Wii freezes while loading data

First off make sure your clear data is not on easy mode.(suggested by red background behind data) Next make sure there is no other data on easy mode, after you check that and delete all easy mode files on the mem card it should work =)

try pressing the - and + on the remote right after you turn we on...hold down throuhg the saftey screen. this will disable the message board....if it works you have a corrupt message.....havent yet figured out how to clear the bad message...We reformatted ours, and lost our games and storage stuff...its like reformatting your computer. although everything you buy at the store will let you redownload for nothing...

Here is what I got from Wikipedia:

If a Gamecube memory card with a cleared Path of Radiance save is inserted, data can be transferred from the save file. Path of Radiance characters who have attained high statistics or weapon ranks will receive corresponding boosts to their Radiant Dawn counterparts. Transferred A-level supports become Bond supports in Radiant Dawn, and the support conversations unlocked can be read in a support library after the game is completed. However there is a bug with this feature that causes the Wii to freeze when any Easy Mode data is present in the Gamecube memory card. Although Nintendo has not officially announced that they are currently working on a fix, they have said in e-mails that they "are aware of this issue and are currently looking to see what solutions may be possible." Currently the only solution to this problem besides not using this feature is to simply delete any Easy Mode save data and using the save date of a completed Normal or Hard Mode game.

The discs aren't damaged, but they were printed incorrectly.
If you send it in they will send you a new disc that works fine, i've gotten mine back, and it works fine.
I don't know about the hard damage problem though... so call nintendo and ask them.

hmm interesting

first time i did that i had my volume full blast and scared the heck out of me.

Now you can exchange your old disk with a new one that will fix the problem for free.. If you played the gamecube game on hard or normal then you need not to worry about doing that.

see, no, erasing all easy doesnt work for me... each time, it STILL buzzes! one HARD file, just the one, and it's cleared. no cheats, no hacks, just the one file. yet still, it DOESNT work. i am not sending my game in, because there isnt a single dust mark, and everyone who has ever burned a disc should know that once data is on the disc, it cant be altered unless you make a brand new one.

If you call nintendo, they'll fix it for you if you send it in... I haven't gotten mine back yet, but it should be back soon

I have the same problem and want to know how many of you have cooling systems hooked up....