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223aussieg
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Hi There, I have just bought a Wii & got freeloader from local gaming shop as friends in America sent some games. I loaded the freeloader disk and when it finished doing its stuff ejected it and inserted the game, The TV screen now has bars under the wii screen & does not want to eject the games disk. What do i do!!!
30/04/2008
Shepparton VIC
hamzie
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lol!!!!!!! what u mean

u press eject and disk doesnt come out?

its still under warranty isnt it
30/04/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Kaptain Kay's bed
dermy
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Well for a start, switch off the power at the wall, and restart the Wii.
At least then you might get the disc back.
After that, I don't know. Try again?

EDIT: I would say the freeloader voids the warranty.
30/04/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Melbourne, Victoria
223aussieg
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Yeah I press eject & disk doesnt come out & the unit is only three days old
30/04/2008
Shepparton VIC
hainaku
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just unplug it for a minute or two then try again.
30/04/2008
Okami
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223aussieg
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Oh you are kidding about the warranty are you not???
30/04/2008
Shepparton VIC
hamzie
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No no theres no way for them to tell that freeloader has been put in
its just another disc
30/04/2008
Mario Kart Wii
Kaptain Kay's bed
223aussieg
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The screen on the tv is all flickery
30/04/2008
Shepparton VIC
223aussieg
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So how do we aussies play the american games
30/04/2008
Shepparton VIC
hainaku
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so you can't even see the Wii menu properly? have you unplugged the unit for at least 5mins?

you could try doing a factory reset.
30/04/2008
Okami
I don't want to wait in vain for your love...
adypete
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yeah, im pretty sure the freeloader dosn't void ya warranty, but there may be questions why theres an American game in your wii, but you can always play the dumb card if ya don't want them knowing about your freeloader and say ya didnt know it wouldnt work

but getting ya disc out, if your wii tries to load a non pal game when your wii isnt region free'd by the freeloader it fails and just keeps re-trying and won't give your game back, so to get it out you need restart your wii and before it attempts to load the disc, as in when its just starting to boot up hit the eject button, that should get you your game back, unless your wii is faulty
30/04/2008
Melbourne, Victoria
LiEon
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Eh? Just turn off your Wii, turn it on again and eject the disc?
For me, everytime i finish playing Brawl after using the Freeloader, it refuses to eject the Brawl disc while my Wii is turned on. I have to press the shut down button and press eject, then it'll come out. Wierd eh? But meh, at least i get to enjoy Brawl lol!
30/04/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Melbourne, Victoria
segsegse
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some games dont work with freeloader, try afew others
30/04/2008
Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party
queensland, ipswich
sjt333
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i thought the freeloader got blocked with the latest update
30/04/2008
Altered Beast
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LiEon
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sjt333 said: i thought the freeloader got blocked with the latest update


May i know which update that is and what would the corresponding version would be? Thanks. Cuz i don't want to risk not being able to play my Smash Bros.
30/04/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Melbourne, Victoria
223aussieg
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hi Adypete, tks for advice, got the disk out!! Must check all my settings havent had gaming machine for a squillion years!!
30/04/2008
Shepparton VIC
223aussieg
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Tks everyone for your help & answers you guys rock.

PS is there any learner places so I can learn about wii
30/04/2008
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sjt333
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LiEon said:

sjt333 said: i thought the freeloader got blocked with the latest update



May i know which update that is and what would the corresponding version would be? Thanks. Cuz i don't want to risk not being able to play my Smash Bros.



i dont know im pretty sure it was a recent one
30/04/2008
Altered Beast
Forecast for tomorrow; a few sprinkles of genius with a chance of doom!
adypete
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sjt333 said: i thought the freeloader got blocked with the latest update



havnt heard of anything blocking the freeloader yet, i do have auto updates turned off so i can't say for certian, just noticed a complete lack of people raging about it

also 223aussieq, you have to switch your wii settings in the screen options to 60hz to play ntsc games, also what game where you trying to play? because some games (atleast brawl anyway) requires you to load the freeloader twice to get it working for the first time
30/04/2008
Melbourne, Victoria
LiEon
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223aussieg said: Tks everyone for your help & answers you guys rock.
PS is there any learner places so I can learn about wii


Its called the manual?
30/04/2008
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Melbourne, Victoria
segsegse
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dont bother with the manual it will take u ages to read lol, if u hav questions , myself and other people here are happy to answer them for you
30/04/2008
Dance Dance Revolution: Hottest Party
queensland, ipswich
 
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