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Re: MS Sidewinder 3d Pro "Not Connected" with WindowsME + Gigabyte/VIA AMD Athon + Soundblaster Live! Value

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From: Kurt Mayer (Intuitive Technology...
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2000 00:00
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Switch on the base of the stick is not for switching from analog to digital
(or vice-versa).  The Sidewinder determines that itself internally.

Deathwalker <ianlincoln@clara.co.ukspam> wrote in message
news:8t4oh0$oe0$1@news.creativelabs.com...
> My closest solution is change the setting on the base of the stick to
> analogue.  Then go into sw 3.02 and custom configure as a 4 button flight
> yoke.
> "Kurt Mayer (Intuitive Technology)" <kmayer@aglance.com> wrote in message
> news:8t4dtr$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
> >
> >
>
>
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From: "Kurt Mayer (Intuitive Technology)" <kmayer@aglance.com>
Subject: Re: MS Sidewinder 3d Pro "Not Connected" with WindowsME + Gigabyte/VIA AMD Athon + Soundblaster Live! Value
Date: 2000/10/25
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