New computer: TONS of problems!
Windows XP Media Center Edition, version 2002, sevice pack 2
HP Pavilion
AMD Athlon 64x2 dual core 4200+
984 Mhz, 960 mb RAM
ATI Radeon Xpress 200
DX 9.0c
First Problem: CH USB stick, pedals and throttle
Second problem: Aces High and maybe the dual core thing
My well-working computer is in the shop; I went out and bought a new
box off the rack so I could play Aces High 2 during spring break. I
talked to Roy in Grapevine, spent an hour with a tech from CH, and
talked to 3 guys in India.
The tech from CH figured there was a problem with the USB controller
chip or driver, so I returned the computer and got this replacement.
Same CH problems: It finds the new hardware; if I restart the computer
it won't find the hardware unless I pull out all the USB wires and plug
them into different ports. Of course, then I have to remap everything
in Aces High 2. When I use the CH Control manager, the machine will
find new hardware 6 times, then all devices are completely lost in the
game controllers window. I should mention that I've had no problem programming the CH manager in the past.
Dual core thing and Aces High: In the hangar (for instance) the page of
the clipboard that lists planes will continuously spin around 360
degrees. Of course if I go on the runway, the views flip around, I get
the don't move controls so rapidly, and the plane crashes. I tried
disabling one and the other cores as per the Hints and Tips post in the
tech forum. That didn't work and if I restart the computer, both cores
are re-enabled anyway.
There must be some simple little setting somewhere that fixes all this,
and I'll remind you that I've gone through 2 new computers with these
problems.
Thanks for your help.
