I hope someone can help me 

my sim was working perfect Friday and Saturday on Sunday by whole Saitek equipments started to give up . My FIP,s ( I have 7 pcs) three stopped wowrking asking to power cycle them !! I did restart several times never came back . Now my Saitek flight multipanel will not come back I did change the usb nothing I got to see a USB power reset tool I did use it still doesn’t come back I can see it is powered but the dials are not responding when you open it in device manager or in Spad.next 

i did not add any software or done any changes and I am not sure why this happened I did a lot of start up but still not back 

when I switched to x-plane my FIP all came back but I am not using Spad.next for that but still the flight multipanel is dead 

I apreciate any advise for that 

Amr Guindy

USB-Powersaving of Windows 10 activated?

Read the following topic here on Avsim and see if following what is detailed there solves your issues. And in particular do a web search for, find, and apply the fix contained in "SaitekUSBFix.zip".  Keep it handy as you may need to apply it again in the future after any system changes.

https://www.avsim.com/forums/topic/480128-finally-issue-free-saitek-cessna-pro-flight-drivers-for-windows-10/

Edited March 26, 20188 yr by fppilot

1 hour ago, JoeFackel said:

USB-Powersaving of Windows 10 activated?

Thanks a lot for the response I believe I forgot to mention I am using windows7  64 bits and prepar3d v4.2 not sure if that will change your previous response 

 

many thanks

Amr 

1 minute ago, king1706 said:

Thanks a lot for the response I believe I forgot to mention I am using windows7  64 bits and prepar3d v4.2 not sure if that will change your previous response 

 

many thanks

Amr 

My Saitek issues started in Windows 7. Just never solved them until they surfaced again in Windows 10, which was a new system.  So I would try the steps.  Read more here, which was written during Windows 8:  http://uraster.com/en-us/products/usbenhancedpowermanagerdisabler.aspx

Hope this helps you.

Hello Frank 

 

Many thanks for your help I did get back all my 7 FIP's to work as before but my Multi panel  never came back even turning the knobs doesn't respond on the panel screen in Spad.Next any idea what is the next step ? 

 

Thank you 

Amr Guindy

 

 

Saitek panels are very ensitive to low power , I dont know if you are using powered hubs , but you should , will solve a lot of problems..

Also follow the steps to stop windows to power off the devices,,

 

Jorge

 

1 minute ago, aeronauta said:

Saitek panels are very ensitive to low power , I dont know if you are using powered hubs , but you should , will solve a lot of problems..

Also follow the steps to stop windows to power off the devices,,

 

Jorge

 

Jorge. You might try reading the previous responses and follow the links they contain.  He's been there, done that.

15 minutes ago, king1706 said:

Hello Frank 

 

Many thanks for your help I did get back all my 7 FIP's to work as before but my Multi panel  never came back even turning the knobs doesn't respond on the panel screen in Spad.Next any idea what is the next step ? 

 

Thank you 

Amr Guindy

 

 

Amr.  Here is a link to the more simplistic original Spad app/driver. It is unrelated to Spad.Next other than that both try to do the same thing.  Spad was earlier and simplistic.  Spad.Next is more recent, sophisticated and highly customizable.  Lets use original Spad to see if the Multi-Panel has life. Then proceed from the result.

Download it and use it instead of Spad.Next, focusing only on the Multi-Panel for the sole purpose of determining if you can get a response from the Multi-Panel.  If you can get a response using Spad then there is likely some setting to address in Spad.Next.  

http://fstools.weebly.com/download.html

I had a cold and dark issue with my Multi-Panel early this year after two years of total satisfaction and after updating Spad.Next.  After a lot of effort I found something in Spad.Next that needed to be set properly.  For the life of me I do not recall what it was.  So first try to find life in your Multi Panel.  Then proceed from there.  Make sense?

Hi Frank 

I am back from work and tried the method with the old Spad all panels worked perfect but no life  in the Multi panel my guess it is burned as everything works except the multi panel  . My friend in IT asked me to plug it  in my laptop USB and check if power comes on , nothing came on is there anything left to try or should I go ahead and order a new one ? Let me know 

Best Regards 

Amr 

 

Thanks for everyone help I think it gave up no power at all in the multi panel. I have ordered a new one form Logitech and it is arriving tomorrow 

Once again thanks for everyone input 

 

Cheers and Happy Easter 

Just an info once I replaced it with the new one it worked perfect immediately with no issues 

thanks 

amr