SideWinder Force Feedback and Maxi Sound Game Theater 64
PSS ID Number: 181447
Article Last Modified on 10/30/2003
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro 1.0
- Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel 1.0
This article was previously published under Q181447
SYMPTOMS
When you use a Microsoft SideWinder game controller that is connected to
a Maxi Sound Game Theater 64 audio adapter, the joystick may not function
properly, or the Status column in the Game Controllers tool in Control
Panel may display a status of "Not Connected."
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, follow these steps:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then
click Control Panel.
- Double-click Multimedia.
- If you are running Microsoft Windows 95, click
the Advanced tab. If you are running Microsoft Windows 98,
click the Devices tab.
- Double-click Audio Devices.
- Double-click Audio for Maxi Sound Audio
Codec.
- Click Settings, and then click to select the Use
Single Mode DMA check box.
- Click OK until you return to Control Panel.
- Close Control Panel, and then restart the computer.
If the issue continues to occur, confirm that the MIDI port address
for the audio adapter is set to either 0300-0301 or 0330-0331. To do so,
follow these steps:
- Click Start, point to Settings, and then
click Control Panel.
- Double-click System.
- On the Device Manager tab,
double-click Sound, video and game
controllers.
- Double-click Maxi Sound 64 Dynamic 3D Audio Codec.
- Click the Resources tab.
- In the Resource Settings box, if one of the Input/Output
Range settings matches any of the following settings, change the
setting for that Input/Output Range:
- 0310-0311
- 0320-0321
- 0340-0341
To change an Input/Output Range setting, follow these steps:
- Click to clear the Use Automatic Settings check box.
- In the Resource Settings box, click the Input/Output
Range entry, and then click Change Setting.
- In the Edit Input/Output Range dialog box, use the up
or down arrows in the Value box to change the Input/Output
Range to one of the following values:
- 0300-0301
- 0330-0331
Make sure that the Conflict Information box confirms that the
setting you have chosen does not conflict with any other devices,
and then click OK. - Click OK. When you are prompted to continue creating
a forced configuration, click Yes.
- Click Close. If you are prompted to restart the computer,
click Yes.
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