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Disable your onboard game adapter (if available), install Sidewinder
software 3.02 and setup your joystick. In case it is still "not connected"
there is a .vxd file at Sidewinder software site that might solve things.

Stinger

"Kurt Mayer (Intuitive Technology)" <kmayer@aglance.com> wrote in message
news:8t4dtr$gkn$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> Okay, I've driven myself sufficiently crazy trying to solve this myself.
>
> I have recently built out a Gigabyte GA-7ZX Series motherboard using VIA's
> KT133 chipset with the AMD Athlon 850MHz Tbird.  This board comes with the
> SB CT5880 (PCI128) onboard, which I've disabled via a jumper because I
have
> also installed the Soundblaster Live! Value card.  The operating system is
> WindowsME and I've verified that all drivers are current for all the
devices
> installed.
>
> This all works fine together until I try to use my MS Sidewinder 3d Pro
> joystick.  It shows up as "Not Connected" in the
ControlPanel.GamingOptions
> tool.
>
> I've seemingly tried everything at this point to correct this but to no
> avail.  Has anyone else experienced this problem and been able to get
around
> it?  (by the way, I still get the same problem when I remove the SB Live
> card and connect the joystick to the onboard gameport of the PCI128)
>
> Kurt
>
>