SideWinder: List of Hardware with Compatibility Issues

ID: Q194490

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft SideWinder 3D Pro, version 1.0
Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Pro, version 1.0
Microsoft SideWinder Force Feedback Wheel, version 1.0
Microsoft SideWinder FreeStyle Pro, version 1.0
Microsoft SideWinder game pad, version 1.0
Microsoft SideWinder Precision Pro, version 1.0
Microsoft SideWinder Game Controller software version 3.0

SUMMARY

This article contains a list of sound cards, game cards, computers, and chipsets that are known to have compatibility issues with SideWinder Game Controllers.

MORE INFORMATION

The following sound cards, game cards, computers, and chipsets have known compatibility issues with SideWinder game controllers.

NOTE: SideWinder game devices are designed to work with only one game port installed. You may experience erratic joystick or game pad behavior if more than one game port is installed in the computer.

Diamond Multimedia Monster Sound Cards

The Monster sound card drivers included with Microsoft Windows 98 are not compatible with the SideWinder Game Controller Software 3.0.

To resolve this issue, run the F3remove.exe program on the Diamond Monster Sound installation CD-ROM to remove the Windows 98 drivers.

After you remove the Windows 98 drivers, install the Diamond drivers from the CD-ROM, or download and install the latest version of the drivers from the following Diamond Multimedia Web site:

http://www.diamondmm.com

ESS Sound Cards

You may experience erratic game control or poor game performance if you connect your SideWinder game controller to the game port on an ESS-based sound card.

To resolve this issue, configure the sound card to use single-mode DMA.

Maxi Game Theatre 64

When you connect a SideWinder game pad to the game port on a Maxi Game Theatre 64 sound card, and then connect a SideWinder game controller to the game port connector on the game pad, you may experience erratic game controller behavior.

To resolve this issue, connect your SideWinder game controller directly to the game port on the sound card.

Media Vision Sound Cards

You may experience erratic game control or poor game performance if you connect a digital SideWinder game controller to the game port on a Media Vision sound card.

To resolve this issue, install the MS-DOS drivers for the sound card in addition to the Windows 95/98 drivers. If you use a SideWinder 3D Pro joystick and you still experience problems, switch the SideWinder 3D Pro to analog mode.

For information about how to configure Media Vision sound cards, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q172934 ActiMates/SideWinder: Configuring Media Vision Sound Cards

MiroConnect 34 Sound Card

You may experience erratic game control if you connect a digital SideWinder game controller to the game port on a MiroConnect sound card.

To resolve this issue, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q172730 ActiMates/SideWinder: Configuring Miroconnect 34 Sound Cards

IBM MWave Sound Card

You may experience erratic game control if you connect a digital SideWinder game controller to the game port on an IBM MWave sound card.

To resolve this issue, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q172624 ActiMates/SideWinder: Configuring IBM MWave Sound Cards

Opti Sound Cards

You may experience erratic game control or poor game performance if you connect your SideWinder game controller to the game port on an Opti-based sound card.

To resolve this issue, configure the sound card to use single-mode DMA. For information about how to configure single-mode DMA on an Opti-based sound card, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q172697 ActiMates/SideWinder: Configuring Opti Sound Cards

Quick Shot PCMCIA Game Card

You may experience erratic game control if you connect a digital SideWinder game controller to a Quick Shot PCMCIA card.

To resolve this issue, contact your hardware manufacturer to obtain the latest version of the drivers for the game card.

TeleVideo TeleWave Q32/SRS

You may experience erratic game control or poor game performance if you connect a digital SideWinder game controller to the game port on a TeleWave Q32/SRS sound card.

To resolve this issue, install the MS-DOS drivers for the sound card in addition to the Windows 95/98 drivers. If you use a SideWinder 3D Pro joystick and you still experience problems, switch the SideWinder 3D Pro to analog mode.

For information about how to configure the TeleVideo TeleWave Q32/SRS sound card, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q172649 ActiMates/SideWinder: Configuring TeleVideo TeleWave Sound Cards

Toshiba Tecra 720 Notebook Computer

If you connect your digital SideWinder game controller to the game port on your Toshiba Tecra 720 notebook computer, the computer may not detect the game controller, or you may experience erratic game control or poor game performance. This behavior can occur if the computer is running in Low power mode.

To resolve this issue, configure the computer to run in Full power mode. For information about how to configure the computer to run in Full power mode, see your hardware documentation.

Incompatible Devices

The game ports on the following devices are not compatible with digital SideWinder game controllers:

ASound Plus - Avance Logic ALS 100+ chipset
BTC 1815-Analog Devices 1815 SoundComm chipset
Chromatic Research !MPACT, !MPACT 2 sound cards
CMI8330 Audio Codec
Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 SCSI-1

NOTE: The game ports on all other Sound Blaster cards are compatible with digital SideWinder game controllers.

Cyrix MediaGX, including the built-in game port on the Compaq Presario 2120 and 2200
Diamond Multimedia Edge 3D multimedia adapter
Digital Research DRSound3D - Avance Logic ALS 100+ chipset
ESS978-based Laptop Docking Stations

NOTE: If your laptop uses the ESS18xx chipset and does not have a game port, your docking station probably uses the ESS978 chipset.

Hewlett-Packard HP4000CT laptop docking station
New Media Systems Game Jammer PC card
Roland RAP 10/AT
Toshiba Tecra 700CT notebook computer

To use a SideWinder game controller with these devices, install a standard game port or PCMCIA game card in the computer, and then disable the game port on the device. If you have a SideWinder 3D Pro joystick, you can use it in Analog mode.

The third-party products discussed here are manufactured by vendors independent of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding these products' performance or reliability.

Additional query words: 1.00 3.00 side winder gamepad connected adapters

Keywords : kb3rdparty kbhw sidewinder kbref kbimu
Version : WINDOWS:1.0,3.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbinfo