SINGLE TOOTH Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 So i traded a computer for a Wii. I'm starting to get a little paranoid about the sounds my Wii is making. When you first turn the unit on, and there is a disc in, you can hear the drive working. I never noticed this on other people's wiis.. Also, right before I just turned the system off, I was playing some Wii sports, and I thought the CPU fan in my computer was humming, but it turned out to be the wii reading the disc. Anyone else have a loud Wii? Should it be cause for concern? I don't have a reciept for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Yeah I can hear it chug away when it's reading the disc. Sometimes the volume varies depending on the printing on the disc also, if it's more raised you get more noise. I have DVDs that make a hell of a row in my similarly slot-loading Mac drive. I wouldn't worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Your Wii is fine. They are all like that. It's just the beast in action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SINGLE TOOTH Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 Whew. The guy I got it from doesn't always take the best care of his stuff, so I was getting a Wii bit worried. Also, it doesn't play Music CDs? WTF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Yes..the Wii has one of the loudest or noisest DVD drive mechanisms I've ever heard. Mine makes a heck of a noise almost sounding like it is grinding at times when loading and reading some of the release games. However, I've noticed with newer titles like MP3, SMG, and Dewy that is has gotten much more quite. I used to also have an issue with my Wii killing comms with the remotes and leaving a blank screen. Thankfully since the 3.0 update, this seems to have disappeared completely!!! Anyway, yeah, I wouldn't worry about the noises you hear from the DVD drive. Have you heard it "beep" yet? That threw me the first time I heard it do that. Doesn't do it nearly as often as it did new, but that "beep" from the DVD drive when turning it on and off and loading games used to really freak me out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SINGLE TOOTH Posted November 21, 2007 Author Share Posted November 21, 2007 Yes..the Wii has one of the loudest or noisest DVD drive mechanisms I've ever heard. Mine makes a heck of a noise almost sounding like it is grinding at times when loading and reading some of the release games. However, I've noticed with newer titles like MP3, SMG, and Dewy that is has gotten much more quite. I used to also have an issue with my Wii killing comms with the remotes and leaving a blank screen. Thankfully since the 3.0 update, this seems to have disappeared completely!!! Anyway, yeah, I wouldn't worry about the noises you hear from the DVD drive. Have you heard it "beep" yet? That threw me the first time I heard it do that. Doesn't do it nearly as often as it did new, but that "beep" from the DVD drive when turning it on and off and loading games used to really freak me out... My Psone beeps and I have a few othter computer drives that beep, so that really wouldnt have freaked me out as much as the kinda whirring and clicking noises. But these responses have really relaxed me about the situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari5200 Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 i doubt it's louder than the 360. that's about the only thing I don't like about my 360 is the drive is very loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Yeah mine makes that noise too, don't worry. Worst optical drive noise ever = Dreamcast. -T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scumdogg Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Also, it doesn't play Music CDs? WTF? Why would you want it to? It's a video game console. CD players are like $20. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 I like they way that, even though it could easily have done so, it doesn't do CDs or DVDs. This is Nintendo for you, they're not interested in being the 'home hub', it's a games machine, pure and simple. And it tells you what the weather is.. In case you want to take your DS outside.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Worst optical drive noise ever = Dreamcast. Is the Wii louder than the DC? I always thought it was the noisiest system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scumdogg Posted November 21, 2007 Share Posted November 21, 2007 Worst optical drive noise ever = Dreamcast. Is the Wii louder than the DC? I always thought it was the noisiest system. As far as the pure terror that your lens assembly is going to shoot out the side of your console, nothing beats the Dreamcast. My 360 and Wii both seem to run pretty comparably loud, but the clickiness on the Wii is worse than the 360. The Wii is a real mystery because it shouldn't really be doing anything above and beyond the quiet GameCube. Nothing's louder than a Dreamcast though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SINGLE TOOTH Posted November 22, 2007 Author Share Posted November 22, 2007 Also, it doesn't play Music CDs? WTF? Why would you want it to? It's a video game console. CD players are like $20. A video game console that you can surf the web, get news, forcasts,etc.... I just wanted to listen to a lousy cd. whatever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmpddytim Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Worst optical drive noise ever = Dreamcast. Is the Wii louder than the DC? I always thought it was the noisiest system. Dreamcast is FAR louder than the Wii. -T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted November 22, 2007 Share Posted November 22, 2007 Yeah, the Wii sounds like it is going to take off or something! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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