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− | The '''DiscUpdate Disc''' is a disc which installs an update on a Wii console via the [[Wii System Menu]]'s update mechanism, and verifies that the update has been installed using a special program ("boot-steve"). This disc was obtained and dumped by NWPlayer123 in late 2018. | + | The '''DiscUpdate Disc''' is a disc used at authorized Nintendo repair centres. It installs an update on a Wii console via the [[Wii System Menu]]'s update mechanism, and verifies that the update has been installed using a special program ("boot-steve"). This disc was obtained and dumped by NWPlayer123 in late 2018. |
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− | The disc installs its contents through an update partition, and the actual program on the disc is just a verification tool, unlike the [[Movie-Ch Install Disc]] which installs WADs on the disc itself.
| + | While the disc does not have the autoboot value set in its ID, since it uses an update partition to install titles rather than an installer executable (like the [[Movie-Ch Install Disc]] and [[Wii Startup Disc]]), it can still function in the Wii Menu's recovery mode. |
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− | Later versions of the [[Wii System Menu]] block this disc by its ID (similar to the [[Wii Startup Disc]] ID) for unknown reasons. | + | Later versions of the [[Wii System Menu]] block this disc by its ID, similarly to how the Wii Startup Disc ID is blocked. While the disc wouldn't have any purpose if inserted a second time after its first use, it's possible that it was blocked to avoid confusion or to encourage the disposal of the disc. |
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| + | The only known version of this disc installs Wii Menu v3.0U; it's unknown if other version and region variants exist, although this is implied by the version and region being mentioned on the disc's label. |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
− | The disc was initially discovered through an image posted online in the late 2000s showing it alongside the [[Movie-Ch Install Disc]] and [[Wii Backup Disc]], then was later discovered to be for sale on [[GameDealDaily]]'s website.{{Template:WiiNavbox}} | + | The disc was initially seen in an image posted online in the late 2000s showing it alongside the [[Movie-Ch Install Disc]] and [[Wii Backup Disc]], then was later discovered to be for sale on [[GameDealDaily]]'s website.{{Template:WiiNavbox}} |
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| [[Category:Wii]] | | [[Category:Wii]] |
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| [[Category:Discs]] | | [[Category:Discs]] |