I think my TrackIR 3 Pro just broke
Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 1:20 am
I've used my TrackIR 3 Pro with Vector Expansion for 4 months and it's wonderful...I'll never go back to anything less.
After 4 months of flawless usage, I think my TrackIR 3 Pro broke last night.
* The TrackIR 3 Pro seemed to suddenly lose power. There was no red, green or blue light. Nothing.
* The WindowsXP Professional operating system crashed and wouldn't re-boot. I had to re-boot in safe mode.
* The Device Manager showed no conflicts on the TrackIR 3 Pro.
* I used System Restore and restored it to a time 4 hours earlier when everything worked fine.
* I started the TrackIR software, but it got no data from the TrackIR3 Pro.
* I shut down the TrackIR software, waited 30 seconds, unplugged the TrackIR3 Pro, waited another 30 seconds, plugged it back in and tried the software again. The TrackIR software wouldn't load.
* I tried the TrackIR3 Pro in a different USB port, it seemed to be recognized fine by WindowsXP, but again the TrackIR software application wouldn't start.
* I unplugged the TrackIR3 Pro completely, and then I was able to start the TrackIR sofware.
Is it broken?
I consider the TrackIR3 Pro with Vector Expansion to be absolutely essential for my flight simulator. I made a video demonstration of my simulator at www.RogerDodger.net
Thanks.
Matt Thomas
Matt@RogerDodger.net
After 4 months of flawless usage, I think my TrackIR 3 Pro broke last night.
* The TrackIR 3 Pro seemed to suddenly lose power. There was no red, green or blue light. Nothing.
* The WindowsXP Professional operating system crashed and wouldn't re-boot. I had to re-boot in safe mode.
* The Device Manager showed no conflicts on the TrackIR 3 Pro.
* I used System Restore and restored it to a time 4 hours earlier when everything worked fine.
* I started the TrackIR software, but it got no data from the TrackIR3 Pro.
* I shut down the TrackIR software, waited 30 seconds, unplugged the TrackIR3 Pro, waited another 30 seconds, plugged it back in and tried the software again. The TrackIR software wouldn't load.
* I tried the TrackIR3 Pro in a different USB port, it seemed to be recognized fine by WindowsXP, but again the TrackIR software application wouldn't start.
* I unplugged the TrackIR3 Pro completely, and then I was able to start the TrackIR sofware.
Is it broken?
I consider the TrackIR3 Pro with Vector Expansion to be absolutely essential for my flight simulator. I made a video demonstration of my simulator at www.RogerDodger.net
Thanks.
Matt Thomas
Matt@RogerDodger.net