minipac problem

[fdm]

I just finished wiring up my control panel and I am trying to test/program my minipac interface card. If I have the 40 pin IDE connector connected to the minipac card when I try to program it using the Winipac application I get "failed to program device". If I disconnect the 40-pin connector it will successfully program it, but I obviously cannot test it.

If I have the device manager up and plug the minipac into a USB port on my PC WITHOUT the 40-pin connector on it, XP installs drivers and several new devices show up such as a HID keyboard, USB composite device, etc.

When I do the same WITH the 40-pin connector connected, the only device that shows up is an unknown USB device.

I've connected a keyboard via the ps/2 pass-through connector on the minipac and when I go into test mode it detects the keys pressed on the keyboard but none via the controls wired into the 40-pin connector.

Does this mean I have a wiring problem on one of my controls? If so, what should I look for, a missing ground, etc? I don't want to disconnect all of my wiring to troubleshoot if I don't have to.

Do I have a defective minipac?

Or am I just doing something fundamentally wrong?

[fdm]

I figured out my problem. It was a bad microswitch on one of the buttons. I found it by disconnecting all of the wiring and connected each device testing after each one.

[Akuma]

in exactly 59 minutes and 40 seconds : ) good job