Hacking Semi bricked Wii U

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What kind of SSD is your friend using?

Also, is your friend using a Y cable to give the drive more power using 2 USB Slots?

Some drives need that extra power, that could be the reason why the drive is acting up on you. Or it's not a brand name SSD, something could be wrong with the SSD. Even though the chances are a lot lower that an SSD going bad, then a HDD, since an SSD has no moving parts.
 

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What kind of SSD is your friend using?

Also, is your friend using a Y cable to give the drive more power using 2 USB Slots?

Some drives need that extra power, that could be the reason why the drive is acting up on you. Or it's not a brand name SSD, something could be wrong with the SSD. Even though the chances are a lot lower that an SSD going bad, then a HDD, since an SSD has no moving parts.
SSD on a Wii U is a waste, IMHO. It should be used for what it was designed to, boot a computer faster. For the Wii U, a plain old SATA USB hard disk is plenty good enough, and will do the job better.
 

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SSD on a Wii U is a waste, IMHO. It should be used for what it was designed to, boot a computer faster. For the Wii U, a plain old SATA USB hard disk is plenty good enough, and will do the job better.
Your right. It is a waste, since the WiiU doesn't have USB 3.0.

But if you have an SSD laying around that your not really using, then an SSD would do the job just fine.
 

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What kind of SSD is your friend using?

Also, is your friend using a Y cable to give the drive more power using 2 USB Slots?

Some drives need that extra power, that could be the reason why the drive is acting up on you. Or it's not a brand name SSD, something could be wrong with the SSD. Even though the chances are a lot lower that an SSD going bad, then a HDD, since an SSD has no moving parts.
The problem doesn't exist anymore as far as I know. :)

Of course it's waste somehow. Nevertheless it has a small advantage (which of course is not enough to justify the price difference): It can call to the ground without being damaged. :D
 

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