Flightpanels , Windows 10 & AMD processors
Hi all ,
I have spent the last 2 days trying to track down why usb devices re-numerated with windows 10 I posted it here as I the problem started when I tried to Intergrate the saitek panels with DCS. Thanks to Artur who developed the program.
Ok so I started with a Clean install of Win 10. That picked up most of my drivers ( no errors or exclamation marks in the Device Manager )
Then Installed DCS.
And then DCS Bios & Flight panels .
Everything seemed to work perfectly for the first hour , then all of a sudden the radio panel switch itself off along with the switch panel , warthog throttle & joystick .
I had a quick look at flight panels and refreshed it ( two green arrows) and it told me the device ID had changed for the switch panel.
this happened at random times throughout the day.
Eventually found 2 causes ,
Firstly New USB hubs have an inbuilt power saving mode, But that can be disabled in the registry ( links provided below)
Secondly and more importantly.
AMD Processors require the chipset driver to be installed , ALTHOUGH windows 10 picks it up correctly the chipset drivers need to be installed.
Also install the drivers for the saitek panels, ( I know they are not required but there is some Information VID & PID that it installs.
Because I had the problem with the warthog I installed the drivers for this too.
Link for disabling enhanced power management is here
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/usbcoreblog/archive/2013/11/08/help-after-installing-windows-8-1-my-usb-device-doesn-t-charge-or-it-disconnects-and-reconnects-frequently.aspx
Hopefully this helps a few people and with the impending release of windows 10 it might just help a few more ..