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HOW to backup WII GAMES.(guide)
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killa024
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22. March 2007 @ 08:12 |
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I had a sony Dru something drive and it would burn with errors. Only way to really tell is to try it out with your dvd's and see if it works. If so, then stick with it. If not, try other media and or another burner.
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robdawn
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22. March 2007 @ 11:31 |
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What is the best modchip to get for the WII?
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mfool
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22. March 2007 @ 11:34 |
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Originally posted by robdawn:
What is the best modchip to get for the WII?
for now i hear the Wiikey is the best, but that could change in the future...
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SPiercey
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22. March 2007 @ 12:37 |
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Just got my WiiKey and installed it with the quick solder method, I didn't have any good wire here so I tore apart a wire from an old keyboard to connect the contacts. Easy install and it works perfect. Also the Kodak media I used works fine with it too, I tested Dragon Ball(made 2 copies, 1x and 4x and both work fine) and the wiikey disc so to the person I was talking to last night maybe you need a new burner after all.
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mfool
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22. March 2007 @ 15:26 |
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it was me you talked to...i tried with a fujifilm -rw and it worked fine..what kodak dvd did you use?
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SPiercey
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22. March 2007 @ 15:33 |
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It a Kodak DVD-R. I got them for Christmas a few years back but never used them and they are the only thing I have here now. I was playing Dragon Ball for a couple hours with no issues what so ever. One question though, does anyone else Wii seem to make a little more noise after they modded it? I know the install is good but when it's reading it just sounds like it's clicking more or something. I guess it's just the media though because it's they same type of deal on a PC drive, put a real disc in and a recordable disc and it's louder with the recordable.
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mfool
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22. March 2007 @ 16:21 |
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strange..i tried again with my kodak -r and it still wont read, but the fuji -rw did...oh well will get verbatim and use those since a few people reported good results with them
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scytix
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22. March 2007 @ 16:51 |
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i have read thru all 6 pages of this thread. and i have a few questions to ask. i have no knowledge on modding systems, and i was wondering if the wiikey mod is permanent. like in the future, say nintendo can trace backups being played for instance, will i be able to remove the wiikey mod and have a normal wii again? i am really worried about this as i heard some game will be made online to play (or rumored to be) like final fantasy, does adding wiikey jeopardize this opportunity?
also, i have the lg burner, but i prefer to burn using my sony laptop burner, is this okay? and for some reason, my Nero has problems with it, so i always use the sonic record now program that comes with the sony vaio computers, has anyone tried this, does it work?
i have been reading that some ppl's backup copies don't work, is this due to the burning program or due to the dvd's themselves. i am planning on buyin the wiikey once my concerns have been answered. and also, is the verbatim DVD-R the one that works best? or does it also depend on which burner you use the verbatim dvd with?
any information is fine, thanks in advance.
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mfool
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23. March 2007 @ 05:59 |
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wiitard
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23. March 2007 @ 08:26 |
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I was going to buy a new hard drive but didnt yet because my moms boyfriend game me a used system with windows xp on it.
The only thing i need now is Windows Installer 3.0 I spent all day yesterday getting this computer ready and downloading everything I need, but when I went to download Installer 3.0 it runs a validity test to make sure you dont have a counterfeit copy of windows and this system is not passing that test.
Is there any way I can get Windows Installer 3.0 on this computer or is there any other programs I can download instead. Please somebody help, I dont have much hair left!! Thanks Also my other system has 3.0 but I dont have the original windows disc.
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wiitard
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23. March 2007 @ 12:04 |
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jimmyduic
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23. March 2007 @ 16:51 |
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Can anyone please help me. I have no soldering experience and I have the Wii opened and the WiiKey. Can someone please solder this for me. I will pay whatever you need. I am in the Chicago area, and will drive a few hours if necessary.
I can even mail the thing out if I have to. Someone please help me. Email me at jimmyduic@hotmail.com if you can help. these soldering points are way too small for me.
thanks,
James
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wiitard
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23. March 2007 @ 18:26 |
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I dont know what is going on here. The other system I just tried had 8GB free before i tried dumping the game and with about 18 minutes left it stopped and said not enough disk space. I checked and there was still about 4GB left. ???????? I am going to try to defrag and then try again. Any ideas??? Please!
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1773
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23. March 2007 @ 20:32 |
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can these drive:* LG-8164b
* LG-8163b
* LG-8162b
* LG-8161b
be installed on any computer?
