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Captain, Congrats on your latest project - absolutely friggin' awesome! I am in total awe of your work. You have brought so much to so many of us - well done :) I went straight over to ED and bought this module simply because you've made this profile available.

Hi Akuma, I have been using Helios for quite some time and found this guy's tutorials very useful when I was learning how to use it. Hope you find them helpful

Hey... a GREAT idea... petition signed and comments added... I have also posted a new topic on the dangerdogz site to canvass further support: http://dangerdogz.com/forums/topic/12255-petition-calling-for-saitek-drivers-for-windows-10/

There you go... I knew there would be others suffering like me... thanks to Formsky, there is now a possible solution... I'm just about to do some more testing and will post another update if I have any more problems... Honestly, I've tried everything over the last 2 weeks to get these things working but without success until today. I was experiencing exactly the same thing as you... booting up with controllers plugged in would result in a flashing cursor in the top left-hand corner of the screen. Only way to 'kill it' was to restart the system. Then the coloured circles which spin whilst Windows 7 is loading would either freeze straight away or start to spin and then lock everything up. Of course, this meant another hard reset whereupon Windows would start to boot and then present the safety message that the previous load had failed.... I'm sure all this will be familiar to you... I've read all sorts of potential remedies which I've tried optimistically but to no avail. I have come to the conclusion the problem is something to do with the XHCI USB controllers deployed in the X99 system, something which will no doubt be addressed when new firmware is available. In the meantime, the PCIe USB 2.0 card seems to have done the trick - cost me £10 but now able to take £38 worth of unnecessary stuff back :megalol:

Hi again Formski, Fingers crossed your suggestion has worked! I found this item at a local store and decided to give it a try: http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/usb-20-1-internal-and-3-external-pci-express-card-a51hh I have all three controllers plugged in and so far the system has rebooted several times without incident. Thank you for taking the time to respond to my post.

Hi Formski, Thanks for the suggestion... I wasn't expecting too many replies - just wanted to save others some of the frustration that I've had... I had thought about trying a PCI-Express USB card (as you suggest) but decided to try another angle... there are many posts concerning USB connectivity issues which appear to have been resolved by using USB 2.0 ports. Saitek technical confirmed this is quite important. I decided to buy a USB header backplate: http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/quad-usb-a-socket-to-2x-10-pin-backplate-a17gl This connects directly to the USB 2.0 headers on the motherboard (so, leaving nothing to chance as to whether the BIOS 'smart auto' feature was delivering USB 3.0 or USB 2.0 via the onboard rear USB ports... Anyway, tried this idea but did not fix the issue. Also tried switching the powered USB hub OFF prior to booting up but of course, this did not work either. I also ordered a 4 port USB 2.0 hub which has a separate isolation switch for each of the ports but on reflection, I doubt this will work as I think the switches will only isolate the power as opposed to the data connection. So, think I might try your suggestion and see whether it works!

Hi everyone, Well, I just upgraded my system (spec as below) only to discover there is an incompatibility with my Saitek X-55 HOTAS and combat pedals. This is just a quick post to save others having the same frustration as me… As everything had worked fine on my 'old' system, I suspected the USB ports on the new mobo were faulty. I contacted the supplier and they agreed to exchange the mobo. I exchanged the mobo but this made no difference. I then tried reinstalling the OS and changing various USB settings in the BIOS. Someone suggested the problem would be resolved by connecting the controllers via a powered USB hub to a USB 2.0 port… purchased a powered hub and followed the advice but all to no avail… I then decided to report the issue to Saitek and spoke to a guy in the technical department who informed me that they are aware of this issue and currently working on a firmware upgrade. In the meantime, simply put… everything works fine provided the controllers are plugged in AFTER windows has loaded and don’t forget to unplug them before re-booting the system again. Interested to hear from anyone else who has experienced this issue and whether anyone has found a better workaround.

Hi again, Thank you for your replies... I have changed my config file and it works ... GREAT! Would appreciate someone just checking to make sure everything is 100% _ = function(p) return p; end; name = _('su25t'); Description = 'Left MFCD on the left and camera on the center' Viewports = { Center = { x = 0; y = 0; width = 5760; height = 1080; viewDx = 0; viewDy = 0; aspect = 5760/1080; } } RIGHT_MFCD = { x = 2940; y = 1080; width = 553; height = 377; } Gui= { x= 1920; y= 0; width= 1920; height= 1080; } UIMainView = Gui

Pity no-one confirmed how to do this :( I'm trying to learn Su-25T and only hearing Russian ATC whilst performing 'cold start-up', taxing to runway and taking off.

Triple Screens : ATC Messages Thanks guys... That was rapid! I'll give it a try - what about changing size / colour of font? Does this thread still work with latest version of DCSW? http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=123285

When using a single monitor, I assume the Pilot/ATC dialogue appears on the upper left-hand side of the screen and the ATC menu appears on the upper righ-hand side of the screen. I have a three screen Eyefinity setup and therefore this information is positioned in the far top corners of the two outer screens - not ideal when seated in front of the middle screen. Does anyone know if it is possible to change the default position and font size for the ATC menu and Pilot/ATC dialogue?

Just saying Hello... Hi Guys, Newbie here from the UK - just downloaded DCS World via Steam. Just as a matter of courtesy, saying Hello and looking forward to a steep learning curve!