Saetheer Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Hello there - Bear with my, this is my story for today. I have what I call a peculiar problem. I started up plugging in the controller and launching the CD i got with my joystick. It displayed some simple control dialogs where I could verify stuff - Worked great. I even got to fly some. However my experience in buying electronics to PC is that it comes with a fairly out-dated software on the CD so I went to saitec and downloaded Smart Technology 7_0_27_13 64Bit to my Windows 7 64bit system. Now I launched it and I was told I had some outdated drivers and it would replace them or something. No the shinnanigans started. The software told me to connect the controller, it detected it and displayed the 'Continue' button and I clicked it. It seem to start "replacing" so I went to take a piss. When I got back, all my controls were disabled, even the joystick. Nothing works. After several reboots etc. I had to unplug the joystick from the USB port and reboot my computer before I could have any mouse, keyboard or headphones. All connected to USB ports. Now I atleast have managed to systemrestore to yesterday and managed to plug the joystick in. However if I try to install any software the carnage returns. Appreciate any help / suggestion you guys might have. Oh and the stick is brand new.. (and dont start on x55, I've seen it) Thank you - Regards Saetheer
Blooze Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 If it were me I would start over by deleting everything Saitek that you can find including the joystick folder in the saved games folder. Download the latest drivers being careful to select the right ones for your system. Plug in the stick to a usb2 connection only when prompted and see what happens. Then download and install the SST software. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Saetheer Posted March 12, 2014 Author Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) Thanks for your reply I've dont all this, however I'm not 100% sure I've deleted everything. Suggestion? edit: I mean suggestion on how to find and delete evereything Edited March 12, 2014 by Saetheer
Blooze Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 Thanks for your reply I've dont all this, however I'm not 100% sure I've deleted everything. Suggestion? edit: I mean suggestion on how to find and delete evereything Click HERE for something that may be of help. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Saetheer Posted March 12, 2014 Author Posted March 12, 2014 Thanks, however I got ASUS Z87-PRO, Socket-1150 motherboard. Which seems to not have USB 2.0 ports, only 3.0......... Could that be the issue, and how can I beat this? I'm really frustrated atm. that a USB port might be the issue...
cichlidfan Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) Thanks, however I got ASUS Z87-PRO, Socket-1150 motherboard. Which seems to not have USB 2.0 ports, only 3.0......... Could that be the issue, and how can I beat this? I'm really frustrated atm. that a USB port might be the issue... That mobo has USB 2.0 on the board. You will need to use a front or rear panel USB header. They are inexpensive, under $10, at least the rear ones are. Like this rear panel unit: Edited March 12, 2014 by cichlidfan ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
TimeKilla Posted March 12, 2014 Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) Can confirm USB3 causes the stick to become very unstable. Edited March 12, 2014 by TimeKilla Spelling :joystick: YouTube :pilotfly: TimeKilla on Flight Sims over at YouTube.
Saetheer Posted March 13, 2014 Author Posted March 13, 2014 That mobo has USB 2.0 on the board. You will need to use a front or rear panel USB header. They are inexpensive, under $10, at least the rear ones are. Like this rear panel unit: Thanks, I figured I had such "front panel" but still the same issue. I don't know what to do else to return the product to the vendor, its very unfortunate. I have an open ticket with Mad Catz but they seem to ignore me..
BadWeather Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 I started to have similiar issues after changing my mobo and processor. It was bad. bluescreens and such. I read somwhere that removing or not installing the usb3 drivers would make the usb3 ports work as usb2. I did have usb2 ports on the front panel but was still having problems, so I gave it a go. This completely eliminated all the issues and crashes. I have most of the 8 usb ports in use without any issues. Now ofcourse you'll miss out on the improvement over version 2 usb, but I can't afford a better HOTAS at the moment and this solution lets me use the hardware I currently have.
