Install guide for Wasabi d2c modchip for Nintendo Wii with alternate points

Install guide for Wasabi d2c modchip for Nintendo Wii.

Buy a Wasabi Modchip for your Nintendo Wii online.

***update*** There is now a new version of Wii called d2c2. It looks the same as the d2c but won't work with most modchips. If you purchased your Wii from May 08 or onwards, this modchip may not work for you.

If you have a D2C2 or are not sure which Wii you have, then the D2pro 5/9 wire Modchip with SPI (All versions including D2C2) or Wasabi 2 Modchip (All versions including D2C2) are the modchips you should look at. Otherwise look at the Solderless D2pro 5/9 wire Modchip with SPI (All versions including D2C2 ) for a completely solderless solution.

The Wasabi modchip is currently the easiest and most advanced Wii modchip on the market.

It is the only modchip that works on all versions of Wii (dms, d2a, d2b and d2c)

For dms, d2a and d2b, installing the wasabi requires soldering only 5 points.

For D2C, installing the wasabi requires soldering only 9 points.

These extra 4 points are more difficult, but using the alternative
points provided can drastically reduce the install difficulty.

You need:

• A Wasabi Modchip for Wii
• See the disassemble guide for tools needed to open the Wii
• 30 awg kynar wire
• Soldering Iron.. (Temperature controlled, fine tip recommended)
• Rosin flux
• Wire cutters
• Isopropyl Alcohol
• Desoldering Braid
• Patience

General soldering tips

• Tin every wire
• Use rosin flux on everything you are soldering (clean it off after with isopropyl alcohol)
• Dont hold soldering iron to a point for more than 2-3 seconds. They damage easily
• Use a multimeter to check for bridges between points
• Use a multimeter to check for continuity. Check between alternate point and point on Argon chip
• Keep wires as short as possible

Positioning the Wasabi Modchip
























Install Diagram

For DMS, D2A AND D2B, use only the blue install points in the first diagram!

For D2C use both the blue and Yellow points.
Use either the points on the first (topside) install diagram or use a combination of points from both diagrams.

The alternate points are generally easier to solder than the d2c chip legs.

If you are using the underside install points, be very careful of the ribbon cables when removing the drive board.

Take your time if you haven't performed a d2c install before.

Becoming impatient or frustrated is more likely to make you damage the
Wii than anything else, so take a break if this happens.

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