rec.autos.simulators

> > Then a few quick exchanges of "I'm sorry's" in the mailing list
> > afterwards, and it's been like this from day 1, best bunch I've ever
> > raced with, and that even includes Dave H actually, and this is why I'm
> > returning really, it's worth getting up at 4 am on a Sat to race with
> > these guys, Imola is up this weekend, should be a blast

> > Beers and cheers
> > (uncle) Goy
>   ahem...to Tom and Goy and all the rest of the fast guys in the world.  If
> you didn't have us snails to beat up on...then you'd have to beat
> yourselves.  You should all be thankful there are plenty of members to
> 'Backmarkers Annonymous'   :)
>  I suspect...since the wife is quite ANGRY with me right now, she will
> choose precisely the time  Imola is supposed to start for a session of "I
> was right, you..you don't exist."
> So you 'may' not see me there...
> dave henrie

> > > Goy, I had some luck with assigning IRQ's in the motherboard Bios routine.
> > > Not leaving it on the "Auto" selection.

> > > Assign a IRQ for the Sound Card, Modem, Nic, USB, and Video if you can.

> > > Check your PCI IRQ map, some slots share IRQ's, Move your PCI cards around
> > > to get different IRQ's.
> > > Especially the sound card and modem or nic if you are on broadband.

> > > The first attempt at doing this was to assign IRQ's and that helped some.
> > > (would spastically appear sometimes)
> > > Then I moved the Modem to a different slot and it seems to have almost
> > > disappeared.
> > > USB is disabled in motherboard bios, (unused). Modem shares PCI IRQ with
> > > USB.

> > > Of course this could all be CPU/Motherboard dependent.

> > Good suggestions, but I *think* I've got it covered

> > This PC is used for Sim racing only, so it doesn't have anything extra
> > in there, a V5 card, a SB Live and a NIC, that's it, all cards spaced
> > out as far as possible, LPT, COM and USB all disabled, as well as the on
> > board audio, but I haven't actually assigned IRQ's to the different
> > cards, but looking at the device manager I can't see any IRQ sharing
> > going on, I'll give it a try though

> Just did, the occasional spike is there when calibrating, but drove for
> an hour without it jerking to the right.......so we'll see I guess

> > I have tried to attach an old CH Flightsick I have to see if I can
> > provoke that same spike, but no luck, rock solid, so I'm thinking,
> > wheel.....somewhere ???

> > I used ALL the wiring from my old Nascar PRO, even those little
> > resistors or whatever it is that TM uses next to the pots, even replaced
> > it with a spare I had

> > Ok, talk to me guys :-)

> Obviously your home made wheel needs fresh pots.