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I have a Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro-joystick.

Problem is that the joystick one times works, other times not!
It is even so that while flying sometimes the joystick stops working!
I have to restart, and then he works (sometimes) fine.

The connectors are all good connected. If the joystick works, he is perfect! All funcitons works.
It is automatic detection bij Microsoft. I put in the Joystick and XP plops a windows with FOUND SOMETHING!!!!

But the problem stays... some times he works, some time he is really 100% dead.
In Config-screen is than NOT CONNECTED the view that i get.

Does anybody knows a reason or solution?

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:22 pm Post subject:

How old is the joystick, and how frequently do you use it?

Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 12:42 pm Post subject:

Hardware can get finickey.

Try going into Device Manager and "delete" the joystick. This may clear out some potential bugs.

Go back into Control Panels and "Install New Hardware".

Perhaps this will give you a clean setup. Cool

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 9:48 am Post subject:

The joystick is (i think) 4 years old, but still in good condition.
I removed and re-installed the joystick about 300 times.

1 thing more: while flying sometimes suddenly the gear goes out or the Kneeboard is coming up!
I dont press something!

I think he is old and hast to be replaced.... i dont like that. Evil or Very Mad

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 11:44 am Post subject: Or maybe.......

I know this probably wont affect the outcome, but sometimes its not the device but rather, the cable that could be at fault. Try watching your hardware devices screen in the windows control panel and gently bend and twist the cable a small section at a time.

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 12:13 pm Post subject:

Well in 99% cases it is the cable, I had a similar ptoblem with my mouse. it'd go inssane, start clicking all the time, jumping around...turns out the tthe cable had a short somewhere.

Posted: Mon Oct 18, 2004 2:11 pm Post subject:

Ok so check this one out- I download a new addon plane and fire up fs9 and start to fly when i noticed my jowstick(SIATEK CYBORG 3-D GOLD) isnt working, i try to inable it and it isnt even there...I restart, and reboot the comp and still no joystick. Some how the software has been totaly uninstalled.So i have to totaly reinstall the whole thing.This has happend on a number of occasions but only with some addon aircraft....What the?? Mad

Posted: Wed Oct 20, 2004 1:29 pm Post subject:

Reinstalling doenst work.
I have opened the joystick (and the computer) and checked all cables.

The problem was that a cable-connector of 16-pins not was perfectly well-connected in the joystick itselfs.

So I put it right and the problem is solved!!!!!!
So it was something with the cables!

What I found out is that there are 4 iron balls in my joystick.... but why?