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Griffin Powermate (Update OCT 14, 08)

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studmuff:
I have a griffin powermate that I use on my arcade cab as a volume control.  Sounds like you have the latest drivers.  Is it recognized by windows.  I have win vista and in the lower right hand corner where all the icons are there is an icon for the powermate.  I had to use the powermate software to setup Maximus Arcade and MAME32 to use it in those apps, but is would initally control the volume in desktop.
It wouldn't hurt to try and reinstall the software or drivers.  I have the 2.0v disc but when I intially installed it would not work so I downloaded the 2.0.1 (which you have) off their website.  Sometimes you need to install the software before you plud a device in or vice versa.  I would uninstall the software and try again.

DaOld Man:
studmuff: I tried un-installing the drivers, unplugging the powermate, re-installing the drivers, plugging in PM.
It seems to be working now!
I tried re-booting once and the powermate came up like it is supposed to do.
I will try it again on my next boot.
When I first installed the software, I did have the PM unplugged.
Only thing I can think of is that I installed software that came with it, then I went to the website and downloaded latest driver.
I didnt un-install old software first, but the new software said it was un-installing it when i ran it. Maybe you have to manually un-install the older version first?
Anyway, it appears to be working now. Thanks for your help!
 :cheers:

Ian:
You are not alone... my powermate does that every once in a while... annoying for sure.

DaOld Man:
Well, I thought I did good, but apparently not.
Last night I tried restarting the computer and the PM (powermate) did not start up.
I figured I could live with that, because how many times do you actually restart the PC on a project like a juke? Last night I shut down and powered up 2 times and it worked both times.
So I thought I was good to go.
This morning when I powered up the PC, the  PM did not start.
Computer had been off all night.
I had to unplug the PM and re-plug it.
Ive got to go to work today, but tonight Im going to try to install the older drivers that came with it.
Im just about ready to nix this idea.
Its a shame too, the PM is very expensive compared to other parts we use in this hobby, but it does look and feel real slick.

whammoed:
When you don't have access to the plug, you can go to Computer Management -->Device Manager and disable the device, then enable it.

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