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IGottaWii · 2008-01-06 02:09:22

Before you go out and buy your Wiikey make sure your Wii Board is moddable!
This Mini Guide will help you figure this out!

Hardware

Find out what your hardware most likely is by typing in your serial number: Here
GC2-DMS – MODDABLE
GC2R-D2A – MODDABLE
GC2-D2B – MODDABLE
GC2-D2C – ONLY MODDABLE WITH D2CKEY (**HARD TO INSTALL**) AND Argon Wii

**D2CKEY - Requires 30 solder points, ONLY DO THIS IF YOUR A SOLDER PRO.
**Argon Wii - Requires 13 solder points MODERATELY HARD.

Important Note - Thanks to matsacc
On earlier models of Wii you could solder to the points on the board marked by the round circles but to combat mod chips Nintendo then cut the legs off the chip that these points go to.
The only way around this is to dremmel some of the chip away to expose the traces and solder to them, making the process a whole lot harder and beyond inexperienced modders.
LOOK AT THIS DIAGRAM! http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread … und+points
Good Wii Modchips:

-CycloWiz : http://www.cyclopswiz.com/
-D2CKey : http://www.d2ckey.com/
-WiiKey (Wish i had one!): http://www.modchipstore.com/Wiikey-Nint … 16430.html
-Wiinja : http://www.wiinja.com/index.php?contain=features
-Argon Wii: http://www.infectus.biz/news.php

Please Correct me if I'm wrong.

Last edited by IGottaWii (2008-01-08 19:54:03)

cH!CkeN_RuStLer · 2008-01-06 02:51:44

nice find, this will help a lot of people for sure

IGottaWii · 2008-01-06 03:44:42

Thanks a lot, now people won't have to do research like me. Just thought I could help out.

matsacc · 2008-01-06 06:39:50

Don't forget to mention about some models, not the very earliest ones though, needing the chip to be dremmeled because the drive pins may be cut, this requires a much harder install.

A link to this page http://nintendo-scene.com/wiitracker/search.php would be useful and is the first place people with a new wii should visit.

Vaughan14 · 2008-01-06 06:51:40

Good work, this shall help a few people out.

I'm from Australia, so the best site to get your chips or even get someone to chip your Wii for you is www.ozmodchips.com

IGottaWii · 2008-01-06 16:31:25

matsacc wrote:
Don't forget to mention about some models, not the very earliest ones though, needing the chip to be dremmeled because the drive pins may be cut, this requires a much harder install.

A link to this page http://nintendo-scene.com/wiitracker/search.php would be useful and is the first place people with a new wii should visit.

That site is on there lol The hyperlink for "Here"

matsacc · 2008-01-07 05:59:39

lol sorry mate I was tired, the info about the pins being cut is still relevant though as to me it's the difference between being able to mod your own wii with no previous experience and not being able to.

IGottaWii · 2008-01-07 17:22:01

matsacc wrote:
lol sorry mate I was tired, the info about the pins being cut is still relevant though as to me it's the difference between being able to mod your own wii with no previous experience and not being able to.

I will add that once you give me info on that haha. i have no clue what the pins do since i've never modded a wii. Can you enlighten me about it? Thanks.

matsacc · 2008-01-08 00:54:11

It's to do with the points you have to solder to, using this pic as illustration

http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread … und+points

On earlier model wiis you could solder to the points on the board marked by th round circles but to combat modchips Nintendo then cut the legs off the chip that these points go to.

The only way around this is to dremmel some of the chip away to expose the traces and solder to them, making the process a whole lot harder and beyond inexperienced modders imo.

IGottaWii · 2008-01-08 19:53:20

matsacc wrote:
It's to do with the points you have to solder to, using this pic as illustration

http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread … und+points

On earlier model wiis you could solder to the points on the board marked by th round circles but to combat modchips Nintendo then cut the legs off the chip that these points go to.

The only way around this is to dremmel some of the chip away to expose the traces and solder to them, making the process a whole lot harder and beyond inexperienced modders imo.

Thanks matsacc, I added it!

RipeTomatoe wrote:
This is a definite Sticky, Thanks.

Yeah, no problem man. Just trying to help out. Thanks for the sticky.

Mick · 2008-03-11 05:06:04

http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread … und+points
Big help!!!!
Almost gave up on my wii modding days. Btw whats up guys?

IGottaWii · 2008-03-25 02:14:20

Mick wrote:
http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?t=55534&highlight=ground+points
Big help!!!!
Almost gave up on my wii modding days. Btw whats up guys?

I haven't seen you in a while Mick, how's it goin'?

fimmy · 2008-04-04 09:12:43

Oh man mines a GC2-D2C Not even the Yaosm will work?

IGottaWii · 2008-04-05 03:37:43

fimmy wrote:
Oh man mines a GC2-D2C Not even the Yaosm will work?

Try the ones in the D2C area, I heard Wasabi was good. I have to update the thread.

fimmy · 2008-04-08 08:14:53

Never soldered before lol

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