Hi there!
Today I became part of the "throttle died club" I followed all this thread and another on other forums. I run the firmware updater. First time it didn't complete the process but something it made, since then windows could see the throttle but couldn't configure it and Targuet didn't see it at all. Windows knew that it was pluged but could not make anything with it.
I tried another firmware update and this time the leds worked again. Windows can see the throttle and let me access to the "windows config screen" for the device. Target now can see the throttle BUT the axes do not respond.
All the buttons on the throttle works properly in windows and in Target, but none of the axes work.
Anyone else is in this stage? Since I made some progresses from the "completely dead" stage to the "half alive" stage I resist to send it back to vendor.
Un Saludo!
Pd.- sorry for the english