The "unmoddable" Wii is here, now what do I do??

Discussion in 'Nintendo Wii / Wii U' started by GarDian1, Jun 3, 2007.

  1. M37R01D

    M37R01D Member

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    i kno you need to solder to the stubs that are left
    these boards have been seen for about 2 weeks now
    i would say more but i dont want to get banned from here yet
     
  2. GarDian1

    GarDian1 Member

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    You can kindly PM me the detailed instruction. :)
     
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  3. M37R01D

    M37R01D Member

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    not that thier are special instructions, but u need to solder to them bits of leg that is left which is very difficult for an unexperienced modder
     
  4. matt87622

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    ok, i have not taken mine apart yet.

    2 questions on the mod.

    is this the bottom of the optical drive?, if so is the drive on a standard ide or sata interface?

    if so chances are its based off of a retail slot loading dvd drive, you could try to get that drive model (providing there is some sort of id marks on it) and force flash the wii drive's firmware on it. (there are many tutorials on how to copy optical drive firmware off of the drive right on this site, just search)

    most of the slot loading drives are made by pioneer, and the laptop ones by panasonic.

    but its probably easier to try to solder to the studs on the chip first

    these are just my thoughts on it, these are just possible suggestions and should be treated as such.
     
  5. champ2131

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    This could be bad, I just got a Wii last week....now I'm now sure about spending the $30-$40 for the chip
     
  6. S2K

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    I just got one yesterday and mod was simple
     
  7. champ2131

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    You got a Wii yesterday, or got the modchip yesterday?
     
  8. Kafluke

    Kafluke Active member

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    Wish it was that simple. There would be no need for any chips if that was the case. There are many security measures in place to prevent you from doing that. The developers of the different chips exhaustively explored those options. You're welcome to spend the time and money to discover this for yourself if you want to though.
     
  9. spyman

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    they arent so bad. I personally use the dremel method, its quick and I can get a good connection this way. Just have to be careful doing it.
     
  10. densaun

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    Has anyone released a video yet of the chip modification in progress? I wouldn't mind seeing how it goes down...
     
  11. RobertDC

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    Is there a way to check if your wii is the unmoddable version or not? My friend told me that it depends on the serial number of the wii system you bought?
     
  12. densaun

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    Seriously?!?! If you follow the link posted more than once in this thread you will find your exact question addressed, in detail.
     
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  13. S2K

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    It is actually not that difficult. As I said I got my first "unmoddable" a few days ago. I got 5 lu314s from toysrus and one lu315. the 315 was clipped. it took an extra 30 minutes. you don't really cut with the dremel, you simple grind down the surface of the chip. I used the drum grinder attachment on the dremel, an 8 watt iron, low heat solder and finished it with epoxy. Since the connections are pretty close you want to avoid balling the solder which could short with any thermal expansion. that precaution and a finish with epoxy and you should be ok.
     
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    I live in Calgary, one of my customer brought in one of the ones with the Clipped legs last night. Took me extra 20 minutes to sand down the chip and install was easy as breeze.

    At least these aren't the rumored D2C chips.
     
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    There is something on the box that can tell me if the wi is unmoddable??
     
  16. S2K

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    there are a couple of lists floating around of serial numbers

    eg: http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=48279

    But you can't be certain until you open it up.
     
  17. tdijohn

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    Do we simply reconnect the exposed legs (once dremeled) of the chip to the solder pads on the circuit board or do we solder a wire directly from each exposed leg on the chip to the modchip and bypass the traces. Anyone know if the traces on the board are still connected?

    Also, same question on the power connections for the modchip. Are the locations prescibed by the modchips still connected or does that need direct connections to the alternate traces as well?

    Thanks!!
     
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  18. larrylje

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    The power and Ground connection are still working.

    If you use the original points you will need to solder a wire from the exposed IC leg down to where that leg connects to the trace.

    It would be easier to just solder the wire right to the exposed leg once you have modified the chip.
     
  19. aznsai

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    is this for all the modchips or just the wiikey?
     
  20. larrylje

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    Most Modchips use the same soldering points so this will effect most out there at this time.
     

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