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I need help soldering/installing Wasabi chip
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Razrael
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16. March 2008 @ 23:45 |
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Hey, I'm new here, so please have patience with me! I've only just gotten into Wii-Modding, I'm usually found around modding PSP's and sorts.
But ever since SSBB came out, I NEED a Wii, haha. So I looked into the latest and supposedly "easiest" to install Wii modchip, and the Wasabi chip came to mind.
I just have two questions:
1. What's so easy about it?]
2. And how do you honestly go around to install/solder it to the Wii? I heard rumors that it's solderless...but I doubt that. I also saw and tried to understand the installation diagram on their website, but I'm completely lost and have no idea where to start or what to make of what the diagram means....
Can someone please help me? I understand that I don't want to waste you guys' time, but even if someone can point me in the right way, it'd be appreciated.
If someone were to draw up an easy-to-understand diagram in Paint, that'd be awesome.
If I'm go against the rules of the Forum by posting this, I'm really sorry, and the moderator can close down my thread.
Thank You! Salamat.
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penguin98
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17. March 2008 @ 02:33 |
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I dont know where you heard that the wasabi is solderless, becuase its not. It does however use far less wires than other modchips. I cant seem to find a picture of an installed wasabi chip, but on their site it says it needs 9 wires, 3 of which connect to the legs of the chip (rather difficult to solder to). Compare that to earlier chips, a wired install of which would look like this http://nintendo-scene.com/wp-content/upl...2cinstalled.jpg
Anyway, if you're having trouble reading an install diagram I wouldnt reccomend trying to install it yourself. If you absoluitly dont trust sending your wii out to be modded though you can get a wiiclip. Its a sort of socket that fits over the chip on the wii drive board. You can buy clips with a D2Ckey or D2Cpro already attached to them so all you'll have to do is open up the wii and pop the clip on. http://www.techsick.com/articles-complet...i-modchip.shtml
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Razrael
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17. March 2008 @ 11:58 |
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Yeah, I've heard about the solderless mod chips...I heard about something called a "Wlip".
But I've also heard from other people that these "Solderless" solutions might wear down the chip, die out sooner, be less hardy, etc. as a actual "hardmodded" chip.
Is this true?
I'm thinking about taking the solderless path...I'm not very confident in my soldering skills, especially on a Wii board. So what are the disadvantages of a solderless adapter?
And is it really true that all the modchips are essentially the same and not one is really "better" than the other?
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 17. March 2008 @ 12:06
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penguin98
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17. March 2008 @ 12:51 |
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The wilp is only for early generation wiis (D2B and earlier) if you buy a new one today (or any bought in the last few months) will need a wiiclip with a D2C compatable chip.
I've never heard of a solderless device wearing down the chip. It's no different than any regular installation in that all the clip is is wires connecting the chip to the wii. Makes no difference if the wires are loose or bundled together in a wiiclip. I have heard people expressing concern that the clip socket will cause the part of the drive it fits over to overheat, but I've never heard of that actually happening.
Basically, every modchip will do the basic thing you want to do: play backup and import games. Some do have other features (such as the ability to dump a game iso to an SD card) but most people dont really need these features. The main idea is to get a 'futureproof' chip. Some of them arent upgradable(D2Ckey) or are only partially so(D2Cpro) They work fine today but if nintendo ever found a way to detect them they'd become useless since the firmware cant be upgraded. Wasabi claims to be the first fully upgradable D2C chip, but on the other hand its still new so there arent many reviews on it yet. It also is not compatable with the wiiclip, so no solderless version until wiiclip makes a new version for it.
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juniR
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17. March 2008 @ 12:57 |
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You are talking about the wii-clip and the chip HAS to be soldered into that. The only way you get out of having to solder is to buy a chip pre-soldered into a wii-clip if possible - some places are starting to do this. As to how long-lasting etc they are - nobody knows cos they are a brand new product.
No all modchips aren't essentially the same. The only way to understand the differences is to put time in and research them all. Even experts will differ on their opinions as to what's best. The newer ones (latest generation) will tend to be better generally.
WASABI, D2PRO, ARGON, INFECTUS 2 - go research those and even look through some other threads here to see what's been discussed by members. The last few pages should throw up a few interesting threads.
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Razrael
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17. March 2008 @ 15:34 |
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Hmmm...I'm getting more and more informed about this.
I heard that both Argon and Infectus 2 chips are very good, but I've also heard that the Argon chips have some bugs at the moment until the latest updates comes out.
And the Infectus 2 sounds just like a Wasabi chip, but seeing that the Wasabi Chip has 128 KB of flash memory sounds enticing.
I've googled "Wii clip for wasabi" and this web page turned up:
http://www.wii-clip.com/
And saying a Wii Clip for the Wasabi chip is coming out in late March...is this reliable information?
Man...I'm gonna need a lot of money...a Wii + Wasabi Chip + Wii Clip + (Maybe the Chameleon modded Case w/ LED temperature sensors)
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juniR
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17. March 2008 @ 15:39 |
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Razrael
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17. March 2008 @ 17:17 |
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Exactly! I've been trying to compare the Infectus 2 with the new Wasabi chip, but I don't see any major advantages between the two.
Can someone point out the pros and cons of each? Or at least throw a web page my way which has already discussed this following question?
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According to the information given from here:
http://www.wiihacks.com/wii-modchip/2978...p-infectus.html
I see why people are more leaning towards the Argon and Infectus chips.
But now I only have two more question: What's the big difference between the Argon chip and Infectus 2 chip? And, I understand they are both firmware upgradeable, but how so?
I've read on their website that you'll have to buy something extra in order to update the firmware on the chip...can anyone shed some light on this question?
Basically, from my research, the Argon/Infectus chips are more versatile with their firmware, but are more expensive due to the fact you have to buy a stand-alone USB programmer for those chips to upgrade. The only big plus I can see is that it has 512 KB of flash memory, a lot more than the Wasabi.
But the Wasabi is a lot more cheaper and easier because you can upgrade through a DVD.
Is a larger quantity of Flash Space that much better in the Wii-World?
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 17. March 2008 @ 17:38
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17. March 2008 @ 18:07 |
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the infectus2/ARGON is more future-proof, because the jtag programmer has full control over the modchip.
dvd upgrades can only do so much, because you cannot reprogram the chip; it would require removing the chip from the wii, and reprogramming it. team infectus is a step ahead of the game with the jtag programmer upgrades.
ps2: v7 scph-39001 - independence exploit - hdloader 0.8c - maxtor 300gb hdd
(+[__]%) psp slim ta-085v1: 6.60 PRO B10
wii (powered by bootmii/priiloader): 4.1u - d2x v10beta53-alt (base 56) - configurable usb loader v70r51/devolution r188 - wd scorpio black 7200rpm 320gig w/ ams venus ds2 enclosure
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