List of Wii drivechips

An installed Wiikey, one of the most popular Wii modchips

Wii drivechips are electronic devices that modify or disable the built-in restrictions of the Nintendo Wii video game console. At present, all modchips operate by physically modifying the Wii’s DVD drive. As a result, they are often referred to as drivechips. Most modchips are capable of circumventing region coding and copy protection, which allows users to play games created in different regions, load burned discs, and use third-party homebrew software.

Drivechip issues

There have been reports of bricking (rendering the unit inoperable due to an incompatible firmware update) of a small number of Wii consoles after the installation of an update to System Menu 3.0, released on 7 August 2007, in which Nintendo warned explicitly that modded consoles could be rendered inoperable after installation.

List of drivechips

Note that all D3-compatible chips are "plug and play", limited to a 3x disc read speed, and most have issues with streaming GameCube audio. For any chip to work on a D3-2 or D4 drive, a source of external storage (i.e.- USB flash drive) is necessary.

Name	Availability	DMS/D2A Compatible	D2B Compatible	D2C Compatible	D2C2 Compatible	D2E Compatible	D3 Compatible	D3-2 / D4 Compatible	Notes
Argon/InFeCtuS	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	InFeCtuS chips are universal, can be flashed for other consoles.
Argon2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Chiip	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
CycloWiz	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No
FlatMii	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	USB only	Fix for New Super Mario Bros. Wii is proprietary, and only supported by the FlatMii team.
FlatMod	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Fix for New Super Mario Bros. Wii is proprietary, and only supported by the FlatMii team.
D2Sun	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
SunKey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
SunDriver	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	IDE/CompactFlash or SATA interface	Completely replaces the Wii's disc drive.
OpenWii	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Wasabi DX	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Can act as a Wasabi Zero after a firmware update and reinstallation.
Wasabi V1	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Wasabi V2	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Needs an update	No	No
Wasabi V3	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wasabi Zero	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Identical to the Wasabi V3, but includes a JTAG port and the ability to go solderless.
Wi-ic	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Error 001, which is in games as old as Super Smash Bros. Brawl, is not automatically patched.
Wii-Boss	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
WiiD	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
WiiFree	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Open-source drivechip.
WiiJii	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
WiiKey	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	"Quick solder" method will not work on D2B Wiis with a missing pad or cut legs. The latest firmware fixed "Error 001", but brought back issues with GameCube audio streaming.
D2CKey	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
D2Pro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
D2Lite	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Loading burned discs requires a special firmware. Units with a yellow sticker can be flashed with WiiKey 2 firmware.
WiiKey 2	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Appearance is identical to D2Lite. Early chips even had a white PCB.
DriveKey	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
WiiKey Fusion	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Via SD card	Appearance is identical to DriveKey.
Wiinja	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Wiip	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
Wiip2	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
WiiRez	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No
WODE Jukebox	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	With a USB hard drive
YAOSM	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Open-source drivechip.
Yowii	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	Open-source drivechip.
SureFire	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Based on Flatmii, no external support needed, but only runs if wii menu is 4.0 or under (will not work on wii menu 3.3)

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