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Nintendo Wii: Wii powers on, with sound but no video.

Thu, 14 Apr 2016 05:57:37 -0700

My wii works perfectly fine. The only issue I have is when I boot it up (Red light to green light), sound comes out of the tv, but no video is shown. I have gone through five different brands and types of wii video/audio cables and nothing has worked. I think it has something to do with the video plug inside the console. Can anyone help me with this?

⟐ Answered Nisan 14, 2016 at 5:57 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Wii accepts Gamecube games but not Wii games

Sat, 25 Jul 2015 04:54:21 -0700

My Wii's drive is acting up. It mounts Gamecube discs and reads them but Wii discs seem to get stuck.

Here is a youtube video showing the problem:https://youtu.be/twza31kKIjc

⟐ Answered Temmuz 25, 2015 at 4:54 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Console does not output video when left plugged in

Fri, 10 Jul 2015 03:03:27 -0700

My system will work fine if I leave it unplugged when not in use. However, if I leave it plugged in for a day or so, it will no longer output video when I turn it on. I have to leave it unplugged for a bit before it will work again. Any ideas on how to fix this?

⟐ Answered Temmuz 10, 2015 at 3:03 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: A/V jack messed up- Screen flickers on and off

Thu, 04 Sep 2014 10:07:30 -0700

My wii keeps losing video/audio. It happens intermittently. I've determinded it's something with the A/V jack on the back of the console. When in "jiggle" the cable at the console connector back and forth the audio/video cuts in and out. Sometimes the video stays on but the colors don't appear correct.

is there an easy fix for this? i'm not afraid of tearing it apart and doing a little solder-work. Just don't know where to start or what to look for...

⟐ Answer edited Eylül 04, 2014 at 10:07 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: No picture/sound after formatting Wii and ejecting disc, what do I do?

Fri, 24 Jan 2014 09:36:13 -0700

I formatted my Wii, returning it to its factory state, and I then shut it down. Immediately after shutting it down, I remembered that there was a game disc still inside the system, so with everything still connected, I hit the eject button, which turned it on, but no picture or sound came from the TV. The disc didn't come out at first, so I hit the eject button a couple of times quickly, with the disc coming out after maybe the second or third time, but still no picture or sound. I turned it off and on again multiple times, disconnected and reconnected the cables, but still no picture or sound.

⟐ Answered Ocak 24, 2014 at 9:36 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Why is my Wii in a frozen state?

Wed, 18 Sep 2013 07:52:50 -0700

my wii was working perfect oder but when i was play its stopped its self but still i can see the screen menu and sound,the remote its not functioning or doing anything...how can i fix it please??

⟐ Answer accepted Eylül 18, 2013 at 7:52 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Why does my console shut down

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 13:06:25 -0700

After a few min of operation the console shuts down and won't start back up untill I unplug the power supply and let it sit for 20 min or so. I had the power supply checked and it was fine.

⟐ Commented Kasım 25, 2011 at 13:06 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Teardown/troubleshoot for balance board?

Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:05:16 -0700

Are you planning a similar troubleshooting and teardown guide for the balance board?

I've found that after a while they start losing connection to the console, particularly when stepping or other more-energetic activities.

⟐ Answer accepted Ekim 29, 2010 at 15:05 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Wii USB port 0 not working, flip connections with port 1?

Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:49:41 -0700

It seems my WII USB port 0 (the lower one) stopped working. Unfortunately i can't understand if it's a mechanical problem (burnt connector cable) or a USB controller chip problem.

Anyway, since Wii's USB ports are used for different purposes, and i don't need the port 1 while i really need port 0, I thought to somehow flip the USB connections.

In this way the Wii will recognize as port 0 the upper port and not the lower.

Do you think is possible to make such a fix?

In no step-by-step/teardown guide here i found about the opening of the USB connectors box. Has anybody of you tried that? What problems could i incurr in?

Any idea/hint is welcome

⟐ Answered Haziran 09, 2010 at 22:49 GMT-7

Wii Motion Plus: Wii motion plus needs recalibrating more than should be necessary

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:30:04 -0700

Hello! I have a first party Wii Motion Plus that seems to need recalibrating way more than should be necessary. As in recalibrating is necessary every 5 minutes with this thing. Oddly enough, moving the remote around in a circle (as in "drawing" an imaginary circle in the air with the tip of the remote) seems to help somehow. Does anyone have any idea what might be wrong with this, or is this normal? UPDATE: After trying it with a different Wii Remote, it seems to stay much more calibrated, but it still drifts a little bit. I also took the jacket off, so it's possible that that helped. I have no way to be sure which, though.

⟐ Commented Aralık 29, 2025 at 18:30 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Why isn't my Nintendo turning on

Tue, 30 May 2023 06:37:15 -0700

It is not turning on

How do I fix this?

⟐ Commented Mayıs 30, 2023 at 6:37 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Why does my Wii sound loud and bass boosted?

