rec.autos.simulators

by **Scott R. Lun** » Fri, 31 Jul 1998 04:00:00

I just put in a used AWE64 soundcard in my second computer. Sound works
fine, and the gameport works in DOS, but I can't get either my joystick
or wheel to show up in Win95 DX5 Game Controllers. In Device Manager, I
don't see any conflicts at all for the device. I removed the gameport
from DM and it reinstalled when I rebooted, and I reinstalled DX5 -
still no luck.
When I click on "Add" a device, nothing shows up. Here's the IO address
it shows in DM: 0200-0207. I try to change it, but I can't change this
value - it says that this resource setting cannot be modified. Please
help! I don't understand this, as the port works just fine in DOS.

by **MeatWate** » Sat, 01 Aug 1998 04:00:00

In this case, I'd say that the card apears to be ***ed. DON'T EVER BUY ANY
USED STUFF FOR YOUR COMPUTER!!!!! The money you'll save is never worth the
risk what screwed hardware could do to your computer and/or you data. I know
a case where somebody bought a used monitor. A month later his whole house
burned down due to a failure of that monitor. Think of it.

by **Peter Viet** » Sun, 02 Aug 1998 04:00:00

BS. What does Nacamar sell?

Subject: Re: Can't Get AWE64 Gameport To Work In Win95 - Help!
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1998 14:54:34 +0200

Organization: Nacamar Data Communications
Newsgroups: rec.autos.simulators

> In this case, I'd say that the card apears to be ***ed. DON'T EVER BUY ANY
> USED STUFF FOR YOUR COMPUTER!!!!! The money you'll save is never worth the
> risk what screwed hardware could do to your computer and/or you data. I know
> a case where somebody bought a used monitor. A month later his whole house
> burned down due to a failure of that monitor. Think of it.

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by **Robb low** » Fri, 14 Aug 1998 04:00:00

Ok ya lame-O's, its NOT the card, or the port. Its a bug that 95/98 DirectX
has with the AWE64 cards, be they value, or gold. Theres really only two
things you can do. One, unplug and replug the joystick in a few times with
the game controller window open, and watch for it to see it < OK> 2nd, you
can leave it plugged in, and on the game controller window click remove, and
then add, adding the joystick you have < I bet you have a sidewinder? they
seem to be the worst about it, which is funny since they are MS stuff > You
might have to do this 4 or 5 times. I usually wiggle the stick as I click
add, sometimes the signal will help it see it.

-=Robb

PS - go download DirectX 6, it might help you. It didnt me, but it might for
you.