How can I use older SD cards with a Wii today?
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MellowOrbit42
I'm trying to play Retro Rewind on my Nintendo Wii for the first time in years, but the installed version is so old that the automatic update no longer works. I removed the SD card, which still works, and then realized that most newer computers don't seem to have a full-size SD card slot anymore. What's the easiest way to read, load, or update files on an older SD card so I can get Retro Rewind—and possibly CTGP—working again?
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Small correction: these are SD memory cards, not SD-RAM. SD-RAM is a completely different type of computer memory. For your Wii, use a regular SD or SDHC card, or a microSD card in a proper SD adapter. SDXC cards generally won’t work.
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You can read the card with a USB SD-card reader. If you only have a microSD card, put it into a full-size SD adapter; the Wii can usually use it the same way. Just avoid SDXC cards, since the Wii has compatibility limits. Standard SD cards up to 2 GB work, and SDHC cards up to 32 GB are supported when the Wii is running system software 4.0 or newer.
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PixelHarbor19: The Wii does support SDHC cards on system software 4.0 and later, so a 32 GB SDHC card should be fine once the system is updated.
MellowOrbit42: Thanks, that clears it up. I’ll try a USB reader and check the card type and Wii software version.