Fixed Loud Wii Buzzing Noise (Fix Included in Description)

[Mrhockey1013]

my wii will freeze and start going errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr­rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

[orangespop4766]

My wii got louder .-.

[one4paintball]

You wii just froze its happend to me

[dragonoid34456]

i can't click the annotation

[bigfoot623]

@dragonoid34456 Thanks for the heads up.

[TheGoldenMarioBro]

at 0:03 it looks like the Wii is the size of your finger

[smokeytar1106]

question on how to open your wii : how do u open does tri screws the screws that has a Y in the middle pls name the screw driver and where to get it

[bigfoot623]

@smokeytar1106 It's called a tri-wing screwdriver; I got mine off e-bay. Hope this helps.

[CaseyJonesDrivin]

@smokeytar1106 I found the tri wing screwdriver at nintendoscrewdriver(dot)com

They've got a couple to choose from and their shipping was really fast.

[fjl05]

If I where to not do the fix, would something get damaged in the long run or it'll just continue to be noisy from here on?

[bigfoot623]

@fjl05 I'm not sure about that. I really doubt anything would be damaged. If it were to, i don't think it would be too bad either. It'll likely still work.

[fjl05]

@bigfoot623 I don't want to open it in the case that it does die and I have to send it to Nintendo for repairs. Opening it would void any kind of warranty or even perhaps Nintendo willing to fix it.

I've already spend lots of money on downloadable content and would hate having to re-buy everything if forced to buy a new Wii.

[bigfoot623]

@fjl05 Totally understandable; if you can deal with it and don't think of the sound much then keep it as it is. Opening the console only voids the warranty but they will still fix it. Also you wouldn't have to "rebuy" anything per say, just download them again, right? All the purchases are already linked to your account. All the valuable save data would be lost though :O

[fjl05]

@bigfoot623 "Opening the console only voids the warranty but they will still fix it"

You sure about that? My warranty expired ages ago. This was a launch day system.

My bro, who's Wii died, took it in to Nintendo, they replaced the system and changed the registration info so that all downloadable content is transferred to the new Wii allowing him to re-download everything. But I wonder if the Wii has been opened, they will think it's been tampered with & void transferring anything to a new Wii.

[bigfoot623]

@fjl05 To be honest, I'm not 100% sure about the transferring part. You definitely bring an interesting take but I don't see why they wouldn't do that since we're *paying* for it to be fixed you know?

[rthomas2335]

Question...those two screws for me are especially difficult to loosen, and I'm afraid I'll strip them. Any tips?

[bigfoot623]

@rthomas2335 Hmmm.. it's making that sound because it's screwed in way too tightly. I'm not sure, just try your best to un-tighten them.

[rthomas2335]

@bigfoot623 Apparently the solution was that I needed to apply a bit of pressure to opposite corners on top of the disc drive. Screwing them in all of the way didn't work; I had to press them down. Maybe there's something I need to put inside the Wii's shell to press those corners down...would that metal plate inbetween be much of an issue, do you think?

[bigfoot623]

@rthomas2335 sorry but which screws are you talking about here? The ones I have highlighted beside the green rectangle? Those are the ones you need to untighten but from the looks of it you have some kind of other problem?

[gameboy699]

@bigfoot623 my wii is making a buzzing noise is it juist too tightly or ?

[bigfoot623]

@gameboy699 well, if it's similar to the one in this video, chances are that it is. when did you get your wii?

[gameboy699]

@bigfoot623 christmas 2007 gott the error 2009 after my sister played a game cald Sim animals africa.

[bigfoot623]

@gameboy699 I'm not sure, it's very likely that this is the problem though.

[marcster1994]

how do I open my wii like that without breaking it?

[bigfoot623]

@marcster1994 Check online guides or videos for step by step instructions. You'll need a triwing and a phillips screwdriver

[shadowblaze740]

theres no green rectangle ON the wii is there?

[bigfoot623]

@shadowblaze740 What do you mean? 

[SMW8765]

@shadowblaze740 lol wut

[thebaba29]

Perfect!:) it sounds like a soothing wind!

[bigfoot623]

@thebaba29 Now that you mention it, it really does o.O lol

[uhf72]

Thank you so much for this video. Prevented me from going crazy. Cheers!

[bigfoot623]

@uhf72

No problem! Glad to hear it worked on your part!

[bammargeraskate96]

my wii does that beeping noise over and over again how fix?

[bigfoot623]

@bammargeraskate96 - No idea, sorry.

[Twotailedfox01]

How did you fux it? mine did what yours did and it scared me. O.O

[bigfoot623]

@Twotailedfox01: Read the description, it's all there :)

[bigfoot623]

Picture in the description.

[bigfoot623]

For everyone wondering what I did, I just un-tightened the 2 screws left and right of the green rectangle. You just have to find a specific amount of un-tightening to make the noise completely stop. I personally just un-tightened it just a small bit. I'll shortly upload a picture dictating the screws.

[king90120]

If it doesn't sound like that y is his and mine and all of my friends sounding like that?

[eMuCaLe]

wtf?, wii doest soun like that!, but i hate the sound when you insert and take out the disc...

[bigfoot623]

What? This is normal =S

[WitoRIT92]

ughhhh cool.

[bigfoot623]

I don't know what to do anymore. It must have been pretty tight. I think you'll just have to send it in to Nintendo. They'll probably have to pry them out or so. Good luck with that.

[Johnnymushio]

you can make it even quieter you know

[bigfoot623]

Don't you mean tri-wing? Anyways, I know what you mean, I first tried a flat-head screw driver first and it didn't go so well. I ended up messing up a tri-wing and made it a triangle lol. It wasn't a significant screw (under the black gamecube port cover) so I just tossed it. I then just bought the tri-wing and phillips at eBay and it was smooth sailing thereafter.

[charliemaymyford]

Hi, thanks for replying. I think i know what you mean and have tried but my wii screws on the plate (the 2 little phillips screws) are way too tight and now cause i've tried so much i have worn away the x gripper in the middle of the screw so now i've no idea what to do.. Get the whole disk drive replace me thinks??

[charliemaymyford]

Your wii b4 sounds like mine now.. But how did you fix it please? Thanks :o)

[bigfoot623]

What do you want to know? The screws you need to untighten? It's not the whole metal plate like some others say on their videos.

[jumplvlan]

how did u fix the noise?

[bigfoot623]

Open your wii system granted you have a tri-wing and a phillips screwdriver. The problem is not caused by the metal plate or the metal wings. It is rather these screws that you have to loosen slightly that the metal wing plate is attached to. It's hard to explain, really.