Hard drive not recognized... continuation
So a few days ago I posted this question:
Would this HDD and case would work? : r/WiiPiracy
and also crosspost here:
Would this HDD and case would work? : r/WiiHacks
Which ended up being taken down for being a low quality post. Despite contacting mods about it I got no answer.
Also I received several privates mentioning that my question made little sense and that if I dind't have much good to say better not post any question.
Turns out that after preparing the hard drive (Toshiba mk6475gsx 2.5” SATA) and purchasing this case UGREEN 2.5インチ HDD/SSD ケース USB3.0接続 SATA 3.0対応 it is not recognized by the Wii. I went through all the possible ways, making sure it's fat32, active partition, the cluster size, the good folder structure, MBR, etc. The message was an error as "Reinitializing devices".
If I do exactly the same thing with USB Flash drives they are all recognized. I then remembered I had an old system to connect all kinda hard drives to computers but that it comes without case, so at least I could try if that was working and... indeed, it worked! Soooo... despite that what most people told me that was not needed, it seems somehow that the hard drive needed some extra power. The "system" I'm talking about is:
AGPtek SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable for Hard Drive Disk HDD 2.5" 3.5", Compatible with USB 1.1/2.0/3.0, with External AC Power Adapter Included
AGPtek SATA/PATA/IDE Drive to USB 2.0 Adapter Converter Cable
However of course I didn't want to leave a hard drive without any case and some random cables around plus connected to a power outlet that I had kinda far from the Wii.
Then I did what people told me it was not needed... getting an y cable ( Duttek USB 3.0 Y Splitter Cable, USB 3.0 Type A Female to Dual USB Male 1 to 2 Sync Data Charging Converter Y Extension Cable Cord (One Side Only for Charging) (0.8FT/25CM) : Amazon.ca: Electronics ) to have it connected to both back USBs of the Wii. I got it yesterday thinking that was the final solution and... still not recognized. I have no clue what's going on.
a) the case is the issue?
b) the cable is the issue?
c) the USB top port is the issue?
*same case/hard drive is well recognized by computer and other places I put it, without extra power.
*connecting the same hard drive with just bare cables to a power outlet of that adapter I was referring above works on the Wii.
* USB flash drives also work well in the Wii.
* EDIT top por of the Wii *seems* to be working, at least when connecting a USB with a light it gets powered up as soon as starting the Wii.
Before identifying what I could return and what I could re-purchase, I want to get some ideas so I dont end up at the same point.
Any input on this?