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Nintendo 64: Perché la mi scheda madre non funziona possono essere la cpu o il rcp?

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 12:10:05 -0700

Ho comprato un nintendo 64 da ebay è arrivato mal concio puzzolente e ho buttato tutto (smontato) nel acqua e sapone per i piatti. Poi ho collegato tutto dopo averlo asciugato e non funziona fino ad oggi. tutte le parti rimovibili (jumper pak, cavo av e alimentatore) funzionano e le ho testate su un’altro nintendo 64. Ho provato a fare diversi reflow dei cip più grandi e dello slot della ram. Ho un sospetto con lo slot per i giochi ma non sono sicuro. Inoltre non so se il problema sono i condensatori infatti uno ha una crepa sopra. Ora sono indeciso su cosa fare e escludo l’aprire l’altro nintendo 64 perché è in perfette condizioni. P.s. probabile che abbia corrotto con l’acqua e il sapone qualche contatto nascosto che non riesco a trovare. E ho anche notato che il clock sembra essere invertito rispetto a foto della scheda madre di altri n64 nus-cpu(p)-02

⟐ Commented dicembre 03, 2022 at 12:10 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Compatibilità del DVD drive

Wed, 25 Mar 2015 06:58:17 -0700

Devo sostituire il DVD drive, ho la certezza che quello che acquisterò sia al 100% compatibile? Grazie.

Nintendo Wii: I love my wii and in other news the eject button broke :(

Sun, 03 May 2026 11:15:59 -0700

The eject button does not press and it’s stuck but if you press it super hard it sometimes ejects

⟐ Commented maggio 03, 2026 at 11:15 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: The disc drive is super loud but works

Sat, 02 May 2026 18:12:34 -0700

it works but the disc drive is super super loud it makes a high pitched zzzzzzzzz sound.

⟐ Edited by author maggio 02, 2026 at 18:12 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Why does my wii keeps ejecting my discs? How do I fix it?

Sat, 02 May 2026 10:22:32 -0700

I put the disk in. The wii ejects it after a few seconds. It then attempts to suck it back in followed shortly by an eject again and it doesn't suck it in again.

⟐ Commented maggio 02, 2026 at 10:22 GMT-7

Nintendo GameCube: 3rd party Gamecube Memory Card doesn't read saves

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:24:58 -0700

Whenever I try to use the memory card in a game it says it's damaged, and in the settings it says: "The device inserted in Slot A cannot be used."

The only thing that happened to that memory card was me moving it from my Gamecube to my Wii occasionally.

⟐ Commented aprile 27, 2026 at 7:24 GMT-7

Nintendo GameCube: Disc will stop spinning

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:03:36 -0700

My discs will initially start and load up, I can play for a few minutes. Then the disc will stop spinning during game play. I’ve tried cleaning the lens to no avail. Curious if this sounds like a fixable issue? Has happened with multiple games.

⟐ Answered aprile 23, 2026 at 8:03 GMT-7

Nintendo GameCube: How can you fix the laser

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:02:38 -0700

how can you fix the laser in your game cube

⟐ Answered aprile 23, 2026 at 8:02 GMT-7

Nintendo GameCube: Only when disk tray is closed I have '' An error has occurred ''

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:01:00 -0700

My gamecube is booting fine, but if i have my disk tray closed or when a small sound coming from the disk reader ( still with the disk tray closed ) it will show me a red error message with the text : An error has occurred. Turn the Power Off and check the Nintendo GameCube Instruction Booklet for further instructions fix

I tried to boot the gamecube with the disk tray open, i don't have the small startup sound with the animation, it just shows gamecube, then it goes to the main menu. If i do this and then close my disk tray the error is coming back and i have to restart my gamecube.

It do exactly the same with a game.

I don't really understand what is happening, i checked the potentiometer ( it's between 150-250 ohm ) and my lens is not dirty or anything. This is really related to the disk tray and i don't get what could be the problem here. Probably the disk reader but where and what cause this ?

If someone have an answer at least to understand what is happening here it would be really nice.

Thanks

⟐ Answered aprile 23, 2026 at 8:01 GMT-7

Nintendo GameCube: Is there a way to fix my gamecube error?

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:57:13 -0700

For the past year whenever I turn on my nintendo gamecube it comes up with the error:

"An error has occurred. Turn the Power Off and check the Nintendo GameCube Instruction Booklet for further instructions fix"

Now, the only thing I can find online about this at all is the pdf for the Instruction manual which tells me to just call nintendo support. I did that a long time ago and they told me to send it in. I do not want to spend that kind of money, especially now that it is years outdated. Does anybody have any idea what the issue is? I love learning about electronics. Is it a motherboard issue? The disc spins and it is not game specific. The same message pops up even if there is no game. So far everybody online has been completely useless. I could easily drop a small amount of money and get another one these days, but then I would learn nothing about the system. I am doing this as a learning experience as to what makes electronics run.

⟐ Answered aprile 23, 2026 at 7:57 GMT-7

Nintendo GameCube: Disc not spinning in GameCube

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 07:53:01 -0700

Hi, my console is showing a NO disc error, i found that the laser works but the disc is not spinning.

