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I had problems with my remote initially... it would say remote connected and the IR device was detected by XP. However pushing the buttons on the remote did nothing.
Luckily I had 2 other P5W's handy so I grabbed a second remote out of another box... also didn't do anything.
Finally I thought it might be the IR receiver. I pulled another IR receiver out, plugged it in, it was recognized by XP and voila! the remote started working... looks like the original IR receiver was bad. :(
Found a good solution: Uninstalled and put the remote and receiver back in the box. Even if it was not working it messed up my stability. After 5days and 15hours uptime without the remote i was down to max 6 hours with it. Last time it rebooted all by itself it managed to start the EZ-WiFi mode. Now im getting the 'good old' Asus feeling, expect the unexpected =) Needless to say i miss the bad axe :(
anyone else
Finally got it to work ..
Firstly installed remote software ( version found on asus website ) and restarted the whole rig
I pluged the IR receiver using usb port from my PCI card til OS tells " new device detected" ( none of usb ports of P5W DH worked :mad: )
Then go to device manager and check the box "allow this device to bring the comp out of standby" at power management section ( HID compliant )
Then could shut off comp , and able to use each feature
what a such mess for this POS however ... :slapass:
Hope it helps you guys
i have 3 HID compliant devices, theyre all checked...
'bump'... still working on this, still nothing but 'disconnected'...
Hello guys, this is kinda off-topic but i'm curious about it... :fact:
Can you move the mouse cursor with this remote control like you can with a Ati Remote Wonder? :rolleyes:
My remote was working perfectly and now all of the sudden it says "Remote disconnected" in the DH Remote software. I tried switching USB ports and rebooting several times......
Any ideas?
OK I just got it to work but there is still a problem.
I went into device manager, clicked on batteries, and disabled my APC backup battery which is also connected via USB on the top row of USB ports. When I disable it my IR reciever shows a status of "Connected" and my remote works again.
The problem is if I re-enable my APC battery, which I absolutely want enabled, my remote is disconnected again.
Help plz.
I got mine to work after I plugged it into the top ports. (atx)
I haven't messed with the power button yet, but the remote works for me now... I'll try out the power button later.
Also, I think you need to set in bios "power on after power outage". (or something like that)
sounds like me...Quote:
Originally Posted by CastorTroy
also somethign crazy i noticed
if i turn OFF my computer, then turn OFF my external HDD (which is on the bottom ports) it turns my computer back ON! not really annoying just funny
EDIT holy crap!
plugged it in TOP ports... and it works!!!
i guess im not AS interested in on/off as i am winamp anyway. itd be 'P.I.M.P.', but thats about it.
EDIT
is there a way to switch 'profiles' without running the program? like, id like to just be able to swtich to winamp controls, without it popping out of the tray and alerting me and stuff. and when i do MPC it launches another viewer...
EDIT i got an idea for it if someone can help me. even on user define it FORCES you to pick an EXE. so what if i had a 'dummy' exe file... and continued to use unique global shortcuts, like im doing anyway? that way it would just run an EXE that closes itself (or alternatively use something already running, like explorer.exe) that way it would switch shortcut keys/profiles, but not run any program (yet, unfortunately still run that dumb splash screen).
the options arent perfect, eiterh, i cannot find a way to set up/down to SYSTEM VOLUME while having shortcut keys for the rest. its either KEYS or nothing+volume... kinda sucks.
i made one though that is up/down/left/right/enter/escape, perfect for remote generic (/file browsing, remote tetris, etc)
EDIT yes, this is the best solution i have found. i made a blank text file. renamed to EXE. i selected this app for the profiles that i dont want to launch anything. when i switch to them, it says 'FAILED' on the splash screen, but it still changes they keys. now i can go between, say, winamp and MPC without opening multiple instances and whatnot.
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EDIT ok theres lots of neat stuff you can do with the registry entries, too (under ASUS)
http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/1249/scoj7.jpg
you can remove all excess entries (at least, from appearing)
insert something (like, not a file path) in path name to cause the app launch to fail on purpose if you dont want it to launch a program (just switch to a new profile)
it APPEARS as though if you knew the key values you could assign keys/combos that are not listed in teh dropdown menus
(still cant figure out if there is a way to remove the "...and open a file?" which i dont even know why its there but its annoying to push UP then OK every time for no reason... i mean, it doesnt even make sense...)
EDIT by the way for 'no shortcuts' i put that on there because if you disable shortcuts then +/- control windows volume and left/right are forward and back track i believe. play/pause i dont think is play pause but still handy for controlling system volume
bump just to spread all the info i got on this issue
Hey, is the remote remotely useful? I haven't taken it out of the box yet (don't know if I will) but I might try, although it seems buggy.
well youve got on/off, which is more fancy than useful
but what i like about it is you can set the buttons to ANY key you want. you can in theory play tetris from afar. it just ensures that you can set it up to work with ANY program. waht i hated about watching movies was how i had to get up to pause it... no more.
same with music/winamp.
so guys, nothing of these worked for me, and all of these worked for me :D
The funny thing is that i've installed everything correctly, i've done all the little things that anyone of you did, but still doesn't work.
