It can store any Wii games and you can store other files on the same partition if you like. This is the most compatible format type and is required if you want to install GCN games. If you do want to format to WBFS for some reason, you can use the GParted tool to prepare your drive for formatting to WBFS with Cfg.

These drives are very rare, but other format types may not work on these drives. There is one minor benefit in WBFS that it supports drives with a sector size of 4k. There are slight instabilities when deleting games on drives of this format and you cannot use the partition to store other files (i.e., it can only store Wii games). This is a format type created specifically for Wii games, however it is no longer recommended. The following sections will provide some info about each format type and why you might want to use it or not use it, as well as information on how to prepare your drive for that format if you do want to use it. If you want to play GCN games with DIOS MIOS, you must choose FAT32. If you want to use the Dolphin emulator, you should use NTFS, but otherwise it is recommended that you use FAT32. As of the v62 series, that partition can be formatted as WBFS, FAT32, NTFS or EXT. You will install your games onto a partition of the hard drive (or an SD/SDHC card).

USB Drive (Recommended for installing games but not required and not required for launching discs).

Optionally Hermes' IOS222/223 (expected in the 224 slot).

That means the handful of games that didn't work before (Metroid Prime Trilogy, Sam and Max, CSI: Deadly Intent, House of the Dead, etc.) now work perfectly. The new version of d2x allows you to bypass IOS reload. If you just want to use it for region free, then choose SD when you are given the option. Other loaders can be found here.Ĭonfigurable USB Loader does not require a hard drive, but it is recommended for installing games. We highly recommend Configurable USB Loader (known as Cfg for short) as it has the most features and the best customisability of the many USB Loaders available. This will minimise load times, generally improve performance and means you can switch which Wii game you want to play without leaving your couch. USB Loaders allow you to rip your own discs to an external USB hard drive and then run them from there.

Configurable USB Loader will copy your games to hard drive and let you play them

The newest usb loader for wii