⟐ Answered aprile 23, 2026 at 7:53 GMT-7

Nintendo GameCube: Disk drive not working

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:44:43 -0700

I tested the console before installing PicoLoader and the disc drive was working correctly. After installing it, the drive no longer spins, even after uninstalling PicoLoader and restoring it to its original state.

After reinstalling PicoLoader and booting into SWISS, the DVD drive does not appear in the list of sources. I tried swapping drives with another GameCube, and the issue is with the drive itself.

⟐ Commented aprile 23, 2026 at 5:44 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii U GamePad: How do I fix my wii u gamepad's tilt/motion sensors?

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:06:23 -0700

My wii u gamepad's tilt/motion thing doesn't function properly after dropping it, and recalibrating it using the hidden menu doesn't help at all. The charging port also seems to be damaged, and the way the motion sensors are damaged is that if i tilt it forwards, it shifts to the left, and if i tilt it backwards, it shifts to the right

⟐ Answered aprile 20, 2026 at 1:06 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Why is my Wii producing a dark picture?

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:40:43 -0700

I got out my old Wii that worked fine for the longest time with no issue, one day I go to turn it one, and the picture displayed is very dim and hard to see but there is still one. I know it is not the tv or the power cable as my grandparent’s Wii still works perfectly and theirs still works fine with my cables and on my tv. What could be the issue and how would I fix it. If I can’t fix it is it possible to get another Wii and transfer the data over to that new one?

⟐ Commented aprile 05, 2026 at 0:40 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: My wiimote doesnt connect to my Wii

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:29:27 -0700

Whenever i try connecting my wiimote to my old Wii it doesnt work. Ive tried both sync buttons, on the Wii and the wiimote. I believe the problem is the Wii itself but i am no genius. Mainly because the wiimote connects to my laptop and dolphin emulator. Please help

⟐ Commented aprile 01, 2026 at 22:29 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: "System Files Corrupted" error when accessing Wii settings menu

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:05:55 -0700

I got an RVL-001 Wii from a thrift store. It is unmodded and on version 4.3U as far as I can tell. It reads discs well enough to display the game channel correctly but won't start them. It also throws a "system files are corrupt" error message when I try to access the Wii settings menu, but I can access the data management menu. I've deleted some channels thinking it might be a banner brick issue. Starting in maintenance mode doesn't help, either. I tried installing homebrew through the bluebomb method but have been unsuccessful. Is this salvageable, or is the thing bricked?

⟐ Answered aprile 01, 2026 at 14:05 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Persistent freeze on wii sports resort golf

Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:27:22 -0700

Hi,

Me and my roomates are big fans of playing Golf on Wii Sports Resort. We have the original Wii (NA Canada version, RVL-001 I believe) and original remotes with some Motion Plus adapters I bought online (not official I'm pretty sure). We've had some problems with syncing the adapters but always managed to make it work. However, we've had a lagging problem that has now turned in a freezing problem and happens everytime we play Golf. The game starts to lag and then freezes 100%, the remote is unresponsive (not even home button) and the game is hard stuck (altough the soothing wind sound is still playing, and music also when there is some). This happens around 3 holes in the game or before. Other games don't suffer from this problem and even other sports on Wii Sports Resort seem fine. I have even bought a brand new copy of the game thinking it would fix it but I have the same problem.

What I have done:

- Powercycle the wii.

- Clean the air traps of dust.

- Delete the game data.

- Desync (15s on the red button beside the sd card slot) the remote and resync.

- Bought a brand new disc.

- Recalibrate the sensor to max light setting.

- Update the wii system to last version (4.3U).

-Deactivated WiiConnect24.

I read that the disk is double layered and that might be the cause, and I need to clean the lens so I bought the lens cleaning kit and cleaned my lens 2 times today, without success. Could it be that I need a wii RVL-101 version for tbis game? However, I'm a bit skeptical that other games on the same disk are working. Also today I played some 3 holes and it worked fine, for some reason. Any of you ever had this problem and if so, how did you fix it? Thanks in advance for your help!

⟐ Commented marzo 30, 2026 at 8:27 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii U GamePad: Wii U Gamepad drifting

Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:43:44 -0700

My Wii U has had an issue with the left joystick drifting. I have purchase a repair kit off Amazon, but after also using a repair kit to fix a Switch joycon, I am not convinced the quality of the products is good enough (the joycon worked for about 2 weeks, before drifting again).
Is there somewhere to buy better quality replacement pieces?

⟐ Commented marzo 29, 2026 at 22:43 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Why does my Wii make a popping sound when plugging it in.

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:21:01 -0700

We unbox the Wii, hoping to get something good, we plug it in for the first time ever, it made a popping sound and caused all the power outlets in my house to stop working, @jayeff please help me find the culprit.

⟐ Commented marzo 27, 2026 at 12:21 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii U GamePad: Why is my Wii U GamePad range super short?

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:27:23 -0700

My GamePad has to be right by the console to work, like less than a foot away. I am thinking the WI-FI (MICA2) chip needs to be replaced. But please do tell if I am wrong about the WI-FI chip or not.

If it helps, the GamePad came like that when I bought it.

⟐ Answered marzo 19, 2026 at 3:27 GMT-7