Installing

From Chiip-Wiki

Installing Chiip

To install the chip, you need to open your case first. You'll need a triwing screwdriver to do this. Make your own Search the web for instructions on disassembly. A small guide with pictures can be found at Wii-Xposed

A helpful video on teardown of the Wii can be found on Youtube

You will solder to the bottom side of the dvd drive, to exactly the same pads that modchips like the Wiinja or Cyclowiz connect to.

	Locate this area and solder some small copper wire to the five solder pads marked V, G, I, O and C in this picture. Each wire should be about 15cm long. This is the most critical part of the whole project because you really need to precise. Should you have damaged one of the solder pads you might be able to use alternative soldering points.
	Now solder the wires to the pins of the remaining IC socket. Again, mind the notch of the socket
	This is how it looks in my Wii. I fixed the cable with some tape Put the chip into the IC socket now
	This is where I suggest placing the chip. Placing it here has two advantages: there is plenty of space there is an air grille just a few centimeters away, so you will be able to check the status LED even if the case is closed! (The picture on the left doesn't show the optimal placing for this though; someone should provide a better picture. The LED should be facing to the right side, below the green antenna PCB)
	The last step I did was fixing the chip with some tape so it doesn't move

An alternative method of installation

As this method means you need to reopen your Wii everytime you want to update the Chiip, you might want to consider using an alternative installation method (until DVD upgrading is enabled). Find out more here.

Let's test

Time for some testing!

Turn the Wii on - after about a second, the status LED should light, which means you were successful and you should be able to use you modded Wii now. If it blinks, check the Blinkcodes page.

You should now be having a fully functional Wii modchip - have fun!