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 05:09:24 -0700

When I use my Wii, it works fine, but the sound is off. It sounds like a bass boosted meme kinda. I want to fix it.

⟐ Commented Temmuz 21, 2022 at 5:09 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: What are my options with a disc drive that does not read games?

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 23:24:49 -0700

I have spent a good couple hours looking up if this is a problem that can be fixed and the only conclusions people have come to is replacing the laser or the entire drive. I’ve heard of cleaning the laser, tightening it to increase the diode strength (which I don’t think is my problem since I could read Other M in ‘10) and that seems to be all. I have a good number of these said “broken” drives and I wish to make the most of this. If anyone has experience with how to clean the lens efficiently/effectively then I would love to hear your technique too.

⟐ Commented Mart 16, 2021 at 23:24 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Replaced dvd drive w one from ifixit. Still says “cannot read disc”?

Tue, 22 Dec 2020 13:39:14 -0700

Wii won’t read ANY discs. Gives the black-screen “cannot read” error and sporadically the Disc Channel error. Replaced dvd drive with ifixit replacement drive. Now it gives the Disc Channel “cannot read” error every time. Will not read Wii OR GameCube discs.

Is there something I’m missing with this error? How likely is it that the drive I received is defective?

⟐ Edited by author Aralık 22, 2020 at 13:39 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Black screen even after bluetooth module replacement

Sun, 20 Mar 2016 06:15:56 -0700

Hello,

I have an old Nintendo Wii that used to work fine. But one day, I don't know why, it decided to show a black screen when I turn it on.

So I looked a lot on the internet and I found that it sometimes happens because the bluetooth module is dead. Indeed my Wiimotes don't sync anymore with the console.

So I bought a new bluetooth module and I replaced it with the iFixit tutorial.

It's not working any better. The Wii still get on, but the screen is still black and the wiimotes still don't sync.

I've read on internet that I should also replace the wifi module. But I'm wondering if it's necessary because even after changing the bluetooth module the wii still can't sync the wiimotes. So is it usefull to change the wifi module with that information ?

My Wii was jailbroken with the homebrew chanel and I don't think it is bricked, I tried to launch priiloader by pressing power and resest button but it does not do anything.

Thank you for your help and sorry for long post and bad english.

Nintendo Wii: error. eject and turn off and refer to owners manuel.

Sat, 17 Oct 2015 22:59:47 -0700

My Wii will not play any of my Wii disc games. However it will play all downloaded games and allow me to use Netflix and so on. When we insert our Wii disc games it looks as if it tries to load. Then an Error page comes on and tells us to Eject, turn off device, and refer to owners Manual. Is the eye/lens just dusty?? Please !&&*. I'd hate to have to buy a new one. Or even pay or repair that will likely add up to what a new one would cost. Please help. Thank you.

⟐ Commented Ekim 17, 2015 at 22:59 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Won't turn on anymore

Fri, 03 Jul 2015 05:16:45 -0700

This about the third time it refuses to start. Before with some work it would start again. Now no amount of turning on and off seams to work.

There is no external damage.

Nintendo Wii: will not turn on, red light

Sun, 25 Jun 2017 18:31:20 -0700

I have a Wii in for repair. When I plug it in, red power light comes on. Try to power it on, red power light goes out, blue tray light blinks, then nothing.

I'm using my power cord which is good.

I tried the "Reset Adapter" even though we know my power cord has not tripped.

I've not disassembled the console yet.

Any suggestions on where to look? Internal power supply unit?

⟐ Answered Haziran 25, 2017 at 18:31 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: "System Files Corrupted" error when accessing Wii settings menu

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:05:55 -0700

I got an RVL-001 Wii from a thrift store. It is unmodded and on version 4.3U as far as I can tell. It reads discs well enough to display the game channel correctly but won't start them. It also throws a "system files are corrupt" error message when I try to access the Wii settings menu, but I can access the data management menu. I've deleted some channels thinking it might be a banner brick issue. Starting in maintenance mode doesn't help, either. I tried installing homebrew through the bluebomb method but have been unsuccessful. Is this salvageable, or is the thing bricked?

⟐ Answered Nisan 01, 2026 at 14:05 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Wii turns on to black screen and no audio

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:30:37 -0700

Hello. My Wii is old as heck but was working fairly well until recently. It turns on to a black screen with no audio. I am getting a source on the TV but there is no response from the Wii. It cannot sync with remotes. It can accept and eject discs still and the all of the lights look normal. I have tried replacing the Bluetooth controller already but that made no difference. There is no visible damage anywhere inside or outside of the machine.

I'm wondering if the Bluetooth controller card I bought may have been DOA or if there is another repair I should try. I have read that this can be a software problem sometimes but there is so much out there to read on these old things.

⟐ Answered Mart 16, 2026 at 7:30 GMT-7