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#105264 Known facts

Posted by Zonark on 08 September 2012 - 01:11 PM in Wii U Hardware

True true. However my gf does play Mario games though but only Mario


#105248 Known facts

Posted by Zonark on 08 September 2012 - 12:34 PM in Wii U Hardware

Speaking about the Wii U tablet controler, can it play all games on it exclusively without the TV?
Live in a small apartment with only 1 TV and my GF hates when I tie up the TV just to game.

Mine just hates when I game


#164051 How to make wii U new and shiny once again *Update

Posted by Zonark on 28 January 2013 - 04:39 AM in Wii U Hardware

You honestly could probably use car wax I wouldn't use it over vents But I don't foresee that damaging anything.


#153461 Wii mode not working

Posted by Zonark on 29 December 2012 - 08:20 AM in Wii U Hardware Help

Actually bootmii isn't usable on virtual Wii bootmii USes boot2 portions of the Wii allowing it to be unbreakable. Vwii isnt the same this is for sure a hacking issue. Since the chipsets are different


#153495 Wii mode not working

Posted by Zonark on 29 December 2012 - 09:41 AM in Wii U Hardware Help

Pull power on console for 2 minutes and attempt again


#153864 Wii mode not working

Posted by Zonark on 30 December 2012 - 04:39 AM in Wii U Hardware Help

Ohvthere is one thing check all wire connections make sure sensor bar is plugged in as well


#153446 Wii mode not working

Posted by Zonark on 29 December 2012 - 07:33 AM in Wii U Hardware Help

Was the Wii perfectlyvboxed up like in undoing videos? If not return it. But it sounds like console hacking because that's all software based basically. The console would have other issues if it was a hardware issues. That problem is exactly the issues people who attempted to hack the vwii is. The console runs a checksum on the updates before it installs them to check for errors so literally the only way to have a bricked vwii only would have to be attempting to modify its firmware


#153474 Wii mode not working

Posted by Zonark on 29 December 2012 - 08:36 AM in Wii U Hardware Help

True but just saying people that attempted to use the regular Wii exploits on the virtual Wii ended up having a black screen described exactly the same way as this topic is described. Since a checksum is ran on all wiiu updates this would mean that the system was tampered with on a software level of the vwii. Overall it's some sort of attempted software modification. Resulting in breaking the virtualwWii if it was a hardware issue it would have leaked into the Wii u side of the console as well giving errors on cpu and gpu basically making gaming impossible on the unit as a whole since the wiiu dumbs down in order to play Wii games.

I hate using a phone to post daNg autocorrect Is molesting what I'm trying to say lol


#164344 Have you had experience disconnecting external HDD?

Posted by Zonark on 28 January 2013 - 07:59 PM in Wii U Games and Software

That is correct, try changing the connector from cable select to Master and that should disable the power saving mode. Most hdd have that ability.

the whole eco friendly thing was created for the hibernation feature that pcs use. not to many people actually use it.


#164439 Have you had experience disconnecting external HDD?

Posted by Zonark on 29 January 2013 - 12:22 AM in Wii U Games and Software

First rule of thumb. How long have you owned this drive? What im about to tell you voids warranties since you need ro open the enclosure. This is more or less a last attempt. This makes the drive read as a primary master wjich disables spin down on most drives

On a harddrive by where the sata connections are there is a little 4 to 8 prong selector

http://www.google.co...biw=360&bih=615

the drive should show u what the settings are sometimes its printed directly on the circuit board. it needs to be set to master most or the time in externals there isnt a pin connector with the drive which makes it defalt to cable select in which we dont want.

Sorry about not direct linking the picture im on a cell phone typing this


#164467 Have you had experience disconnecting external HDD?

