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#21

Wargame Design Studio / Re: WDS Discounts + Game of th...

Last post by W8taminute - Yesterday at 10:39:04 AM

Nice book recommendations rahamy for the Six Day War.  I've read Chaim Herzog's "Arab Israeli Wars" and Eric Hammel's "Six Days In June".  Both good reads.

I'll check out those other recommendations as well.

#22

Tech Talk / Re: Strange new PC problem

Last post by W8taminute - Yesterday at 10:34:00 AM

Assuming that nothing changed with the KVM & USB switches my first thought would be to check for any recent windows updates.  If there were any updates in the past month or so I would read the release notes.  Check for any changes to how device drivers are handled by windows.  That sort of thing. 

So other low lying fruit that you can reach for is to check all the cable connections.  Look for any signs of damage to the connectors or the cable itself.  That includes looking at the entire length of cabling to see if there is any signs of crushed or splayed cabling.  Make sure the pins inside the connector housing are not bent or broken. 

Check the ports on the KVM and USB switches as well.  Looking for signs of damage. 

#23

Wargaming / Re: Next War...whats next

Last post by nelmsm - Yesterday at 10:30:43 AM

Next War: Iran is at the printers and Next War: Taiwan (reprint and update) is in final art and development.  Not sure what comes after those.

#24

Tech Talk / Re: Strange new PC problem

Last post by Jarhead0331 - Yesterday at 09:53:36 AM

One troubleshooting technique is to unplug things one at a time and see if the problem resolves.  In other words a peripheral may be malfuntioning and causing the USB switch or KVM to malfuntion. 

Yeah...I have a strong suspicion it could be the USB switch. That is a relatively new addition to the ecosystem. I'll troubleshoot it this evening.

#25

Tech Talk / Re: Strange new PC problem

Last post by bobarossa - Yesterday at 09:26:59 AM

One troubleshooting technique is to unplug things one at a time and see if the problem resolves.  In other words a peripheral may be malfuntioning and causing the USB switch or KVM to malfuntion. 

#26

Computer Gaming / Re: Men of war II

Last post by Jarhead0331 - Yesterday at 09:11:21 AM

I agree...its hard to imagine a game that maximizes the power of the system better than Gates of Hell.

#27

Computer Gaming / Re: Men of war II

Last post by rss334 - Yesterday at 08:56:57 AM

It sounds and looks really good, but I know there was a lot of negative feedback over the demo. Most of the critiques I think focused on the fact that the game strayed too far from the proven MoW formula and had been drastically dumbed-down.  I hope the developers took it to heart. It looks like they did, but we'll see. I'll probably get this.

As a Gates of Hell owner, I'm not promoting gates of hell over men of war 2, but I've been unable to find any reason as to why I would want to buy this game already owning gates of hell.  Why would I, I mean for serious?

#28

Tech Talk / Re: Strange new PC problem

Last post by Jarhead0331 - Yesterday at 08:50:13 AM

Since the KVM and USB switch are common to both systems, I'd try swapping them out, one at a time.

You mean by trying a new switch?

KVM switches that have the audio and peripheral support I need and that support 4K are rather expensive. If there are any other troubleshooting suggestions before I incur the expense, I'd prefer to exhaust those.

I don't think the USB switch is the problem since it is the mouse and keyboard that don't get detected and which are plugged directly into the KVM. The USB switch is plugged into the KVM too, by the way, and it is connected to my HOTAS, rudder pedals, etc. I will say that the USB switch is somewhat new and perhaps that is causing a conflict!? 

#29

Tech Talk / Re: Strange new PC problem

Last post by steve58 - Yesterday at 08:38:27 AM

Since the KVM and USB switch are common to both systems, I'd try swapping them out, one at a time.

#30

Tech Talk / Strange new PC problem

Last post by Jarhead0331 - Yesterday at 08:24:06 AM

My main work station is powered by two separate rigs - a 12th generation i9 with a 3080ti and a 14th generation i9 with a 4080. The 3080ti is connected to 3 monitors. The 4080 is connected to a single monitor and a VR headset.  The two rigs share the main monitor and all peripherals (ie. mouse, keyboard, HOTAS, etc.) through a KVM and USB switch. More specifically, the mouse and keyboard are plugged into the KVM switch, which has two lines that plug into each computer allowing me to switch between the two rigs. The system worked flawlessly for many months until a few weeks ago.

The problem first started with the 4080. When I powered it up, it stopped detecting the mouse and keyboard on start up. I was eventually able to solve the problem by unplugging the KVM line into the 4080. Once plugged back in, the computer detected the mouse and keyboard and everything works. However, when shutting down, and rebooting, the problem started coming back with greater frequency and now its pretty steady.

This morning, I powered up the 3080ti and had the same problem! I've never had it with the 3080ti before today. The problem was solved the same way, by unplugging the KVM line from the 3080ti and plugging it back in.

Any ideas what could be causing this, or how to troubleshoot it? Its not a show stopper, but having to crawl under my desk to unplug the lines each and every time is getting to be a real pain in the ass. 

Thanks.