Loud Wii drive - Any one else? * SOLVED *
Posted: Fri Nov 26, 2010 3:13 pm
So I've Google'd the issue and found a lot of people have had this same problem, some described it identical to myself.
My Wii was super quiet when I got it (brand new, launch model). I actually made a self note of it, I was pleased that it wasn't loud. The Wii never moved or anything, just sits there. Never been dropped or anything like that. So after a period of not using it, I turn it on one day and the disc drive is SUPER loud. When you're doing something that uses the disc (in game, Wii menu) it's really loud. Even when it's not loading anything, you can hear it spinning. It can be very annoying at times, especially when I have my TV turned down low, because if you're playing a Wii or GCN game you can always hear it. The disc never stops spinning, so you just hear a loud noise coming from the console the entire time.
So I'm just kinda curious. Any one else have this happen to them? Did you do anything about it? I've read a couple "fixes" for the issue. Basically you just open the console up and then play with stuff until you can get it quiet. Any one try this? It's annoying me, and I'm thinking about opening it up, but I just don't feel like it. Not that I'm lazy, I just don't wanna go through the hassle of opening it up and tinkering with it if the end result isn't a quiet Wii.
edit: This is not my video, but this is exactly what my Wii sounds like...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KFFbi9xvL8
edit (12/4/10): Problem solved. viewtopic.php?p=342380#p342380
edit (11/27/12): The problem is back! viewtopic.php?p=687779#p687779
11/28/2012: Fixed again, using the same method as before: viewtopic.php?p=688039#p688039
My Wii was super quiet when I got it (brand new, launch model). I actually made a self note of it, I was pleased that it wasn't loud. The Wii never moved or anything, just sits there. Never been dropped or anything like that. So after a period of not using it, I turn it on one day and the disc drive is SUPER loud. When you're doing something that uses the disc (in game, Wii menu) it's really loud. Even when it's not loading anything, you can hear it spinning. It can be very annoying at times, especially when I have my TV turned down low, because if you're playing a Wii or GCN game you can always hear it. The disc never stops spinning, so you just hear a loud noise coming from the console the entire time.
So I'm just kinda curious. Any one else have this happen to them? Did you do anything about it? I've read a couple "fixes" for the issue. Basically you just open the console up and then play with stuff until you can get it quiet. Any one try this? It's annoying me, and I'm thinking about opening it up, but I just don't feel like it. Not that I'm lazy, I just don't wanna go through the hassle of opening it up and tinkering with it if the end result isn't a quiet Wii.
edit: This is not my video, but this is exactly what my Wii sounds like...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KFFbi9xvL8
edit (12/4/10): Problem solved. viewtopic.php?p=342380#p342380
edit (11/27/12): The problem is back! viewtopic.php?p=687779#p687779
11/28/2012: Fixed again, using the same method as before: viewtopic.php?p=688039#p688039