Microsoft FF Wheel & Thrustmaster ACM Card?

Hi, I am considering purchasing a ms ff wheel, Having read a recent review of the wheel, i have a question can i use my acm card or do i have to plug into my sound card joystick port? , the review mentions that the wheel works from pulsed midi signals,and obviously the acm card cannot do this. anybody know? Thanks S.Webb

You have to plug it into your sound card. -Paul >Hi, >I am considering purchasing a ms ff wheel, Having read a recent review of >the wheel, i have a question >can i use my acm card or do i have to plug into my sound card joystick port?

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>, the review mentions that the wheel works from pulsed midi signals,and >obviously the acm card cannot do this. >anybody know? >Thanks >S.Webb

Hey Steven, I recently purchased the Microsoft Sidewinder FF Pro joystick (not the wheel). I also wanted to use a non-midi compatible adapter (Joystick switchbox). It would not give me FF without an adapter from Microsoft. Call Microsoft Tech support and they will send you one for free. The adapter has a cable that plugs into the serial port of your motherboard and uses that to get the midi signals. The FF works great now and I do not have mine plugged into the soundcard. Hope this helps. It supposedly works with the ACM card as well. MThompson

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> Hi, > I am considering purchasing a ms ff wheel, Having read a recent review of > the wheel, i have a question > can i use my acm card or do i have to plug into my sound card joystick port? > , the review mentions that the wheel works from pulsed midi signals,and > obviously the acm card cannot do this. > anybody know? > Thanks > S.Webb

To quote Johnny Carson, "I did not know that." Thanks, -Paul >Hey Steven, >I recently purchased the Microsoft Sidewinder FF Pro joystick (not the wheel). >I also wanted to use a non-midi compatible adapter (Joystick switchbox). It >would not give me FF without an adapter from Microsoft. Call Microsoft Tech >support and they will send you one for free. The adapter has a cable that plugs >into the serial port of your motherboard and uses that to get the midi signals. >The FF works great now and I do not have mine plugged into the soundcard. Hope

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>this helps. It supposedly works with the ACM card as well. >MThompson >> Hi, >> I am considering purchasing a ms ff wheel, Having read a recent review of >> the wheel, i have a question >> can i use my acm card or do i have to plug into my sound card joystick

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>> , the review mentions that the wheel works from pulsed midi signals,and >> obviously the acm card cannot do this. >> anybody know? >> Thanks >> S.Webb

How is it in DOS? Like in say, Nascar2? Good info though, I think I'll give MS a call. -- Header address intentionally scrambled to ward off the spamming hordes. cisko [AT] ix [DOT] netcom [DOT] com >Hey Steven, >I recently purchased the Microsoft Sidewinder FF Pro joystick (not the wheel). >I also wanted to use a non-midi compatible adapter (Joystick switchbox). It >would not give me FF without an adapter from Microsoft. Call Microsoft Tech >support and they will send you one for free. The adapter has a cable that plugs >into the serial port of your motherboard and uses that to get the midi signals. >The FF works great now and I do not have mine plugged into the soundcard. Hope >this helps. It supposedly works with the ACM card as well. >MThompson >> Hi, >> I am considering purchasing a ms ff wheel, Having read a recent review of >> the wheel, i have a question >> can i use my acm card or do i have to plug into my sound card joystick port? >> , the review mentions that the wheel works from pulsed midi signals,and >> obviously the acm card cannot do this. >> anybody know? >> Thanks >> S.Webb