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JedK11 says:

Anybody have any ideas on what may be wrong.

A few days ago the local utility had a powersurge.
My Wii went dead. If I pull the power plug from the back of the Wii, the power comes back on, but as soon as I do anything like put a disk in or press a button, the Wii turns off again.

I waited on line for like two hours at 5:00AM last year to get this thing. I need to get this working again.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,
JedK

06/03/2008

New York, NY USA

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jackoltene says:

maybe you should call nintendo they could give yu another nintendo wii free since ur wii has warennty

06/03/2008

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JedK11 says:

Warrantee is long over.
On my own.
JedK

06/03/2008

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Tweety says:

i think you should still call them hun

06/03/2008

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isellgames says:

you mightve just blown the power pack , try another power cord at a friends and then all you need to do is buy another one if its not the power pack then speak to nintendo

06/03/2008

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JedK11 says:

1) Tweety; I don't get it.

2) isellgames: Thanks, good suggestion.

JedK

06/03/2008

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JedK11 says:

Tweety...
Sorry I misread it. (you're referring to me as hun Duh!)
Thanks
JedK

06/03/2008

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BryanD says:

ya call them and see what they say, ur power socket might have been blown out so u shouuld try pluging something else in it. or u can go to a gameing or electronics store and see what they say

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Wet_dog says:

Maybe your fuse in the back of the wii is gone?

06/03/2008

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JedK11 says:

I brought it to the store Gamestop (USA NY) and they don't have any Wii power supplies I could try. I'm going to bring it to a friend's house.

BUT...
Wet_dog and Bryan: The socket is not the problem because there is power to the Wii and my TV. The fuse is probably not the problem. I will look at that though. The reason I say this is because the Wii comes on until I touch a button or the disk drive. Then it shuts down.

More Info:
I'm reluctant to send it to Nintendo because it was "modified" a while ago. The Wii is well over a year old and is not in warrantee anymore anyway.

I'm pretty technical and if someone had a good idea I could probably implement it assuming I have the right tools.

Thanks,
JedK

07/03/2008

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spyke says:

the powerpack wouldnt be the problem as your wii does have power...maybe somethink came loose inside? i dunno

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KoolKyle says:

over 5,000,000 wiis died last year help stop it just by a wii look after it plz a wii is a well everyones best freind

sorry its just..just..so...so..saaaadd lol

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cmpa1970 says:

test it on another power socket? just in case.... then call nintendo anyway.....

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JayDogTag says:

Owch I feel sorry for you, you should call Nintendo or wack it a couple of times. one more thing try see if there is someone that can fix them OR just give it a wack

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Rus_A7 says:

I remember back in ye old days when you could just give it a good whack, and everything will be back to normal.

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firzen says:

Rus_A7 said: I remember back in ye old days when you could just give it a good whack, and everything will be back to normal.

i remember those too. my sega was crap but whenever i hit it the thing would start working again.

anyway getting on topic. i think the thig has a few shorted out parts in it from the power outage. open it up and then take it to a gamestop or eb games so they can fix it.

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BryanD says:

firzen said:
Rus_A7 said: I remember back in ye old days when you could just give it a good whack, and everything will be back to normal.
i remember those too. my sega was crap but whenever i hit it the thing would start working again.
anyway getting on topic. i think the thig has a few shorted out parts in it from the power outage. open it up and then take it to a gamestop or eb games so they can fix it.

haha i always did that to my N64 lol. who needs to fix it when u can just hit it?

sorry to get off topic lol

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pleo says:

/me brushes off his surge protecting power board of +5 awesomeness (it also came with a lifetime warranty to a value of ~$25,000 if its awesomeness should fail for whatever reason).

In all likelihood you have fried something; not being able to get the hardware commercially you are limited to attempting to isolate and repair the problem by buying another broken wii and creating a WiiBorg or sending it to Nintendo to fix, though I don't know whether they offer the service outside of warranty.

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BBking says:

Thats a good idea, try another power supply.

A few Q's, does standby work? Is there a disc in there now? As soon and you press a button on the console or remote?

Keep us posted on how you go cause I'm interested in what happens...

07/03/2008

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JedK11 says:

Tried another power supply and same result.
So it's the console

Just to review for BBking
The console is dead but if I unplug it and plug it back in it shows power.
As soon as I touch a button it turns off completely and yes there is a disk inside.
The remotes do nothing. Nothing shows on the TV.
The unit was "modified" about a year ago.
It is out of warrantee.

I emailed a few repair services. See what they say. I can't seem to find to many in the USA.

I'm reluctant to send it to Nintendo because of the Mod Chip.
What do you think? Should I just send it to Nintendo and hope for the best?

JedK

08/03/2008

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jackoltene says:

JedK11 said: Tried another power supply and same result.
So it's the console
Just to review for BBking
The console is dead but if I unplug it and plug it back in it shows power.
As soon as I touch a button it turns off completely and yes there is a disk inside.
The remotes do nothing. Nothing shows on the TV.
The unit was "modified" about a year ago.
It is out of warrantee.
I emailed a few repair services. See what they say. I can't seem to find to many in the USA.
I'm reluctant to send it to Nintendo because of the Mod Chip.
What do you think? Should I just send it to Nintendo and hope for the best?
JedK

yes you should dont ever give up

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dermy says:

I wish you would stop signing your name at the bottom of every post... We know who you are, there's no need.

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shiversul says:

hah!

it was "modded"

so its YOUR fault

08/03/2008

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DodgerSSS says:

Actually, it was a power surge, not him.

Very likely that the surge may have shorted one/some of the chips inside. Methinks it may just be dead.

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shiversul says:

yeh but i bet the chip didnt help

and maybe its a sign syaing dont steal

08/03/2008

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