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23. March 2007 @ 20:53 |
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With the bakcup games. I have been using Nero 7.5.7.0 with a NEC DVD_RW ND3550A burner writing at Max Speed (6x) to TDK DVD-R 16x 4.7 discs.
They have been working great and No problems at all. Not even a disc read error.
Watch me go back to my game and get this though LOL..
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mfool
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24. March 2007 @ 03:54 |
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Originally posted by 1773:
can these drive:* LG-8164b
* LG-8163b
* LG-8162b
* LG-8161b
be installed on any computer?
assuming you got a free spot on your ide cable to hook it up it will work on any windows based system since the software you need to rip the game works on windows... what system do you have? we can tell you if it will work on it or not..
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j2huggar
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24. March 2007 @ 04:30 |
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Originally posted by wiitard:
killa,
I got alot of good advice from you so i guess this is directed to you. Started to read a game today and ran out of disk space after it was a little over 4G, and it took about 4 1/2 hours to get that far. my system is really old so i guess i need a new hard drive, huh?? If im right i saw some 250g on ebay, you think that would be a good size? Do they have different brands on hard drives?? Dont know much about computers.
also, once i get a new hard drive will i be able to store the games on the drive so i can make games for my friends as well? I think i should be able to do that as long as i get a big enough hard drive.
Thanks for any advice you can give, Im going to bed and will check for responce tom, thanks
You might not actually need another drive. You should try to convert your file system to NTFS as a FAT32 system can not create files over 4GB (which sounds like your problem)
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j2huggar
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24. March 2007 @ 04:40 |
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Originally posted by Trypsta:
ok i have one more question... every site or forum i go to says to use 30 awg wires.. but i cant find any in the stores near my area.. does it matter what wires i use to install my modchip? because the closest i can find in the stores near me is the awg 20 wires.. im a newb at this whole modchip and soldering thing... =(
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2062641
Radio shack also has them right on the shelf at your local store. I would definately try to solder something like point to point on an old board before you tried your wii.
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j2huggar
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24. March 2007 @ 04:43 |
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Originally posted by 1773:
can these drive:* LG-8164b
* LG-8163b
* LG-8162b
* LG-8161b
be installed on any computer?
Rawdump 2.0 will work with USB drives (google IDE to USB) but some cables will NO work. The cable that does not work can be found here:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260093956698
The USB to IDE that does work has a board inside of it where as the one that doesn't, does not. Hope this helps.
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j2huggar
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24. March 2007 @ 05:45 |
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Originally posted by biseroner:
Hello everyone I just got my LG Drive(8164B) from newegg, and tried backing up Legend Of Zelda: TP but in the middle of dumping the games i get Microsoft .Net Framework error...unhandled exception has occured in the app...gives me 3 choices to continue, ignore or quit? what should I do???? Does anyone know what is going on? Running wondows xp...
Try setting the transfer mode of your IDE to PIO only, this seems to solve a bunch of .Net problems.
Control Panel->System->Hardware Tab->Device Man->IDE Controlers
->which ever IDE channel you're on->right click-> properties
->advance settings tab->transfer mode (for device)
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wiitard
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24. March 2007 @ 06:07 |
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killa,
how might i go about converting file system to NTFS, im clueless???
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j2huggar
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24. March 2007 @ 06:27 |
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Originally posted by wiitard:
killa,
how might i go about converting file system to NTFS, im clueless???
You can either format your hard drive into an NTFS file system (do this using your windows CD) or create a partition with some free hard disk space you have. I would go with the partition so you don't lose all of your data. You should keep in mind though that its much easier going from FAT32 to NTFS, going from NTFS to FAT32 is pretty tough. To create a partition do a search on whatever OS you're running (help files). BTW, what OS are you running? I probably wouldn't attempt this unless you're running XP. Also note that once you create a NTFS partition you have to have rawdump in that partition so that it dumps there. I would also make the partition around 9 GB so I could work with the files easier. Hope this helps.
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wiitard
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24. March 2007 @ 06:58 |
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killa,
I am using XP as my OS. So go to help and type in defrag disk? This is going to be beyond me i think.
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wiitard
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24. March 2007 @ 07:01 |
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Originally posted by wiitard:
killa,
I am using XP as my OS. So go to help and type in defrag disk? This is going to be beyond me i think.
Partition disk, i meant!
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juggler73
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24. March 2007 @ 08:02 |
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Great tut
I had one of the drives LG-8161b in my collection of old pc stuff. yippee.
works great
nice one
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