Pimax Troubleshooting: Every Fix That Works
I run Pimax headsets on my main rig, and I’ve had the Crystal, Crystal Light, Crystal Super and Dream Air all detected, black-screened, drifting and dropping frames at one point…
Simagic Troubleshooting: Every Fix That Works
Simagic makes some of the best-value direct drive hardware you can buy, but its software is where most of the pain lives. If your base won’t show up in SimPro…
MOZA Troubleshooting: Every Fix for Pit House, Detection, Pedals and Wheel Shake
I run a MOZA R21 Ultra, and the hardware is superb – the faults that turn up are almost all software, and they cluster tightly: Pit House won’t open, the…
Fanatec Troubleshooting: Every Fix for Drifting, Detection, Firmware and Pedal Faults
I run a Fanatec CSL DD, and for all the stick the software gets, the wheel itself is rock-solid – the faults that do turn up are a predictable set:…
Thrustmaster Troubleshooting: Every Fix for the Control Panel, Force Feedback and Detection Faults
Thrustmaster wheels are the default first upgrade for a huge number of sim racers, and they throw a predictable short list of faults: the control panel vanishes on Windows 11,…
Logitech G29 / G920 / G923 Troubleshooting: Every Fix That Works
I run a Logitech G923 on the desk, and the first thing worth saying is that these wheels rarely go wrong – the G29, G920 and G923 are some of…
Sim Racing Pedals Flickering or Randomly Disconnecting? How to Fix the Jitter
You lift off the throttle on a straight and the input bar is twitching away on its own. Or the brake jumps to 3% with your foot nowhere near it.…
Fanatec CSL DD Disconnecting Mid-Race or Losing Force Feedback? How to Fix It
There’s nothing quite like catching a slide, feeding in the power, and then the wheel goes dead in your hands. The force feedback cuts, the paddles stop responding, and you’re…
Le Mans Ultimate Stuttering and FPS Drops? The Fixes That Work
Le Mans Ultimate looks glorious and then, mid-stint into a multiclass pack, the frames fall through the floor and the car starts juddering. It’s one of the most common complaints…
Fanatec Wheelbase Not Detected After a Firmware Update? How to Recover It
There’s a particular sinking feeling when a routine firmware update leaves your pricey wheelbase dark, blinking, or plain invisible to the PC. I occasionally run a Podium base on my…
Grid Engineering DDU5: Blank Screen & How to Fix
Featured image: My Grid DDU5 (now working after having a blank screen) I like to swap some of my components from time to time, and thanks to the generosity of…