Can I put a wheel, say the TM Pro Digital 2, on the USB port for racing,
and then use a game pad or a joystick, on the game port for NHL2001 or
other non-racing game, and they both work for the respective games?
If so, how do I set it up?
You can certainly try, whether it works or not will depend on the individual
games. I have a USB steering wheel for racing sims and a FF pro joystick in
the gameport for flight sims and it works a treat with both connected.
Setting it up should be no more complicated than connecting both devices and
installing both sets of drivers. If only one device appears in the Game
Controllers list in the Control Panel, then you can try to add the second
one manually.
"Dwayne White" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Can I put a wheel, say the TM Pro Digital 2, on the USB port for racing,
> and then use a game pad or a joystick, on the game port for NHL2001 or
> other non-racing game, and they both work for the respective games?
>
> If so, how do I set it up?
Yes you can, but some programmers haven't taken advantage of all the
inputs direct x can supply. So you might have to go into the control
panel/game controller section and remove the wheel, then make sure the game
pad is on controller input #1. When you want to drive, you reverse the
process, removing the gamepad and re-installing the wheel.
Other games are more sophisticated, and will see the gamepad on the #2
position, so it is a trial and error kind of situation.
dave henrie
"Dwayne White" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Can I put a wheel, say the TM Pro Digital 2, on the USB port for racing,
> and then use a game pad or a joystick, on the game port for NHL2001 or
> other non-racing game, and they both work for the respective games?
>
> If so, how do I set it up?
i can't help you, but i can say: Doesn't NHL2001 kick butt? MAN its awesome!
Dwayne White <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> Can I put a wheel, say the TM Pro Digital 2, on the USB port for racing,
> and then use a game pad or a joystick, on the game port for NHL2001 or
> other non-racing game, and they both work for the respective games?
>
> If so, how do I set it up?
It worked when I hooked them both up. Thanks to everybody that replied.
And yes, NHL2001 does rock! My team if from the old WHA, the Cincinnati
Stingers.
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