IASGATG Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 So my throttle has stopped working. Just like to say first that yes I've contacted Thrustmaster and they still have yet to get back to me so I'm opening the solution up to the community. Throttle was working perfectly fine. Turned my PC off. Turned my PC back on and the throttle is no longer recognized, literally nothing happened overnight. When connecting it the 5 dot LED's flash on for a moment. Windows throws an error that the device cannot be recognized followed by an "invalid device descriptor" error. I Googled a solution as best I can and nothing has worked, I'll list below everything I've done. Changed USB ports including trying USB 2 and 3 and a USB powered Hub. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the TM drivers as well as my Motherboards USB drivers. I have changed the BIOS settings for XCHI (I believe it is called) to make sure that the USB ports are always set to full powered. I have pushed the autopilot and gear horn buttons down at the same time as connecting it to try and restart the bootloader. I have taken the bottom panel off and can find nothing obviously disconnected, loose or blown, but I have disconnected the ribbon cables and cleaned the contacts with a toothbrush just in case. At this point I'm out of ideas, anything think I've missed anything? Cheers.
Thick8 Posted February 26, 2016 Posted February 26, 2016 Try starting your machine with the throttle disconnected. After the machine is running for a minute or so plug in the throttle. If it works then the issue is with a Windows update. I'm researching this same issue with my mouse. If I find the answer I will post back. All of my posted work, ideas and contributions are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0,) which precludes commercial use but encourages sharing and building on for non-commercial purposes, ©John Muldoon
SinusoidDelta Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 It's very possible a transient voltage surge wiped out the microcontroller on the throttle when your computer rebooted. Not sure if it's because of poor circuit design or just quality. Hopefully it's something simple instead and TM support gets back to you soon.
qmaster312 Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 Have you tried connecting it to another pc or laptop? My system: Intel Core i7 4770K@3.5Ghz, 16Gb Crucial 1600mhz DDR3, MSI GTX660 Gaming, Scythe Mugen 4, Samung 850 EVO 500GB, Fractal Design Define R4, WD Green 2TB, Windows 10 TM Warthog, Saitek Pro Flight Cessna Rudders DCS: A10C, UH-1, F15C "When everything seem to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it..." Henry Ford
IASGATG Posted February 27, 2016 Author Posted February 27, 2016 Hey guys I've tried on a different PC and I've tried connecting it at all different stages in the boot cycle. I think some how something has blown.
qmaster312 Posted February 27, 2016 Posted February 27, 2016 (edited) [ame]http://ts.thrustmaster.com/faqs/eng/thr_eng_00140.pdf[/ame] is the method you tried? Did you also try this on a different pc? Which OS are you running? Edited February 27, 2016 by qmaster312 My system: Intel Core i7 4770K@3.5Ghz, 16Gb Crucial 1600mhz DDR3, MSI GTX660 Gaming, Scythe Mugen 4, Samung 850 EVO 500GB, Fractal Design Define R4, WD Green 2TB, Windows 10 TM Warthog, Saitek Pro Flight Cessna Rudders DCS: A10C, UH-1, F15C "When everything seem to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it..." Henry Ford
IASGATG Posted February 27, 2016 Author Posted February 27, 2016 Windows 10, I've tried holding the buttons and connecting it, same error.
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