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Hello all, I have been browsing these forums for a weeks now. You have all really put a lot work and research into documenting how to do this and some of the finished projects are amazing.
I think a handheld portable wii is going to be outside my skill set for the time being. My goal is to slim down my wii (6 layer motherboard) by removing the disc drive, gamecube memory card slots, sensor bar port and original fan / heat sink assembly. I would also like to have it powered via usb c. I have one of these usb c boards:
It can supply a variety of different voltages if you use the correct power brick. I am wondering if I were not to trim my wii at all, could I simply remove the current power socket and solder the + & - connections from the USB c board to the Wii and then power everything with a 12v power brick? This would obviously save me having to wire custom voltage regulators.
Another option I'm considering is to also trim the Wii as per Nold's wii mini design:
And then internally mount a Wii2hdmi adapter to give me a relatively simple solution for getting video out wherever I take the Wii. If I were to do this I would need to relocate the usb ports to so they are accessible on the outside of the console. Would it be possible to de-solder the USB ports and then re-mount them on some circuit board and re-wire the connections? Or alternatively just have the USB ports OEM and then extend them with USB male to female cable (this would be easiest but I'm not sure if the Wii likes this type of connection).
Finally, I know this has probably been asked many times but could anyone recommend as a usb thumb drive that is compatible with BBloader? The recommended Kingston micro sd adapter isn't available to buy anywhere in the UK that I can see.
If anyone has any other advice for me that they think will be useful or links to any build logs that you think would be relevant that would really helpful too.
Many thanks,
Jay
I think a handheld portable wii is going to be outside my skill set for the time being. My goal is to slim down my wii (6 layer motherboard) by removing the disc drive, gamecube memory card slots, sensor bar port and original fan / heat sink assembly. I would also like to have it powered via usb c. I have one of these usb c boards:
It can supply a variety of different voltages if you use the correct power brick. I am wondering if I were not to trim my wii at all, could I simply remove the current power socket and solder the + & - connections from the USB c board to the Wii and then power everything with a 12v power brick? This would obviously save me having to wire custom voltage regulators.
Another option I'm considering is to also trim the Wii as per Nold's wii mini design:
And then internally mount a Wii2hdmi adapter to give me a relatively simple solution for getting video out wherever I take the Wii. If I were to do this I would need to relocate the usb ports to so they are accessible on the outside of the console. Would it be possible to de-solder the USB ports and then re-mount them on some circuit board and re-wire the connections? Or alternatively just have the USB ports OEM and then extend them with USB male to female cable (this would be easiest but I'm not sure if the Wii likes this type of connection).
Finally, I know this has probably been asked many times but could anyone recommend as a usb thumb drive that is compatible with BBloader? The recommended Kingston micro sd adapter isn't available to buy anywhere in the UK that I can see.
If anyone has any other advice for me that they think will be useful or links to any build logs that you think would be relevant that would really helpful too.
Many thanks,
Jay
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