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Nintendo Wii: Wii Disc Drive Broken Gear - Possible to Fix?

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 10:39:02 -0700

I have a wii disc drive that will accept discs, but will not eject them. Upon tear down the disc drive makes some noises presumably coming from this one gear i noticed. On closer inspection it seems this one plastic gear is slightly cracked? Is there anyway to repair this or, is buying a new disc drive my best bet? Attached is pictures.

⟐ Commented 7월 03, 2026 at 10:39 GMT-7

Nintendo Entertainment System: Why won't the screen and red light stopping blinking?

Wed, 01 Jul 2026 10:26:00 -0700

Maybe my NES has finally had its last day of life, but I think it can be fixed some how. When I put in a game and start it up, I get a flashing screen and blinking red light. I have taken apart my NES, cleaned it and moved the connectors closer together. It works occasionally now, but I wanted to know if there was anything else I could do to restore it and hopefully make it more functionally?

Update: Bought a new 72-pin connector from ebay. Will get back to you guys with the results.

⟐ Commented 7월 01, 2026 at 10:26 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Controller will not sync with Wii

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:14:09 -0700

Does anyone know what the problem might be?

⟐ Commented 6월 26, 2026 at 13:14 GMT-7

Super Nintendo: My F1 fuse keeps blowing.

Sat, 06 Jun 2026 08:39:00 -0700

The F1 fuse on my SNES keeps getting tripped. As soon as I plug in power the fuse blows. I’ve checked the voltage regulator and It seems good. I can’t find any other glaring issues but clearly there’s a short somewhere. Any help would be appreciated!

⟐ Answered 6월 06, 2026 at 8:39 GMT-7

Nintendo 64: Will these broken vias affect my mod?

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:08:20 -0700

Hi, I'm doing the pixelfx mod for my N64 and I'm using the full size HDMI port so I need to remove the AV port. I sucked up all the solder with my sucker, but didn't see that there a little bit left so when I removed the port it ripped out two vias will it affect the mod?

⟐ Answer accepted 6월 05, 2026 at 10:08 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Why is the disc drive not working

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 13:23:45 -0700

whenever I put my Mario galaxy disc in (which is brand new BTW) it reads the disc plays for a minute or two and then It just crashes and says, please eject disc a turn off the console. what should I do?

⟐ Answered 6월 01, 2026 at 13:23 GMT-7

Nintendo 64: Is there any chance of saving this console?

Fri, 29 May 2026 19:18:47 -0700

So I wanted to mod my n64 with the Pixlefx HD and I botched and tore off a trace. Can it be fixed by running a wire from the pin to the other pin(marked with black dots) it communicates with? I also noticed the one to the bottom of it is loose, but not torn off(yet) and any tips on removing the flux under the pins I don't want to damage it more..

⟐ Answer accepted 5월 29, 2026 at 19:18 GMT-7

Nintendo Wii: Where can I find 3D print files for the GC port covers?

Fri, 08 May 2026 14:09:33 -0700

So my Wii's GC port covers are broken, and I want to 3D print some new ones for it. The only problem is, I can't design new covers because the original ones aren't in good enough condition to use as a reference for CADing. So then I checked all of the 3D print file websites I know of and searched to see if anyone had already designed them, but I couldn't find files for new port covers on any site I checked (Thingiverse, MakerWorld, etc.). Does anyone know of a site that does have files for these port covers?

⟐ Commented 5월 08, 2026 at 14:09 GMT-7

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 5월 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 5월 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 5월 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 4월 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 4월 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 4월 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 4월 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 4월 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 4월 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 4월 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 4월 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 4월 05, 2026 at 0:40 GMT-7