Wii turning itself off

[ajs]

Hiya,

apologies if this has been bought up before but couldn't see anything about this specific problem. I just set up my Wii this morning and have been using it all day however it keeps turning itself off! It's happened three times. The only thing I can think is that it's overheating but why would it do that? It's got plenty of room to breathe. It cuts out after being on for an hour, maybe hour & half tops. Anything I can do or has anyone else had the same problem...or have I just got a duff one!

Thanks for reading.

 

[PtonJalken]

is it HOT when it turns off? it shouldnt be overheating, especially that fast.

 

[ajs]

Yes it is - not exactly burning or anything but certainly very very warm, much warmer than I would expect. Also the discs come out of the drive warm too.

This is probably a really stupid question but should it be completely silent? I was expecting there to be a bit of fan noise. There's none!

 

[ToadIsDoingMagicMushrooms]

I know it sounds bad but check the plug is in the socket right. It happened to me

 

[PtonJalken]

If theres no noise, then you probably have a faulty Wii which the Fans are broken or bugged. There should be a fan noise (and the loading/reading noises)

 

[ToadIsDoingMagicMushrooms]

Only when the disc is in.

Leave it for an hour.

Also make sure its got room around it.

 

[ajs]

Thanks. I think that's probably it. It makes a noise when it's loading / reading games but is silent when it's not, even if I press my ear right up against it, can't hear a thing. Back to Nintendo I guess then

 

[ajs]

Ehhh now I'm confused I'll leave it alone for a while & see what happens!

 

[PtonJalken]

They should ship you a new Wii if you ask, unless you tampered with it etc. The beeping/itching noises are normal, but when a game is in there should be the fan noise for sure.

:/

When on STANDBY tho, there is no fan. (red light)

 

[ToadIsDoingMagicMushrooms]

They should ship you a new Wii if you ask, unless you tampered with it etc. The beeping/itching noises are normal, but when a game is in there should be the fan noise for sure.

:/

When on STANDBY tho, there is no fan. (red light)

Actually red light is off standby is orange

 

[PtonJalken]

Red = Standby (Wiiconnect24 offline)
Orange = Standby (Wiiconnect24 online)

 

[ajs]

Okay thanks. So just to clarify (bear with me here) - when it's on (green light) but there's no game in there...should there be a fan noise? Or does it only make a noise when you put a disc in?

 

[ToadIsDoingMagicMushrooms]

I've never heard any noise without a game in. I've even done what you did, press my ear against it but heard absolutly nothing.

 

[ajs]

Thanks for your responses guys...that's what mine does, just makes a noise when theres a game in. So I guess thats right. Will just see what happens now!

 

[PtonJalken]

Are your Airways blocked by chance? Horizontal is the best airflow, you may want to try it.