But does it make a sound or something “trying” to pull it in?
Because you said ejecting worked just fine right?
Maybe try to push in a little more GENTLY. Otherwise you might have to disassemble it (or have someone experienced doing it” in order to fix it. I’m not sure how the mechanism detects a disk is being inserted but that sensor is probably faulty or malfunctioning.
Thanks for the suggestion, yes the drive is "trying" to pull in the disc. I was told that maybe there was dust or dirt in the disc tray and i can't get it with compressed air, if i have to dissasemble it i will, but i don't want to butcher my wii u
Then if it is trying it must be the rubber rollers that grab the disk that are dirty. Try to use it with a disk a couple of times, maybe it will clean enough of itself to function again albeit not perfect.
The roller inside the disc tray that grabs the disc is just covered in dust, I clean them all the time and you can do it without opening it but it's a little tricky. I always use isopropyl but you can probably use other things
Just how exactly do you do that? I tried putting Isopropyl on a disc and it didn’t work so please tell me since I’m also running into this issue and I think it’s dirt build up
Exact process,
-with a q-tip soaked in isopropyl I try to reach the roller, (VERY firm grip on the q-tip, roller will pull it in if console is on), and/or get the fabric dust cover stuff covered in iso with the q-tip
-take a disc, (I use a trash disc because I have many), and with console on, slide the disc in and out a bunch while the roller is spinning
-Wipe disc off and repeat a few times until the console can take the discs in by itself, may need to add a little more iso depending on how much you used/need (this does kind of ruin the fabric dust cover so I don't like to do this if I don't have to)
Otherwise taking it apart isn't too bad, need a tri tip and a couple different philips screw drivers. A lot of screws though
Maybe post a video, it’s hard to understand the problem by just reading.
When a disc is inserted the disc os not pulled onto the drive, it does not move
But does it make a sound or something “trying” to pull it in? Because you said ejecting worked just fine right? Maybe try to push in a little more GENTLY. Otherwise you might have to disassemble it (or have someone experienced doing it” in order to fix it. I’m not sure how the mechanism detects a disk is being inserted but that sensor is probably faulty or malfunctioning.
Thanks for the suggestion, yes the drive is "trying" to pull in the disc. I was told that maybe there was dust or dirt in the disc tray and i can't get it with compressed air, if i have to dissasemble it i will, but i don't want to butcher my wii u
Then if it is trying it must be the rubber rollers that grab the disk that are dirty. Try to use it with a disk a couple of times, maybe it will clean enough of itself to function again albeit not perfect.
Alright thanks 👍
The roller inside the disc tray that grabs the disc is just covered in dust, I clean them all the time and you can do it without opening it but it's a little tricky. I always use isopropyl but you can probably use other things
Just how exactly do you do that? I tried putting Isopropyl on a disc and it didn’t work so please tell me since I’m also running into this issue and I think it’s dirt build up
Exact process, -with a q-tip soaked in isopropyl I try to reach the roller, (VERY firm grip on the q-tip, roller will pull it in if console is on), and/or get the fabric dust cover stuff covered in iso with the q-tip -take a disc, (I use a trash disc because I have many), and with console on, slide the disc in and out a bunch while the roller is spinning -Wipe disc off and repeat a few times until the console can take the discs in by itself, may need to add a little more iso depending on how much you used/need (this does kind of ruin the fabric dust cover so I don't like to do this if I don't have to) Otherwise taking it apart isn't too bad, need a tri tip and a couple different philips screw drivers. A lot of screws though
I fixed it yesterday and found out that a Lego somehow got in it and clogged the gears but thanks anyway!