Athlonic Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) I had this X52 issue as well on my Asus Formula VI. Actually there is 3 solutions : 1/ Disable xHCI USB in bios This will disable USB3.0 feature and turn them into USB2.0. Using whatever USB2.0 ports when xHCI is enabled WON'T help. This method is also better than uninstalling USB 3.0 drivers as you will still be able to activate USB 3.0 with a simple bios option toggle if you need USB3.0 awesomeness. (ie. when transferring your holidays mkv to external USB 3.0 devices ^^ ) 2/ Switch to Win8.1 Win8.1 USB3.0 drivers are quite better, honestly. X52 will work BUT : you will still suffer from X52's MFD txt display corruptions with xHCI enabled. 3/ Get an X-55 Rhino. No problem here with USB 3.0 and it is a nice upgrade over an X52. Edited March 13, 2014 by Athlonic HW : 4790K @4.6 / GTX 1080ti 11GB / 16 GB / Asus ROG Formula VI / Acer Predator 32" 4K Gsync / X-55 Rhino / Oculus Rift-S / TrackIR Combined Arms/Supercarrier/Nevada TTR/Persian Gulf/Normandy F-16C/FA-18C/AV-8B Harrier/F5-TigerII/SA342-Gazelle/M2000-C/L-39 Albatros/C-101/MiG-21/F-86F Sabre/Mi-8MTV2/UH-1H Huey/A-10C Warthog/Black Shark 2/Flaming Cliff 3/Hawk T1A(RIP) WWII : Spitfire/Bf-109 Kurfurst/Fw-190 Dora/P-51D Mustang
Saetheer Posted March 13, 2014 Author Posted March 13, 2014 I'm a big noob when it comes to drivers and such. How do I safly remove the USB 3 driver safely?
Saetheer Posted March 13, 2014 Author Posted March 13, 2014 I had this X52 issue as well on my Asus Formula VI. Actually there is 3 solutions : 1/ Disable xHCI USB in bios This will disable USB3.0 feature and turn them into USB2.0. Using whatever USB2.0 ports when xHCI is enabled WON'T help. This method is also better than uninstalling USB 3.0 drivers as you will still be able to activate USB 3.0 with a simple bios option toggle if you need USB3.0 awesomeness. (ie. when transferring your holidays mkv to external USB 3.0 devices ^^ ) 2/ Switch to Win8.1 Win8.1 USB3.0 drivers are quite better, honestly. X52 will work BUT : you will still suffer from X52's MFD txt display corruptions with xHCI enabled. 3/ Get an X-55 Rhino. No problem here with USB 3.0 and it is a nice upgrade over an X52. If you had been in close proximity of me now, I would kiss you on the mouth - Herpes or not
Blooze Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 If you had been in close proximity of me now, I would kiss you on the mouth - Herpes or not Way too much information.:puke: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Athlonic Posted March 13, 2014 Posted March 13, 2014 :megalol: HW : 4790K @4.6 / GTX 1080ti 11GB / 16 GB / Asus ROG Formula VI / Acer Predator 32" 4K Gsync / X-55 Rhino / Oculus Rift-S / TrackIR Combined Arms/Supercarrier/Nevada TTR/Persian Gulf/Normandy F-16C/FA-18C/AV-8B Harrier/F5-TigerII/SA342-Gazelle/M2000-C/L-39 Albatros/C-101/MiG-21/F-86F Sabre/Mi-8MTV2/UH-1H Huey/A-10C Warthog/Black Shark 2/Flaming Cliff 3/Hawk T1A(RIP) WWII : Spitfire/Bf-109 Kurfurst/Fw-190 Dora/P-51D Mustang
tacannav Posted July 30, 2017 Posted July 30, 2017 X-52 Freezes up solution If anyone has an X-52 Pro that freezes up try this, plug your controller into each usb port until it completely lites up, all the lights work on the controller and it doesnt freeze up, the port that does that is the port you need to use each time you use your X-52 controller, I had this problem for the longest thinking my computer was incompatible with saitek and all this other crazy stuff, not it works all the time and no longer freezes up, that should correct this problem.
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