How to download driver for steering

Most modern devices connected to a computer support Plug & Play technology. It is enough to insert a joystick or steering wheel into the port, and the system itself will find drivers and install the game controller. However, it does not work in all cases. Sometimes Windows cannot recognize the connected device, and then the driver will be required.

Connect the steering wheel to the USB port. See if it did not appear about the installation of the necessary software in the lower right corner. Open the "Start" - "Control Panel". In the "Equipment and Sound" section, select the "Devices and Printers" subsection. Among the connected devices, find the steering wheel. To check if it works fine, right-click on it and select "Game Device Settings". In the list of connected game controllers, your steering wheel should have "OK" status. This means that the steering wheel is installed and works correctly.

Now try calibrate the steering wheel. By selecting "Game Device Parameters", clatter on "Properties". You will find yourself in the "Check" / "Test" tab. Press alternately all buttons on the controller and twist all axis. In the window on the steering wheel, the buttons involved should light up and the drawings for the axes (crossed or strips appear). If the calibration response does not appear, it means that the drivers were not installed correctly.

If a disk with software is included in the set, insert it and start the installer. Follow its instructions to install drivers and calibrate the device. If there is no such disk, enter the name of your controller model in any search engine and download the latest drivers from the official site.

Drivers can also be downloaded for specialized software sites. For instance, here. Select the manufacturer and then the steering model. On the following page, click on the "Download" link on the steering model. " In the "Captcha" window, select the checkbox, confirming that you are not a robot. Click "Download" and on the next page click at the top on the installation file marked with green. After downloading, run the installation file or open the archive and run Setup.exe.. Follow the instructions of the installer.

V Windows Vista. There are problems with the search for drivers existing in the system. In this case, when installing the steering wheel, specify the Windows folder as a source of drivers. Such a misunderstanding occurs if some devices were not connected when installing Windows Vista.

Note: Standard drivers for controllers with which Windows has, do not always allow the power to operate to the maximum. It may not work feedback, vibration, full of steering wheel, etc. Always prefer branded drivers from the manufacturer downloaded from the official website or installed from the disk from the box with the wheel.

Do not forget to turn on the steering wheel in the game. Not all of them automatically recognize the steering wheel and require switching from control of the keyboard. If the steering wheel does not work in the game, it may simply do not support this type of controller. In this case, the gamepad emulator can help Xpadder.. Get acquainted with the program and download it here.

Buying Chinese steering from little-known firms, you can save money, but get a headache when installing a device. Avoid numerous problems when recognizing, configuring and operating the controller, buying products of reliable manufacturers. They are engaged in customer support and produce fresh versions of drivers. However, remember that some old steering wheels due to the features of their boards are not supported by Windows 7 and higher.