Wiiconnect24 overheating and damaging Wii GPU

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Kwaad said:

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Yeah, I got it DAMN hot sometimes. But I leave my Wii vertical, and I make sure I see a red-light when I turn it off.

DO NOT leave a PS3/360 in a enclosed area. It's plain STUPID. You will smoke them.

Do NOT put a Wii horizontal.

do NOT run WiiConnect24. You have to hold the button to turn it off. WiiConnect requires standby mode be the 'default' off. I find that a major pain in my ASS becuase most everything requires it be on, but I know I'll smoke it if I do. Bleh. Garbage.

Also, if you can hear your PS3 from more than 6 feet away without haveing to 'think' about the sound, you should invest in moveing the PS3 to a place it will get better air-flow.

 

There is no need to press anything. The Wii Settings allows you to turn the Wii OFF completely by using the remote (instead of powering down to standby mode, it will power down to OFF).

Not sure about using it horizontally. Mine is always vertical, and always in that little stand it comes with.

I'll be interested to see how it works over Xmas, when the temp hits the roof again (we regularly get temps over 40 deg C, for days at end at the hottest part of the year). No issues yet.