PC DASH

[1776]

Anybody using the Saitek PC Dash?  I can't get the bloody thing to work!!! HELP!!!

[gospel]

Yes, I am using the pc dash.

If you post some of the specific problems you have been having, perhaps I could be of help  .

gospel
332nd flying mongrels

[1776]

OK, are you using the command center thingy? Are you using the 261 driver? Am using the USB X36 SGE softwaare for the stick but the command center acts like a keyboard(default mode).  Even after I unloaded SGE and created a set of commands, I try to test it on the test tab and get nothing!!  If I go to wordpad and press the PC Dash keys it prints my command I programed!! Also have th old sticky key problem like the analog X36, sometime I get 2 or 3 character from one keystroke on the keyboaard and sometimes notheing.  Any thoughts?
 

[gospel]

1776:

No, I never got the command center program to work either. Had the sticky key problem too.

Now I use the bar codes.  It somtimes takes a couple of tries to get the card to scan, but it does work.  
You may want to try scanning one of the default cards that come with the pc dash, such as the msword card.  Try scanning the card, then open notepad and try out all the commands.

Fist verify that the pc dash works with the default cards, then go and create your own   .
I usually create cards using the command center for the game(s) I play and then print them out and scan the card every time I turn on my pc.  I made a Aces high card- used the typhoon screen shot that was on this bbs a while ago for the background  .  If you want a copy, let me know.

I'm using CH hardware- joystick, throttle, and rudder, but my pc dash works fine with the CH hardware.

Let me know if scanning the default cards works!

gospel
332nd mongrels

[1776]

I think I will try to use the old software that Saitek has at the download area(rel1085)
this weekend and see if that will work. It is software just for the PC Dash. I hope I can get somthing working as the Dash would be great for the dot commands. hehee one can never have enough buttons  !!!

Thanks for your input!!

[1776]

WHAAAA WHOOOOO!!!!  Party,party, got the DASH working  !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All it took was a new mother board.

Now if AH will add alot more commands, hehee, I got the buttons now:Saitek X36 and working PC Dash!!!

Party, Party!!!