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I've moved my rig
Mar 24, 2009

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Last 83 days ago by Chris Galloway
Here's my Set-up
Mar 08, 2007

Well I took the easier option to building a cockpit - I bought one!

For those who don't know this is Frex's SimConMOTION.
Basically it simulates the G force exerted on the body when you drive.

There are two servos at the back of the seat which are operated by a controller which decodes the info which is generated by the Sim. Until I used this I had absolutely no idea how much physics are incorporated into Sims.

Three LCD monitors thru a Matrox TripleHead2Go give me a max 3840x1024 resolution.

I do take credit for the button box however :)
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Last 568 days ago by Chris Galloway
RACE Dark Cockpit
May 28, 2007

How do you get rid of the dark cockpit?

I have tried increasing the gamma through the ATI control panel but as soon as I load WTCC it just seems to ignore the desktop and is just undriveable unless I drive with the lights out.

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Last 1028 days ago by Chris Galloway
Pit Problem rF3
Mar 28, 2007

Right this has happened to me twice now, both times driving rF3 and it's really annoying.

I go through Practice, Quali and Warm Up, then when it switches to Race I click on the race button to join the grid and a get placed in my pit box!!!!? WHY??

If I try to join down pit lane I'm DQd for going through a red light and certainly in the last race there was no red light?

Has this happened to anyone else? if so what do I do if it happens again.

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Last 1089 days ago by Dave Henrie
Keep Getting USB Disco Sound
Mar 27, 2007

I keep getting the USB Disconnect alarm.

How can I track down the offending device and then find out why it's doing it?

This is doing my head in!! and if I don't get this sorted out soon the PC is heading for a damn good thrashing!!!

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Last 1090 days ago by Chris Galloway
Pitstops!
Mar 20, 2007

I've just finished the GTC-Euro Barc

In the Series Info it says 2 mandatory pitstops are required, Which I did. But when I look at the laps of other drivers I can only see 1. Am I getting something wrong?

Also

Is it just me or do the Ignition and Starter switches have a life of their own. Is there some trick to using the damn things?

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Last 1097 days ago by Chris Galloway
Which AntiVirus? Help Please
Mar 17, 2007

Ok my subscription for Norton Internet Security and AntiVirus is due for renewal and I have been reading an awful lot of bad press about Norton.

I obviously need some kind of protection but I dont want something that is going to hog all my resources as Norton seems to do.

So what do you guys use?

Am I wrong about Norton?

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Last 1100 days ago by Kent Welker
GTR2-PD
Mar 17, 2007

I can't get this to work and I am absolutely sure it's only something simple, can you help?

I have got Ati X1900XTX and Matrox TripleHead2Go displaying on 3 LCD monitors, so I can't use another monitor to display GTR2-PD, but I do have another PC and they are both connected to my Router.

I have had a workgroup set up between the 2 machines for awhile and regularly swap info etc between them.

But I can't get GTR2-PD to work on the second PC, it says Connecting at the top left and Scanning top centre.

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Last 1100 days ago by Chris Galloway
Norton AntiVirus HELP!
Mar 16, 2007

Once again today (GT3 Cup Dubai) I got dumped to desktop by Norton AntiVirus (this is the third time now) starting a Full System Scan and this is with the Auto Protect turned off!

Is there something I can do about this?

Is it something that the server is causing?

Also

The same thing is happening with a subscription reminder (that has happened once) it just pops up and throws me back to desktop and my car into the wall!

I hope someone can help me or I'll have more DNFs than starts! The alternative will be ugly and the cat has had a hard enough life as it is already!!

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Last 1100 days ago by Dean Shackleton
I've Been Disconnected!
Feb 12, 2007

Ok I entered my first race tonight and everything was going fine until I got into qualy then I got disconnected. This happened twice the last time just before the race start so I couldn't get back in :(

I'm new to online so, what causes these disco's and is there anything I can check at my end to ensure it's not me that is causing them?

What is the best thing to do if you get one, if there is still time to do something about it?

I have DSL and a line test showed Downstream 2922.59 Kbps and Upstream 350 to 400 Kbps, these are typical of what I normally get.

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Last 1133 days ago by Chris Galloway

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