What does this mean to you, the end user?
Installing USB Loader GX and Setting Up Your Hard Drive
Why USB Loader GX?
There are more than a few USB loaders available but we selected USB Loader GX for this tutorial.
Remember, keep the folder structure the same!
A channel is actually an program installed on the Wii.
but it’s possible for you to play without an SD card in the Wii.
If you’re still curious you’re able to reada point-by-point comparison here.
Plug in your USB drive to the USB port on the back of the Wii.
Start up the Wii and execute the Homebrew channel.
Listed under your apps you’ll see USB Loader GX.
If it isn’t there then you’ve failed to properly copy it to your/apps/directory.
Go ahead and format the drive in WBFS format.
WBFS is the Wii’s custom format system and it’s best to stick with it.
At this point you’re ready to start backing up your games.
You’ll never need to use a computer if you don’t want to.
All the backing up and loading is done with the Wii disc drive and the external HDD.
Pop in any of your game discs into the Wii while USB Loader GX is running.
The game is only 0.5GB.
Even a 200GB hard drive can hold more Wii games than you could even get around to playing.
Once you’ve copied your first game you might notice that it’s missing the cover art.
When cover art is missing you just get a box cover with a question mark on it.
That’s no fun, now is it?
Press 1 on your Wiimote to dive into the Cover Download menu.
Whether your get the normal covers or the 3D covers is a personal choice.
We’ve used the 3D covers throughout this tutorial, they look pretty swanky.
Now you might suck games right up onto your hard drive, no mod-chip or hardware hacking required.
