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Posted on Jun 13, 2008

DVD Drive problem?

Hi,

For some reason my wii took a DVD and then wouldn't eject it, infact it wouldn't turn on, so took a look inside and moved on of the tray levers and managed to get the Wii started and enjected the DVD. Great, Wii working again then, but no, for some reason it won't read some games, other times it won't read any games, the DVD just stops spinning and I get the "unable to read disk" message. Most my games don't work, only Tiger Woods Golf and Cook off both of which are a bit ****.

Any suggestions as to why it's not reading the other DVDs?

  • Pliska Jun 13, 2008

    I have the same problem and my CD is not scratched. at all. Only played Super Smash Bros one time and will no longer read it. When my husband was playing Mario Kart the whole system just shut off completely and it wouldn't turn back on. Im worried because I've only had the Wii for a couple of months and don't use it often. It is extremely clean of dust and there are no scratches on any of my discs. ????

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Probably from working with the tray levers you might have messed it up sort of or the CD is to scratched, also check your wii manuals.

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