gamecube without disc drive?

[carbsdog]

am i right in saying that using a wiikey fusion or other modchips (maybe even a gcn one) it's possible to remove the disc drive entirely and load from an sd card? so all you are left with is a motherboard, regulator and modchip?

 

[Tchay]

am i right in saying that using a wiikey fusion or other modchips (maybe even a gcn one) it's possible to remove the disc drive entirely and load from an sd card? so all you are left with is a motherboard, regulator and modchip?

yup

 

[Hugo_Peters]

Well, with the Qoob for example not, however, if you want to give up the GC games and only run DOL's on it, then yes.
At the moment, the WiiKey Fusion and the Wode are the only possibility's.

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

Well, with the Qoob for example not, however, if you want to give up the GC games and only run DOL's on it, then yes.
At the moment, the WiiKey Fusion and the Wode are the only possibility's.

Which is more better/stable? The WiiKey Fusion or the Wode?

 

[Hugo_Peters]

Well, with the Qoob for example not, however, if you want to give up the GC games and only run DOL's on it, then yes.
At the moment, the WiiKey Fusion and the Wode are the only possibility's.

Which is more better/stable? The WiiKey Fusion or the Wode?

Both have their positives and negatives.

The WiiKey is small and affordable.
But it takes SD cards, which can be a pro for some and a con for some.
SD cards with a big capacity are expensive.

The Wode is expensive and big.
It takes USB based HDD's, which can also be a con and a pro for some.

When building a portable I would say go for the WiiKey.
When building a normal GC which is ment to hook up to a TV, go for the Wode.

 

[carbsdog]

so is there a guide to hooking the wiikey to a gamecube? and also can you just disconnect the disc drive and be done with it or is there some extra soldering that has to be done?

 

[Hugo_Peters]

so is there a guide to hooking the wiikey to a gamecube? and also can you just disconnect the disc drive and be done with it or is there some extra soldering that has to be done?

You'll have to solder 2x 21 pins.
After you're done it'll look something like this:

(My GC)

Here's the tut: http://www.gc-forever.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=416

 

[carbsdog]

so the only things you need to do are:
1. solder the wiikey to the gc motherboard where the dd would normally go
2. attach a sd adapter
that is all?

 

[Hugo_Peters]

so the only things you need to do are:
1. solder the wiikey to the gc motherboard where the dd would normally go
2. attach a sd adapter
that is all?

Yep. But it's not as easy as it looks though.

 

[carbsdog]

so with the pin matches on the guide, you follow all of them and for the 3.3v, you just run a wire from the 3.3v pin where the power regulator connects and connect it to no. 32 on the ribbon. and why do you say its harder then it looks? is it just because the soldering is difficult?

 

[Hugo_Peters]

so with the pin matches on the guide, you follow all of them and for the 3.3v, you just run a wire from the 3.3v pin where the power regulator connects and connect it to no. 32 on the ribbon. and why do you say its harder then it looks? is it just because the soldering is difficult?

You'll have to solder on a 32 pin flatcable or buy an adapter.
Also you've got to buy a switch.

 

[carbsdog]

is the switch only for multi disc games?

 

[Hugo_Peters]

is the switch only for multi disc games?

No.
The switch is needed to power the WiiKey.

 

[carbsdog]

so am i correct saying that this switch disconnects the wii key momentarily? if so why the deuce would you need it?

 

[Hugo_Peters]

so am i correct saying that this switch disconnects the wii key momentarily? if so why the deuce would you need it?

Yep, that's correct and I don't know why we need it, buy Zen told me that if there's no switch, the WiiKey can't initialize it's Linux Bootloader.

 

[carbsdog]

so when do you press this button? so theoretically i would wire pin 12 on the dd slot on the motherboard to 23 on the wiikey with a switch running in between. so at what point is the switch needed?

 

[Hugo_Peters]

so when do you press this button? so theoretically i would wire pin 12 on the dd slot on the motherboard to 23 on the wiikey with a switch running in between. so at what point is the switch needed?

Watch one of Zen's videos on YouTube.
You have to press it ones in the GC menu and it powers on.

 

[xXPunisher24Xx]

How do you know which IPL Version do you have?

 

[zeturi]

I'm thinking that wiring a timer in place of a switch would do the job nicely. But, I could be wrong.

 

[carbsdog]

so pin 29 needs a switch going to ground
and 23 needs a switch as well?
i am seriously confused here because the guide says on/off lid switch in for 12 to 23, and 29 to ground needs a switch. am i correct?