? im pretty average at soldering but wondering if i could do it myself

[bwodie]

Ok, Has anybody here installed one themself? im pretty average at soldering but wondering if i could do it myself

 

you wont be able to do it yourself

[XiTaU]

ive done 1 and they are easy if you have a older wii and can use a wiikey but if you have a newer model and have to use one of the newer d2c modchips give up and pay the person all the money he wants to do it.

[NickD]

i bought the wii on release day so im pretty sure i have a older one

[DevoDave]

Go to http://wiitracker.nintendo-scene.com/search.php to check what your Wii is likely to be.

[XiTaU]

well if it is wiikeyable then you just need to put a few blobs of solder onto a board it is quite easy. The main problem is the points are pretty small and some are quite close together. If you can find a pro in the local area to solder it you might as well spend the extra because you know your gonna save a lot in the long run.

[Scotty T]

I did mine myself.

It was a WiiKey-able model. Didn't use the quick solder but soldiered wire onto the wiikey then onto the contact points.

[DevoDave]

I do mods on the side (http://www.meltonmods.com) and would advise ANYONE *NOT* to do the quicksolder method and instead use small wires as Savage suggests.

 

Much less chance of stuffing it up.

[el_patto]

GC games on normal DVD-R work.

 

As for soldering the wiring fiagram for the first couple of revisons of the Wii looks very simple - just depends how steady your hand is!

[cazanth1]

if youre not confident, get someone to do it, you don't want to screw up your wii, especially because you cant buy another one as they are sold out!

[Gorse]

I bought Wii-boss, Disassembled the Wii ready to quick solder, Looked at how small the points actually are..... Put the wii back together without installing coz I would have fucked it up!!!!

Im sure I could do the wire method though... What sort of wire is generally used for chips? Does it matter how short the wires are?:unsure

[DevoDave]

What sort of wire is generally used for chips? Does it matter how short the wires are?:unsure

 

This is the stuff I use. http://www.jaycar.com.au/productView.asp?ID=WW4344&CATID=&keywords=kynar&SPECIAL=&form=KEYWORD&ProdCodeOnly=&Keyword1=&Keyword2=&pageNumber=&priceMin=&priceMax=&SUBCATID=

 

Single strand, insulated, small enough to solder directly onto the legs of SMT IC's.

[Gorse]

Thanks Devodave,

I might have another crack at it!

[nigelicious]

Im really too lazy, i bought a Wiikey and got it soldered through http://www.ozmodchips.com.au ... now just gotta dl some games!

[NickD]

Thanks for your imput, for the $50-$60 extra it costs to get it installed is better then destroying my wii

[freeballs]

Got my wii modded on the weekend, best money I have spent, got it because my daughter found a couple of discs and decided to scratch them. Got it done at Bankstown, I have the new version Wii and got the D2cKey chip. I just got an emulator disc, unbelivable, 2500 games on one disc. It emulates NES, Super NES, Master System, Megadrive etc, wow! Is there an emulator disc for N64 games?

[XiTaU]

that is an emulator disk for gamecube and you can get various n64 games for the gamecube there is a pack with these games on black cats.

 

| Duke Nukem 64 (E) [!]

| International Superstar Soccer _98 (E) [!]

| International Superstar Soccer _98 (U) [!]

| Legend of Zelda, The - Ocarina of Time (E) (V1.1) [!]

| Mace - The Dark Age (E) [!]

| Mario Kart 64 (E) (V1.1) [!]

| Milo_s Astro Lanes (E) [!]

| NHL Pro 99 (E) [!]

| Star Soldier Vanishing Earth (J) [!]

| Super Mario 64 (E) (M3) [!]

| Wave Race 64 (E) (M2)[!]

[Aractus]

I do mods on the side (http://www.meltonmods.com) and would advise ANYONE *NOT* to do the quicksolder method and instead use small wires as Savage suggests.

You shouldn't sell "wiikey compatible" chips! :( Stop being cheap and support the Wiikey developers and install genuine chips.

I bought Wii-boss, Disassembled the Wii ready to quick solder, Looked at how small the points actually are..... Put the wii back together without installing coz I would have fucked it up!!!!

Im sure I could do the wire method though... What sort of wire is generally used for chips? Does it matter how short the wires are?:unsure

LMAO :p I was like "wow, there's no way I can solder this tiny thing"... but I did, and did the quick-solder, and the installation was perfect! Face your fears!! :lol

[DevoDave]

You shouldn't sell "wiikey compatible" chips! :( Stop being cheap and support the Wiikey developers and install genuine chips.

 

Stick it up yer Kyber.

 

They work, the firmware on them can be updated, I guarantee them for the life of the console, and I tell people that they are 'compatibles' (ie. Clones.) I also install them for a lot less than others do. A lot of modders do not have the scruples I do, and will sell clones for top dollar.

 

If *YOU* want to support the developers, feel free to pay $20 or so extra and buy only originals. I won't tell you how to spend your money.

[Aractus]

And I'm happy to pay extra to get a genuine chip. I know very well the clones work fine, but then so do asian pirated movies, and again I pay $20 more to get the genuine thing.

[Mickey Juice]

Has anyone used the flex PCB for the D2CKey?

http://www.ozmodchips.com/images/flexPcb.png

 

Any advantages? or just as easy to use normal wire method.

 

I assume the D2CKey is the preferred Wii chip for newer models? (compared to the D2Pro (9 wire solution)? http://www.modsupplier.com/catalog/d2pro-wii-mod-chip-d2c-p-235.html

[XiTaU]

wasabi is the prefered chip nowadays i think

[felixthadog]

wasabi is the prefered chip nowadays i think

 

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Matthew