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My Wii won't turn on! Help! D:
mntorankusu
I'm not sure how to use this thing....Registered User regular
I'm not sure how to use this thing....Registered User regular
More specifically, it comes on, and either stops at the Health and Safety screen, or just shows a black screen. It was working fine last night. Since then, it was in standby mode until I tried to turn it on just a little while ago.
It doesn't seem to be hard-frozen, because I can put a disc in and it will make all of the noises it normally makes when it attempts to read the disc, remotes still connect, and I can still turn the system off by pressing the power button once or pressing the power button on the remote. The screen still does the fancy fade-to-black when I turn it off. It still goes into the screen-saving mode after I leave it at the Health and Safety screen for a long time, and comes back out of screen-saving mode when I press a button on the remote. It will not eventually go to the Wii menu if left alone, like it normally does.
The "Press A to Continue" thing never comes up, and it doesn't respond to anything I've tried. I have tried pressing every button on multiple remotes, a classic controller, and two Gamecube controllers. I have tried praying. I have tried cursing the names of my enemies. I have tried resyncing both remotes, and I have tried all sorts of different sets of batteries with varying amounts of charge. I have tried different video cables. I have tried unplugging it for 10 minutes or so. I have tried it with a Wii disc in. I have tried it with a Gamecube disc in. I have tried it with an Xbox 360 disc in. I have tried reading my operations manual for important information about my health and safety (also online at www.nintendo.com/healthsafety). I can't think of anything else to try.
Help.
It doesn't seem to be hard-frozen, because I can put a disc in and it will make all of the noises it normally makes when it attempts to read the disc, remotes still connect, and I can still turn the system off by pressing the power button once or pressing the power button on the remote. The screen still does the fancy fade-to-black when I turn it off. It still goes into the screen-saving mode after I leave it at the Health and Safety screen for a long time, and comes back out of screen-saving mode when I press a button on the remote. It will not eventually go to the Wii menu if left alone, like it normally does.
The "Press A to Continue" thing never comes up, and it doesn't respond to anything I've tried. I have tried pressing every button on multiple remotes, a classic controller, and two Gamecube controllers. I have tried praying. I have tried cursing the names of my enemies. I have tried resyncing both remotes, and I have tried all sorts of different sets of batteries with varying amounts of charge. I have tried different video cables. I have tried unplugging it for 10 minutes or so. I have tried it with a Wii disc in. I have tried it with a Gamecube disc in. I have tried it with an Xbox 360 disc in. I have tried reading my operations manual for important information about my health and safety (also online at www.nintendo.com/healthsafety). I can't think of anything else to try.
Help.
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No. Fuck that. I JUST got it back from Nintendo after they took two weeks to repair it when it wouldn't read Brawl.
Edit: Obviously I will call them if I can't figure out some way to make the damn thing work. I just thought maybe hopefully someone could helllllp.
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No. I didn't think of that.
I suggest putting a fan under it cause even with all of it's gizmos it can still get really hot really fast.
I hope the best for your situation, I can't imagine weeks without brawl.
Hope this works man.
edit: actually, that doesn't seem to be likely, as it that would cause the wii to not turn on at all. Damn.
Just unplug the power cable from it, and let it sit still for 30 minutes.
Then come back, plug the power back in, and try turning it back on.
This happened to me once about 2 weeks after I bought mine (launch unit) and it has only done it that one time, and has never done it since. Doing this unplug and wait thing fixed it for some reason, and it's actually what the Nintendo support suggested.
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In any case, it didn't work for me.
damn. sorry.
Try a different power outlet? A different TV? I know that sounds nutty but what else can you try? Try a different A/V cable, a different power cable?
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Let me tell you about Demon's Souls....
The only one of those I haven't tried is the different power cable, but it seems unlikely that would be the problem. The systems powers on like normal, the disc drive spins up, the lights all turn on and the remotes connect.
I am so sad. I have a Wii-less friend who I've wanted to play Brawl with since the game came out. We went together to pick the game up as soon as it came out, but then my Wii wouldn't read it. We finally make plans today for him to come over tomorrow to play, and my goddamn Wii breaks again.
I bet right now they're like "WHOOPS, GUESS I DIDN'T ACTUALLY FIX IT THIS TIME :rotate:"
I have blown in every crevice and crevasse I can find.
:winky:
Edit: on a more serious note, sorry to hear about your problems, maybe calling Nintendo is the best bet though.
It basically is there so Wii's sent in for repairs can be turned on without personally identifiable information being available to techs. Nintendo cares about your privacy!