Posted by Zonark on 29 January 2013 - 01:56 AM in Wii U Games and Software

Okay on a power supply whats the sata power cables voltage. 12v. Im providing him with this information to give him the best chance of success of getting the drive to stay powered on as well as providing fastest write speeds for the drive and quality of performance.
When u run a drive at 10v you forfeit the drives write and read speeds the drive also runs at a lower rpm in order too accommodate for the voltage loss when a sata drive is put in sata 6 and or slave mode or masters on a 10v circuit the drive runs the risk of not maintaining a proper reading speed thus showing it being disconnected. On a 12v circuit the drive speed maintains optimal read and right speeds all hdd are built for 12v

As for the hdd with yhe built in usb connector I believe its called pdi or something for those there is nothing that can be done but those should work no matter what since its built with that in mind


#164527 Have you had experience disconnecting external HDD?

Posted by Zonark on 29 January 2013 - 08:11 AM in Wii U Games and Software

Im talking about all drives in general plus the faster the platters spin the quicker read a write. Yes the voltage gets corrected bit the closer you are to the natural voltage for the drives peak preformance the better the drive will function. Example: put a 1.5v AA in a flashlight
If you put a 1v battery in its place the light is dimmer. The longevity of the light being on maybe the same because the mA burn at the same rate but the light fails to produce the correct brightness because its underpowered. Basically if you underpower a drive it will function slower or possibly not function at all or loose power. Im literally just trying to get him a set up that will work best. From what I recall the usb ports on the wii u are slightly underpowered causing these issues. To have his 2.5 work for sure he would need to match the mA or the drive to the wii u mA which is 500mA depending on the resistors leeway inside so if the drive requires 1.1mA just barely out of reach of two ports you will run into that issue of the drive turning off or not properly spinning up


#164214 Have you had experience disconnecting external HDD?

Posted by Zonark on 28 January 2013 - 02:22 PM in Wii U Games and Software

Mine uses 2usb ports and I've never had a problem since day one.

Do you have all game data copied over?

Again, I'm pretty sure ALL external HDDs turn off the drive when its not in use as most HDDs do that automatically, its just when in a normal PC they are rarely left idle long enough.
Mine is a Seagate desktop drive in a PlusCom caddy, it turns off, but its only given me that error once as I mentioned above so I think it was just USB connector being knocked.

Also there are plenty of people using USB powered drives that works absolutely fine. With both USB cables plugged in, it shouldn't be any different to having it externally powered (which few 2.5" externals are as USB 3.0 has enough power with one cable and the Y adapters work fine for older USB).

Also the PSU the external comes with is also irrelevant, as it should come with whatever voltage it needs. If its designed for 9.5V and you plug in 12V, you are going to fry something, either the caddy electronics or that AND the HDD.

A 2.5" HDD certainly doesn't need 12V, they only ever use 5V.

All hdd main operating level is at 12v... im not saying they cant operate at 5v just they operate better at 12v
As for hdd i wasnt meaning for him to plug in a 12v into a 9.5v i was stating it would be best for him to change the enclosure to fit best operating levels.

The Y cable wont always solve it. Believe me i tried. Then i just when with PC Power specs and now it works perfectly the normal voltage for the HDD on usb is 5V using a Y cable increases the Power to 10V but still peek operating levels are at 12V which would be the best way

If you are using to much power drain on the HDD it will cause it to drop out when using a Y Cable

And as for the USB3.0 the power that is given to the device is dedicated by the power source not the cable in which all usb ports on the Wii U are 2.0 which are 2.0

Im literally just trying to get this guy the best quality he can get that way he wont have any issues to come

also check the drives RPM and see what its rated at as well that will change the amount of mA needed to run the drive

with the right specs you can basically make any encloser work on it


#164195 Have you had experience disconnecting external HDD?

Posted by Zonark on 28 January 2013 - 01:43 PM in Wii U Games and Software

I had this exact same problem on three of my external hdds is this a usb powered drive? if so get rid of it. If it requires two connections for usb at all get rid of it. You need to have a dedicated external power source for it to work properly with one usb connection cable

the drive i found that works best are the seagate free agents im using a 3tb housing and a 1tb drive inside its a usb 3.0 drive with dedicated external power source

if it is a wall powered external hdd make sure its a 12v plug that it came with. I had a wall powered one that was a 9.5v hdd and it didnt work. make sure the enclosure supports 12v as well dont just go plugging a 12v cable into a 9.5v or whatever v device or you will fry it.
a 3.5 and a 2.5 hdd needs a minimum of 12v to be powered correctly to not cause drop outs these drop outs cause that screen. Basically dont get any Eco Friendly drives because they have an automatic power saving mode which turns off the drive when its not being wrote or read.

oh and eco friendly drives inside as well is a no go


#121359 GameStop Employee: "There will be no Wii U Midnight Launch(es) at GameSto...

