Ralstain

Well I went on ahead and ordered another d2ckey and clip. Im going to solder this clip on myself. I may have had a defective chip, but if I get the same results ill keep tring to make a good backup and see if this helps. I really think that the red light should come on no matter what (retail or backup) because that is an indication that its telling the wii how to handle the disk. After I get the new one installed Ill update you guys on my findings; and yes it was a pre-soldered clip/chip setup

also I never had any issues with drive or retail disks not working. just never saw the red light except for at powerup.