WiiSports Resort "Corrupted" my Wii? (& how I fixed it WITHOUT paying $80)

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superchunk said:

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superchunk said:

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mike_intellivision said:

I used to have this problem on occassion (the "System Files Corrputed" message would appear. (A hard system reset usually would take care of the problem). Interestingly, I don't think I have had it since I removed the PIN that I had placed on there to limit my 7-year-old son from playing inappropriate games. 

Now my only concern is an increasingly noisy disk drive. Maybe I need to break out my Power Saves in case I ever need to send the unit away for repair (and yes, SSBB, I am looking at you)

 

Mike from Morgantown

Lol, hmm, well it hasn't happened again to my knowledge, but if it does, I'll tell him to disable that too. And apparently system resets weren't working

LOL, my brother vacuums out our Wii every once in a while, same with our Xbox and all of our PC's, makes them all MUCH quieter and cooler (the Wii is silent after, only has a little noise before).

The Wii is in an entertainment center because our mom makes us keep it in there because she thinks otherwise it would look "trashy" which only makes it worse -_- So maybe try a little vacuum action?

You really shouldn't use a vacuume on computers of any sort due to static electricity build up from the vacuum.

Use a compressed air can.

Are you afraid of it erasing the HDD? Idk, my dad is a real big tech guy and he first showed my brother XD

http://www.computerhope.com/cleaning.htm

Read #2 on 'general cleaning tips'

http://www.wikihow.com/Clean-the-Inside-of-a-Computer

Read warnings.

http://www.wiscocomputing.com/articles/maintenance.htm

Look for header talking about using vacuums

http://reviews.cnet.com/4520-11319_7-6240575-6.html

2nd paragraph

http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles/2009/s2010/34s10/34s10.asp

Almost half way down page in 'the case' section

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/263185-28-vaccum-clean-computer

forum of smart people

Sure you'll find sites where people say they do it all the time, but it makes perfect sense when you think about it. Vacuums create static electricity and that static electricity can destroy the components. I can of air is not expensive and does a really good job.

 

BTW: I'm a 10 year veteran of software engineering and been a pretty big computer geek for most of my life.

Ok, but my brother (and dad before him) use(d) the little hose attachment on the vacuum cleaner... Still a risk? o.o