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MSFF Help

Paul Jage

MSFF Help

by Paul Jage » Thu, 12 Nov 1998 04:00:00

Just bought the MSFF wheel. However, I have a Thrustmaster
dual game card and although the wheel will work on  one of
the ports, the FF will not. I understand that the wheel works through
the sound card, should I presume this was disabled when the duel card
was fitted as the wheel will not work in any other port? If this is the
case,
how do I get the FF to work?
Any help appreciated
Ronald Stoeh

MSFF Help

by Ronald Stoeh » Fri, 13 Nov 1998 04:00:00


> Just bought the MSFF wheel. However, I have a Thrustmaster
> dual game card and although the wheel will work on  one of
> the ports, the FF will not. I understand that the wheel works through
> the sound card, should I presume this was disabled when the duel card
> was fitted as the wheel will not work in any other port? If this is the
> case,
> how do I get the FF to work?
> Any help appreciated

It uses the Midiport for FF, so a dedicated game card will not support
the
FF effects. The game ports on new soundcards are so good, that you don't
really need the game card. Get rid of this (probably) ISA card and use
the soundcard gameport.

l8er
ronny

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kiddo?"

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Larr

MSFF Help

by Larr » Sat, 14 Nov 1998 04:00:00

You cannot use the MSFFW on the ACM Game Card.  The MSFFW must be used
on a sound card.

Why?

Because Microsoft, instead of using USB or a serial port, uses the MIDI
signal lines in Sound Cards's Game Adapter Port to send the
force-feedback signals to the wheel...

I don't like it either :(

-Larry


> Just bought the MSFF wheel. However, I have a Thrustmaster
> dual game card and although the wheel will work on  one of
> the ports, the FF will not. I understand that the wheel works through
> the sound card, should I presume this was disabled when the duel card
> was fitted as the wheel will not work in any other port? If this is the
> case,
> how do I get the FF to work?
> Any help appreciated


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