I have no disconnected message, but still it doesn't work.
Sometime i got it to work just unplugging and replugging the IR Receiver, sometimes swithich the port, but actually, after 1.000.000 tries, i've seen it working only Three times.
Useless to say that everytime i reboot the PC it doesn't work again.
Please guys i hope someone of you is so smart to have found a 100% working solution....
The point is that you can never understand if the issue is in the IR Receiver or in the controller..... cause the controller works fine with the blue led light, and the IR receiver is correctly installed.
Strange that Asus didn't release anything about their FAQ or Guide, or any better software or winXP guide for these stuff..... it looks like nobody made them understand that their DH Remote has got problems...... don't you think it's time for us to bother Miss Asus very hard? :)
EDIT: THIS IS A JOKE!!!!!! NOW IT WORKS!!!!!..... I'm trying everytime, when i boot the pc up the first thing i do is to try using the DH Remote.... i'm also holding it in my hands while writing this reply...... and now at the today's 50th tries, it worked.......
Well since everyone of you gave a personal solution.... this is mine..... hold the dh remote in your hands, you'll keep it warm, when it's warm enough it will work.......... i have no comments, gg Asus.
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Originally Posted by devilmc
I installed mine as well, and it works perfectly..... even when it's cold! :p:
Anyway, it's not like you need it or anything, but I like it. It's such a showoff! Turning on your pc with it reminds me of those cars that have buttons on their key that starts the engine.
What I like the most though is the Noise off button. My cpu is very noise with it's stock cooler. It sounds like a vacum cleaner, but with the push of this button, I can barely hear the pc running!
All in all, it's a nice little gudget. Not really really necessary but nice to have.
can you explain me a perfect solution to let it work?
Asus P5W DH Deluxe
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
2x1GB Crucial Ballistics
XFX 7950 GX2 XT
Installed on the mobo the 2 usb slots expander.
Have usb card reader, sata samsung dvd burner and barracuda .10 seagate 250gb hd.
Running on WinXP SP2
Installed software, both cd and from asus website, installed the IR receaver, no work, even after reboot.
Tried to change usb ports, nothing.
Tried to reinstall installing the ir receiver first, no luck.
Sometimes it keeps working for some unknown reason, maybe changing usb port or just unplugin and replugin' it.
I would like it to work always, even after a reboot, to use it everytime.
Need to watch movies and listen music with some people and i can't risk to have a not working controller in my hands, it will be.... shameful :D
EDIT: P.S: Ah and the software never says the IR is disconnected, it is always rightly visible to the software.
seeing as how my only solution was to use a top port, i cant turn it on, only control...Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.X
im afraid to use the noise off feature. stock fan is untrustworthy and hot running enough, and im not sure how hard asus would enforce teh silence.
also its weird, i think if you dont get it to work in the first USB port, you may have 'used it up', and it wont work in there again til after next format. i havent changed it since i moved it. and this happend with my USB phone cable before, probably also because it had bad drivers... but if i moved it, it would redetect etc, but if i moved it BACK, it owuld not redetec, and not work again!
Why can't you turn it on? You know what to do in the device manager right?Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewZorn
Don't be afraid to use the noise off button. Just monitor your temps closely the first couple of times you use it to make sure everything is under control.
You may also want to downclock your CPU a bit (assuming you have already overclocked) if you use Intel's stock HS. My cpu fan is running around 1000rpm and my case fans around 1700-1900rpm when I enable this feature.
It's safe to use when you 're surfing the web or hearing some music for example, but under no circumstances should you use it with system-intensive applications.
wait, i thought that you could only power it on using the BOTTOM usb ports?
thanks, but my air conditioner is way louder than my PC actually. ive stopped caring about PC noise (within reason... the :banana::banana::banana::banana:ty stocker at 4000rpm still sounds like a jet) because i can barely even tell if my PC is on when the AC is running.
ah ok so only use it like during a movie, i was hoping that if temps/usage got too high, itd basically go back to normal mode to keep thigns in check
I this posted elsewhere:
anyone else have USB power when computer is off? I have a G15 and an optical mouse, i think id notice if they were being powered, but the lights at least are definately OFF...Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastcoasthandle
Why would you think that? You just need to configure it in the device manager so that you can power on from the remote.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewZorn
Good thing that you didn't try it when you had high CPU usage/temps. It would result in very high CPU temps and your pc would probably shut down so that it won't fry. The only thing the noise off feature does is lower your fans' rpm no matter the load.
I think that USB ports are supposed to be powered even when the pc is off. There is a small light on all Mobos that indicates the MB is powered, so this must be normal.Quote:
Originally Posted by AndrewZorn
the sticker on the board said "ONLY USE THESE FOR REMOTE" or somesuch, figured they were slightly powered when the PC was off.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.X