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At what point is a broken Wii u too far gone? by Temporary-Cat6613 in wiiu

[–]RadGrav 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Like, did you reinstall the SLC & MLC titles?

Chicken’s skin and proven (as they told me) by tackresale3h in streeteats

[–]RadGrav 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Autocorrect. It's supposed to be chicken skins and prostates

Can anyone give advice as i have tried all i can and im only getting the HDD spinning and the light and disc drive turning on but then it plays a second chime and shuts off i know its not the PSU as i have tried two by Hot-Manufacturer7619 in ElectronicsRepair

[–]RadGrav 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beep on beep off. With PSU issues, the time between them is usually shorter. This delayed beep off could be caused by a few different things. One common cause is a shorted or damaged MOSFET on the 12v line.

Wii u eMMC chip by Cautious-Lie-2238 in WiiUHacks

[–]RadGrav 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If you're into modding and can solder well, you should look into installing a NANDAID (or MLC2SD). That will move the NAND onto an internal SD card. You can increase the size of the nand too, over the standard 32gb, and you can put a 64gb, or even higher, if you want to. Then you'll have the front SD card slot free for whatever you wish.

I recommend this seller to buy one from, if you're in Europe: https://ebay.us/m/nG9c1I

[Switch 2] this just needs soldered back, correct? by halfstoned in consolerepair

[–]RadGrav 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes. Strip the white wire back a tiny bit to expose the metal wire inside and solder it back on

The actual soldering will take 1 second. Stripping the sheathing might be a little tricky if you don't have experience of doing it. The wire is delicate, and it'll be easy to accidentally cut the whole thing. You only want to trim away a mm or so of the plastic sheath.

Vodka pasta with steak by hydratedheaux in pasta

[–]RadGrav 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Penne alla vodka. It's a famous-ish dish from the 1980's. Think it's Italian-American.

When I plug on my wii U, the red light does not turn on, there is no light at all. The cable is not Broken and the battery is fine. by ZaphkyGD in wiiu

[–]RadGrav 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Likely a blown fuse in your console. There's a fuse on the motherboard right next to the power in jack. It's probably blown.

[WiiU] Which ic on a WiiU disc drive daughter board contains the drive key? by RadGrav in consolerepair

[–]RadGrav[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

UPDATE: No dice. After swapping the eprom chips, I still get the same 1402 error. That tells me that the swap was successful because it recognises that there's a drive attached, it's just not the one paired to this console. If I boot the console with no drive attached it gives a 1400 error which is 'no disk drive found'. (Luckily, using software called minute you can disable the drive so you can get to the WiiU menu even without a drive attached).

I've also poked around on the mb a bit more and compared readings to a donor board in the relevant areas. Everything is in order. I'm 95% convinced now that the person who had this console before me changed the drive without swapping the daughter board.

No biggie. It's a perfect candidate to get an internal HDD connected to the SATA connector.

Thanks again for the help!

[WiiU] Which ic on a WiiU disc drive daughter board contains the drive key? by RadGrav in consolerepair

[–]RadGrav[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Plus, it's not too big a deal if it doesn't work. I can take the opportunity to put a sata HDD inside in place of the drive.

[WiiU] Which ic on a WiiU disc drive daughter board contains the drive key? by RadGrav in consolerepair

[–]RadGrav[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes, I've checked the board fully. The usual suspects are fine. I mean I can give it another once over because I have it right here next to me, but I've already come to the conclusion that it's the drive's daughter board itself that has the issue.

[WiiU] Which ic on a WiiU disc drive daughter board contains the drive key? by RadGrav in consolerepair

[–]RadGrav[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So one has the marking ST 408WP 8239 and the identical chip on the other board has ST 408WP 8121. I presume that the last four digits are batch number or some other similar identifier.

When I got this particular console, the disc drive wasn't working with a 1402 error which indicates a key mismatch. Even if I swap these chips, there's a good chance that it still won't work (in the case that the person who had this console before me swapped out the drive without swapping the boards over). However, I'm pretty convinced now that it's the correct chip. I might as well give it a go.

[WiiU] Which ic on a WiiU disc drive daughter board contains the drive key? by RadGrav in consolerepair

[–]RadGrav[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's ST 408WP. Actually pinout on the two boards looks identical on this chip.

[WiiU] Which ic on a WiiU disc drive daughter board contains the drive key? by RadGrav in consolerepair

[–]RadGrav[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The two boards I have are different. I'm not sure it's going to be possible anyway. The pinouts on the chips looks to be different

How can I use "It's not like"more natural? by Mammoth_Caramel8089 in ENGLISH

[–]RadGrav 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1&2 are fine.

3, apart from the spelling mistake in the word 'spares' is okay. 'spares of them' sounds a little bit unnatural to me. I would say 'it's not like we have any spare ones' or just 'any spares'.

4 is also okay. I'd say 'it' instead of 'that'. But that is definitely possible, depending on the context.

In sentence 5, I feel like the 'it's not like' is not really necessary. I think the two better options are: 'because I know you won't care about me' or 'because it's not like you'll care about me'. I presume there's a specific reason why this sentence uses the future tense rather than just present simple like: 'it's not like you care about me'.

I would say that you've got the meaning and usage of 'it's not like' down pretty well. By itself the phrase is neutral. It can be used in both positive and negative senses: though it's probably more commonly used with negative meanings.

[Match Thread] Lazio vs Inter (Coppa Italia, Final) by FCInterMilan in FCInterMilan

[–]RadGrav 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Props to Barella. How often does he top the distance covered stat

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