Post by: BerT69 on August 21, 2007, 10:45:00 PM
(IMG:http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/BerT6801/New-Wii_Layout.gif)
and then the other.....I am confused on what actual point on the chip is vcc and ground....could someone clear this up....or will the chip even work on my drive. I cant seem to find a clear cut answer. also my drive has the legs that are missing from previous models on the chip.... all input appreciated..
(IMG:http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q86/BerT6801/wii_rebuild.jpg)
Post by: sicknasty413 on August 21, 2007, 11:31:00 PM
I've never heard of running a wire.. like that 1st diagram.
I've always read that all you have to do is rebuild the legs from the Wii's DVD Drive's chip.. Then solder your Wiikey like normal.
Not entirely sure though.
Post by: BerT69 on August 21, 2007, 11:37:00 PM
Post by: sicknasty413 on August 22, 2007, 02:06:00 AM
How it says "GC2-DMS"..
That's where yours will be.
Post by: BerT69 on August 22, 2007, 06:27:00 AM
This post has been edited by BerT69: Aug 22 2007, 01:29 PM
Post by: throwingks on August 22, 2007, 07:07:00 AM
info
more info
Please add your info to the WiiTracker, to help more people in your situation.
Post by: BerT69 on August 22, 2007, 07:07:00 PM
Post by: sicknasty413 on August 22, 2007, 06:33:00 PM
...yet
Post by: BerT69 on August 23, 2007, 09:08:00 PM
Post by: sicknasty413 on August 23, 2007, 09:29:00 PM
But.... You'd probably hear about it first at www.wiinewz.com
Post by: easye1161 on August 24, 2007, 02:19:00 PM
QUOTE(sicknasty413 @ Aug 22 2007, 06:31 AM) 
What's your DVD Drive model? DMS, D2A, D2B, etc? (I'm guessing a D2B)
I've never heard of running a wire.. like that 1st diagram.
I've always read that all you have to do is rebuild the legs from the Wii's DVD Drive's chip.. Then solder your Wiikey like normal.
Not entirely sure though.
Uhhh...you do realize that by rebuilding the leg all you're doing is attaching it to a trace (basically a wire) on the pcb...right? Whether you use the trace provided or your own wire, why would the result be different?
Post by: sicknasty413 on August 24, 2007, 04:12:00 PM
EDIT-
Looks like the PCB in the 1st diagram is of a D2C.. Because I know my DMS looked different..
This post has been edited by sicknasty413: Aug 24 2007, 11:16 PM
Post by: mailtime on August 26, 2007, 08:28:00 PM
Post by: throwingks on August 26, 2007, 07:55:00 PM
QUOTE(mailtime @ Aug 26 2007, 10:28 PM)
that diagram is all funky. Just rebuild the legs and install the wiikey like it always is.
It is a D2C chip. Not gonna work.
Post by: mailtime on August 26, 2007, 08:33:00 PM
Post by: Robotboy1 on August 30, 2007, 09:25:00 PM
Post by: JT415Gz on August 30, 2007, 10:00:00 PM
QUOTE(Robotboy1 @ Aug 30 2007, 08:25 PM) 
i followed the track and the point the wire was supposed to go to on the chip is one off. Try the wire one to the right.
Please elaborate your explanation on your findings about the correct trace to use on the chip...
Are you talking about the wire that is supposed to go to the leg that is 5th from the left of the IC chip?
Correct me if I am wrong, so are you saying it is supposed to go to the leg which is 6th from the left of the IC chip?... that is right next to the missing leg of the D2B IC Chip? Hopefully you reply fast as I am stuck on an install right now. Rebuilt missing legs, quick soldered wiikey as normal, used flux and a little bit of rosin core solder, checked continuity at all points including VCC and Power, all showed up fine.
BUT wont boot my config 1.2b disc or any backups. It does however play originals fine.
Thanks in advance (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pop.gif)
Post by: throwingks on August 31, 2007, 06:19:00 AM
Post by: twistedsymphony on August 31, 2007, 06:56:00 AM
QUOTE(JT415Gz @ Aug 31 2007, 12:00 AM)
Please elaborate your explanation on your findings about the correct trace to use on the chip...
Are you talking about the wire that is supposed to go to the leg that is 5th from the left of the IC chip?
Correct me if I am wrong, so are you saying it is supposed to go to the leg which is 6th from the left of the IC chip?... that is right next to the missing leg of the D2B IC Chip? Hopefully you reply fast as I am stuck on an install right now. Rebuilt missing legs, quick soldered wiikey as normal, used flux and a little bit of rosin core solder, checked continuity at all points including VCC and Power, all showed up fine.
BUT wont boot my config 1.2b disc or any backups. It does however play originals fine.
Thanks in advance
You know if you went looking for help on a dedicated Wii site it'd be a whole lot easier to find:
Everything you need to know about installing a Wiikey on a revised board can be found here: http://forums.ninten...msg1418#msg1418
Post by: JT415Gz on September 02, 2007, 04:27:00 AM
QUOTE(twistedsymphony @ Aug 31 2007, 06:32 AM)
You know if you went looking for help on a dedicated Wii site it'd be a whole lot easier to find: (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
Everything you need to know about installing a Wiikey on a revised board can be found here: http://forums.nintendo-scene.com/index.php...msg1418#msg1418
Got it, did it and it worked.
