Old Wii with OpenWii modchip, do I need to mess with it?

Hey everyone,

I can't find exactly what I'm looking for because the modding scene has become more vast with new styles of hacking and more Wii versions.

I have a pretty old wii so I imagine it's considered a first gen. Back in around 08 I hardmodded it with OpenWii - I think version 2.4.
OpenWii at the time was supposed to be really good but I remember the project was pretty much abandoned not long after I installed the chip.
I also think I may have softmodded it too because I remember putting the Homebrew channel on it, though maybe the hardmod allowed for that...?

I've been extremely busy with school for years so I haven't used my Wii in a long time. Being that I haven't turned it on in so long, I'm a little scared to.

So I'm here for advice!

Is there anything I need to do before turning on the Wii? Obviously, given the choice I won't just update the Wii willynilly. But I'm scared of a forced update or anything I might need to do or avoid. Also I would like to know if there are updates I should make to the OS/firmware/mods to bring me up to date.

TLDR:
Old Wii with Openwii 2.4. Probably also has a softmod because I have homebrew channel. Haven't turned it on in years. I don't know Wii's OS version.
What do I need to do to ensure its safety? Any changes/updates/improvements I should make?


Thanks for your help!!

You don't need to do anything special, just follow the Softmod Any Wii guide and you should be all set.

Thanks for your response!

So I read the guide and I noticed it says not to worry about any existent softmods because they will be overwritten - great! But it never speaks of hardmods. Is there anything I need to know about relating to my hardmod? Or basically am I ignoring the fact that I even have a hardmod now? Does it give me any benefits in terms of playing backups on disc or watching dvd movies? Or anyway I can do that all with the softmod?

U can do it all with the softmod and they can also work in tandem but most people would use usb loading anyway and so bypass the modchip all together

Thank you! Gonna tackle it now. Let me say this site makes it very easy to get filled in and modding very quickly :)