Old 01-16-2012, 02:23 PM   #1
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Default M-Audio Trigger Finger won't work (always)

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Hi. I have an M-Audio Trigger Finger. I've used it for many years with no problems. However, it will not work on my new machine. It runs fine on my old machine. I just tested it.

On the new machine, it lights up but Windows says there was a problem with the device.

I tried the following:
1.) Unplugged the TF.
2.) Installed the Trigger Finger USB MIDI device driver from M-Audio's site.
3.) Rebooted.
4.) Plugged the TF back in.
5.) The device is not working...

The working system is
Win 7 x64
Intel DP35DP

The non-working system is
Win 7 x64
Asus P8P67 Pro Rev 3.1

They're both Win 7x64 machines. What gives? :/
Are some mainboards more friendly with USB devices?
My M-Audio Keystation Pro 88 works perfectly in the same USB port on the Asus system.

I've Googled this issue to no avail. Lots of people are having this problem.

Thanks!
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Old 01-16-2012, 07:12 PM   #2
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I have one and its a pain. It only works on my windows 7 laptop (not my main machine) and thats when i plug it in to a USB hub first. Perhaps try that.
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Old 01-17-2012, 02:18 AM   #3
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might want to try some other ports Mike, all the new chipsets after 775 and up are affected with bad usb ports since they got usb3 on their motherboards.

You might have noticed that there are some power issues with the usb ports on your motherboard in other instances. The first revision of the Asus P67 motherboards all got drawn back, not sure if you got the B3 revision, but they say they were fixed but its not 100%. I have issues with the motherboard as well, i got the P8P67 Deluxe. For example my usb hub on my keyboard doesnt work, usb in tray pops up with unrecognized, i know its power issues. I got a backlit keyboard and i have to have it in specific ports for it not to shut down and get disconnected after longer periods of uptime, and its not 100% even if its a B3 revision. All lga1155, 1156 and 1366 are affected, thety all have issues on their usb ports, not sure if Asus is worse, and not sure about lga2011, but i think its there too, like usb3 is a bad hack and the chipset doesnt route enough power too it. If none of your usb ports work properly with it then u might look at updating the bios on it and see if thats working, its lousy, and most of the new tech are just hacks in some ways, cant wait for any of this new tech to work like it used to like it did with the old standard that its built upon.
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Old 01-17-2012, 06:30 AM   #4
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Got it working! Thanks, everyone!

I installed an old Belkin PCI-to-USB 2.0 adapter into my Asus P8P67 Pro (rev 3.1) mainboard.

REAPER sees the Trigger Finger now. Working as expected!

Important note:
I installed the Driver for the Trigger Finger, which is here:

M-Audio USB MIDI Series 5.0.1.exe
http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=...drivers&f=1088
Direct Download Link: http://www.m-audio.com/index.php?do=...&f=1088&dl=yes

I installed the TF driver BEFORE I installed the Belkin PCI-to-USB card. I don't know if the TF driver is necessary, but I included the TF driver info in case it is required to get things working correctly.

Today's Top Tip: Don't throw out that old "useless hardware" (PCI-to-USB adapter.) They may come in handy some day!

Mike
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Old 01-17-2012, 06:49 PM   #5
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Thats great! I might have to try that myself.
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