D2B (cut IC legs) and revisioned board (point 3 is missing).
Decided on going with the 100% wire install.
(IMG:http://memberuploads.xbox-scene.com/uploads/2007_09_02/06_19_46_PIC-0071.jpg)
(IMG:http://memberuploads.xbox-scene.com/uploads/2007_09_02/06_20_01_PIC-0072.jpg)
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Post by: sicknasty413 on September 02, 2007, 06:18:00 AM
Can you get any better pictures? You can't really see anything in detail in those pictures.
Post by: Robotboy1 on September 03, 2007, 10:42:00 AM
QUOTE(sicknasty413 @ Sep 2 2007, 05:18 AM)
Sweet.
Can you get any better pictures? You can't really see anything in detail in those pictures.
QFT
Post by: throwingks on September 03, 2007, 11:01:00 AM
Post by: 7urrican on September 14, 2007, 05:37:00 AM
<a href="http://photobucket.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/turr1can/0a02c319-058f-4f2c-8dad-1a2.gif" border="0" alt="Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket"></a>
sorry its here:
http://i207.photobucket.com/albums/bb290/t...can/picture.jpg
Post by: Robotboy1 on September 14, 2007, 10:58:00 AM
Post by: Robotboy1 on September 14, 2007, 02:33:00 PM
Post by: turr1can on September 15, 2007, 06:57:00 AM
balls! guess i will have to wait for a way around that problem!
Post by: Robotboy1 on September 15, 2007, 02:01:00 PM
QUOTE(turr1can @ Sep 15 2007, 05:57 AM)
yes i just found that out!!!!
balls! guess i will have to wait for a way around that problem!
Yeah i hope they figure something out
Post by: 7urrican on September 16, 2007, 11:22:00 AM
Post by: Tortuga2112 on September 22, 2007, 05:12:00 PM
I just got some wii's that need modding , but according to the wii tracker all 3 of 'em have the G2C-D2C
drive chip. unmoddable.
that was according to the serial #"s I entered. is there any point in opening 'em up to check the chip?
I don't want to open them if I don't need to.
Post by: 7urrican on September 25, 2007, 10:37:00 AM
Post by: Tortuga2112 on September 27, 2007, 03:12:00 PM
I'm not putting much faith in that statement , though.
Post by: 7urrican on October 01, 2007, 06:49:00 AM
http://d2ckey.com/
see http://nintendo-scene.com for more info.
Post by: Tortuga2112 on October 04, 2007, 01:48:00 AM
I just got a D2B console to mod. I just wanted to know, you guys that have done it before, when you rebuilt the legs did you have to put in a piece of wire or did you just bridge it with solder?
this looks like its gonna be quite a challenge to rebuild the legs without shorting them out.
any tips or advice?
Post by: Tortuga2112 on October 04, 2007, 01:41:00 PM
Also,whenever I turn the power off, the light stays red instead of going orange.
anyone have any suggestions as to what could be wrong?
Post by: 7urrican on October 09, 2007, 12:44:00 PM
http://www.wii-ftw.c...sassembling_wii
Thats my best suggestion dude
Post by: axedoc on December 09, 2007, 08:31:00 PM
QUOTE(7urrican @ Oct 9 2007, 01:20 PM)
sounds as though it may have been put back together wrong or something. maybe a connector left out? Theres a really good disassembly tutorial here:
http://www.wii-ftw.c...sassembling_wii
Thats my best suggestion dude
The problem you are having is a bad VCC / GND pad reference on the first pic. Shift the wires to the left as a pair moving the wire from the pad marked as VCC to the upper left pad in the photo and move the wire from the pad marked as GND to the pad marked as VCC. If you look at the chip board it was made to drop directly over the pads and solder in place. When the pic was Photoshoped they marked the wrong pad.
QUOTE(BerT69 @ Aug 21 2007, 10:45 PM)
I have a brand new wii....serial LU31890xxxx.... I installed the wiikey using this diag...no luck
and then the other.....I am confused on what actual point on the chip is vcc and ground....could someone clear this up....or will the chip even work on my drive. I cant seem to find a clear cut answer. also my drive has the legs that are missing from previous models on the chip.... all input appreciated..
see my other reply to the proper location of Vcc and Gnd pads. They need shifted to the left from the designated pads in the photo
Post by: BlackHoleNC on August 23, 2008, 09:42:00 PM
Post by: VerbalVenom on August 23, 2008, 10:32:00 PM
QUOTE(BlackHoleNC @ Aug 23 2008, 11:18 PM)
What about a D1A drive... will that work?? - I have a new Wii that and the board is just like the picture in this post. Still confused where to solder the Wiikey.
This threads close to a year old from last submission.. You should try going to the sites that were provided within the thread.