Gamepad goes beserk

[blueparukia]

I've been waiting for ages to get a break in my schedule so I could head down and grab a new gamepad. So I got a "pro wave wireless controller" from EB for $40. Nice feeling thing...but when I connect it it takes control of my PC. The mouse moves around, it opens things and the few times I've managed to open up calibration, it shows all the buttons being pressed, the z-rotation going wildly up and down and the joysticks moving...and because all the buttons are being pressed, it completes the calibration wizard itself. Set to default does nothing.

So any advice? Any way to force it to behave/reset? Cheers.

 

[sirmonkey1985]

check and see if there is a reset button on the bottom of the controller.. most wireless devices have it..

if it does.. plug the USB wireless thing in.. then hold the reset button usually 5-10 seconds.. should reset the control.. see if that works..

if it doesnt have the reset button.. throw it on the floor and see if it stops freaking out.. just dont throw it hard enough that it breaks into a bunch of pieces... (this worked with my stuck xbox controller)