Posted by Zonark on 25 October 2012 - 06:46 AM in Wii U Hardware

The wii it did


#120247 GameStop Employee: "There will be no Wii U Midnight Launch(es) at GameSto...

Posted by Zonark on 22 October 2012 - 05:24 AM in Wii U Hardware

What you need to do. Consoles don't have midnights games do stress that zombiu needs a midnight. A wii u release title try and see what the most wanted game is and suggest u what a midnight


#103180 IBM Power 7 Confirmed

Posted by Zonark on 30 August 2012 - 05:43 AM in Wii U Hardware

Here's a good was too look at it. More cores faster CPU. Let's say the cores are evenly clocked at 2ghz there are 8 cores that means each core can process 2ghz worth of data totaling 16ghz. Now let's say this processor is only 6 cores instead it now can only process 12ghz at once. But let's say is 4cores at 4ghz now it processes at 16ghz. The more cores it has the less work that core does meaning less heat is produced

One more thing. Go tweet Watson ask him if the same type of chip that he uses inside him is the same that's in wii u


#103182 IBM Power 7 Confirmed

Posted by Zonark on 30 August 2012 - 06:03 AM in Wii U Hardware

This doesn't work with the examples you provided because of amdahls law of parallel processing and overhead like cache/core coherency.

The more cores you have, the less gains you get for each additional core.


I know, i didnt include cache for a reason. the reason why those examples are given that was is to provide a ground visual. as examples to get a grasp. of course if the cache is l2 l3 or l1 effect it and the level of cache as well the amount

a lot of people dont understand the functions of a processor like you and I so it must be viewed as cores only gives people the partial understanding. If I had to Id post the entire works but that would fill up this page and people still wouldnt understand

I could just say its fits more or less 0's and 1's in it lol


#202810 WiiKey U is legit and its in Development!

Posted by Zonark on 02 May 2013 - 05:26 AM in Wii U Hardware

If u are serious about being excited for this... I hope Nintendo bricks chipped console this time around instead of trying to disable the hacks like they did for Wii. Nintendo was being incredibly nice with the Wii. Legally they could brick ur console


#145735 Nintendo Land, can't play with gamepad and wii u controller at same time?

Posted by Zonark on 08 December 2012 - 09:05 PM in Wii U Hardware

It's so... all the multiplayer games use motion


#109154 New confirmation by IBM of custom 45nm Power7 chip

Posted by Zonark on 17 September 2012 - 01:54 PM in Wii U Hardware

Someone needs to ask Watson what the specs of that processor is and post it here.


#211266 Does the internal HDD provide better performance than an external?

Posted by Zonark on 25 May 2013 - 05:39 PM in Wii U Hardware

honestly i have had the same performance from both



#135030 wii u malfunctions when connected to usb storage

Posted by Zonark on 20 November 2012 - 05:49 PM in Wii U Hardware

I had this issue as well. Is it only powered from the USB or does it plug in


#103430 Developers Finally Revealing some of Wii U specs

Posted by Zonark on 31 August 2012 - 04:21 AM in Wii U Hardware

Man... some of you don't understand what porting means fully. Porting doesn't change graphics since wiiu is fully 1080p capable it will look loads better then the same port that's 720p. With that said... ports don't do justice unless the game has been modified fully like Batman. Take for instance zombiu looks amazing and is a wii u only game not a port just a game for only the wiiu


#200033 Wii U update is live!

Posted by Zonark on 25 April 2013 - 05:32 PM in Wii U Hardware

If anyone is having trouble downloading go to settings and download the update via system update



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