Hi all,
I'm having trouble keeping the FF settings under N2003.
Most of the time when I go to a track the wheel (MS FF Sidewinder) goes from
it's "centered" position, (which I have always assumed to be it's "force
activated" position)
to a, for lack of a better term, "slack" postion which offers no force
resistance at all. If I go into the options menu, change for "direct input"
driver to "generic" and then back to direct input, re-calibrate and then
re-assign, it's fine.
The wheel itself works fine but this process is somewhat cumbersome,
especially in online races.
Can anyone help or have any ideas?
Thanks,
Timmy

Same prob here.

"Timmy Ferrell" <tferrell (AT) cinci (DOT) rr.com> wrote

Mine is the all black version, and I have the opposite problem, Mine acts
like it loads a profile other than the one I have created for Nascar, you
know where you set deadzone, separate pedals, then low FF, and zero
centering forces then save profile... if someone resets the server I get
some other "profile" (but still mine is selected). I have the joystick
shortcut to the control panel on desktop, and usually I have it opened up so
the MS software is up... so when this happens I usually hit the windows key
(park the car 1st of course), into the control panel applet select another
profile ( I have 4 of them in a row set identical) go back into the game and
all is fine... takes a minute though. I have missed start of race due to
this...

What is weird to me is that with my older BX6 motherboard with the 1000 mhz
chip, and same install of XP I never ever had this problem. I assumed it
was all just me, because I upgraded and had XP do a REPAIR on itself.

Guess Ill have to format and try soon, but time.. I think there is a "
<<please Im not sure how it was worded either>> certain Chipset-sidewinder
software patch" at the MS site BTW Have you guys tried this yet? seems to
be reading that a lot of USB with VIA chipset thing is a problem but Im not
really sure on that.


"Steve Smith" <blowbackNO.SPAM (AT) rochester (DOT) rr.com> wrote

The latest Sidewinder patch I could find on MS's site was dated 2001, during
the reign of the *first* Sidewinder FF wheel (all-black ver.).

"Mitch Wing (PlowBoy)" <Stingre.At (AT) nospam (DOT) yahoo.com> wrote

I suspect it's that fully WinXP WHQL Certified SideWinder 4.0 software that
says it isn't compatible at install and hasn't been updated in 5 years

Sorry, I just can't help but bring that up from time to time. It's just so
hilarious to me.

Seriously, the drivers for SideWinders ARE very, very long-in-the-tooth. My
SideWinder does some of this goofy stuff too, but only when NOT in the game.
Once I'm in the game it is ok.

-Larry

"Mitch Wing (PlowBoy)" <Stingre.At (AT) nospam (DOT) yahoo.com> wrote