Instructions
Power on your Nintendo Wii. From the home menu, navigate to the email section. Add your existing personal email address to the address book.
Wait up to one hour to receive an email from the Wii system. Access this email from your personal email on a computer.
Reply to the email. The contents of the email reply do not matter. You may leave the email blank if you wish.
Navigate to the Wii home menu. You will receive a notification at the bottom that you have an email waiting for you to open. Do not open this email. As long as it remains unopened, the blue drive light will continue to stay lit.