| It happens every once in a while, that day when | | | | and you have re-enabled electricity to flow |
| your Nintendo Wii just does not want to turn on. | | | | through your electrical outlet that was not |
| There are multiple problems that can cause your | | | | outputting power. |
| Wii to not turn on. Within this article we are going | | | | Another electrical problem that can cause your Wii |
| to cover the most common problems and explain | | | | to not turn on is a power outage. After a power |
| how to correct them. | | | | outage, your Wii may not turn on if it was |
| The first problem that most be people seem to | | | | plugged in and turned on when the power first |
| overlook that causes their Wii to not turn on, is a | | | | went out. To fix this, you will need to unplug the |
| tripped fuse. This happens when too much energy | | | | power cord and then unplug every cord |
| is drawn from an electrical outlet in a room, too | | | | connected to the Wii. Let the system sit, |
| much power being drawn causes the fuse to | | | | unpowered for 5 - 10 minutes. This will cause |
| "trip" and prevent more power from going | | | | your Wii system to reset and your problem |
| through the outlet that "tripped" the fuse. This is a | | | | should be fixed. If your Nintendo Wii still won't turn |
| pretty easy fix. Go find the circuit breaker box in | | | | on, you may have a fried AC adaptor/power |
| your home; it's usually a silver or black box in the | | | | cord. So before sending your Wii to Nintendo to |
| garage or basement that has a bunch of switches | | | | get it fixed, buy a new power cord off of eBay |
| inside of it. Once you've located the box, push on | | | | for $5 - $10, or purchase one from your local |
| each "fuse" (They look like left / right flipping | | | | video game store. |
| switches) in the direction that they are facing. If | | | | If the above 2 methods don't solve your problem, |
| you find a switch that jiggles, clicks or moves a | | | | try playing your Nintendo Wii in another room, or |
| little bit when you push on it, you've discovered | | | | plugging your power cord into a different power |
| the fuse that has been "tripped". Now simply push | | | | outlet. |
| the fuse to the opposite direction that it's facing | | | | |