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ACT Labs Force RS - noise ?

4 posts by 4 people · 19 Jun 1999 - 02 Jul 1999

Herman Ibur 19 Jun 1999#475076
Hello, I recently bought a ACT Labs Force RS and I think it is great for the force feedback quality. But I have one minor point and that is: I think the steering of this wheel does not run very smoothly (You have to use much power to move the steering from left to right, and if you do that you hear the steering go from left to right (I hear it also in games), I think this noise is a minor point of the wheel. Do other steering wheels have this same problem ? Now my question: do you think the same about those points or do I have a wheel with a failure ? The second problem I have is the new driver software from ACT Labs (download): I use them in Windows 98 and have the serial version of this wheel, and in the control panel (under game controllers), the examples of force feedback (like wooden bridge etc) are not working ! Many thanks.
The new drivers didn't work for me either. However, I did install the I-force reference drivers from www.force-feedback.com and they work well. They give you separate brake and accelerator axes. The wheel is somewhat noisy but I can live with that. Al Laughlin
tecsuppor 02 Jul 1999#477480
Hi All, The problems you are experiencing have to do with the incomplete removal of the old drivers. In the "readme.txt" file that comes with the latest drivers are detailed instructions on un-installing the drivers and starting fresh. If you did in fact follow the instructions, I suspect you missed the part about removing the Force RS entries from the list of devices that pops up in game controllers when you click on "add" on the general page. Read the instructions carefully and note that you are supposed to bring up the device list by clicking on "add", highlight the Force RS entry (of which there are probably two) and then press the delete key ***on the keyboard*** to remove it. Repeat steps until all Force RS entries are gone. Next, you remove any Force RS entries from the device manager. Then, remove the "immersioncorporationACT?????.inf" files from the c:\windows\inf\other" folder. Finally, re-boot the PC and re-install the drivers when windows re-detects the wheel (wheel must be connected and powered on, of course). This should solve the problem. Regards, Zenon ACT LABS Technical Support On Sat, 19 Jun 1999 20:07:19 -0600, "Sympatico News"
Quoted text (36 lines)>The new drivers didn't work for me either. >However, I did install the I-force reference drivers from >www.force-feedback.com and they work well. >They give you separate brake and accelerator axes. >The wheel is somewhat noisy but I can live with that. >Al Laughlin >> Hello, >> I recently bought a ACT Labs Force RS and I think >> it is great for the force feedback quality. >> But I have one minor point and that is: I think >> the steering of this wheel does not run very smoothly >> (You have to use much power to move the steering from >> left to right, and if you do that you hear the steering go from left >> to right (I hear it also in games), I think this noise is a minor point >> of the wheel. Do other steering wheels have this same problem ? >> Now my question: do you think the same about those points or >> do I have a wheel with a failure ? >> The second problem I have is the new driver software from ACT Labs >> (download): I use them in Windows 98 and have the serial version of >> this wheel, and in the control panel (under game controllers), the >> examples >> of force feedback (like wooden bridge etc) are not working ! >> Many thanks.

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