[simpits-tech] Saitek X36 weirdness

Gene Buckle simpits-tech@simpits.org
Wed, 8 May 2002 07:13:33 -0700 (PDT)


> I've gotten a strange problem with my X35/X36 UB combo under Win98.
>
> More often than not the machine refuses to boot if the Saitek is
> connected. And if I unplug the Saitek, boot the machine and then
> re-connect the Saitek - sometimes it just won't see it.
>
> Anyone else seen this problem?
>
It sounds like you've got some kind of grounding short with either the USB
port or the joystick itself.  Have you tried the joystick on another
computer?  What about a different USB device on the problem machine?

g.