Xbox 360 Controller to PC

Newaglish

I used to have one of those wireless receivers for my 360 controller hooked up to my PC but it seems to have gone missing. Anyone know if I can buy this in shops anywhere (in Dublin!) or do I need to order another one online?

sweetie

they are about £15 on amazon but there was a deal recently where they did a controller and wireless receiver for £23 so keep an eye out for that

Newaglish

Cool, I bought one on Amazon. For some reason the receiver won't pick up the controller and I can't figure out why.

The receiver has a green light and the software/drivers are installed and up to date.

The controller is connect via a play and charge cable to the PC but it's still powered up and has a flashing green light. The receiver just won't detect the controller.

Any ideas?

sweetie

I'd charge it and disconnect from pc then try and connect wirelessly. Pc probably not able to manage both connections if you follow?

Newaglish

sweetie wrote: »

I'd charge it and disconnect from pc then try and connect wirelessly. Pc probably not able to manage both connections if you follow?

I just switched it from the rechargeable battery pack to the standard AA battery thing and same problem - the green light just flashes slowly. I feel like I'm missing something really simple.

Myrddin

Newaglish wrote: »

Cool, I bought one on Amazon. For some reason the receiver won't pick up the controller and I can't figure out why.

The receiver has a green light and the software/drivers are installed and up to date.

The controller is connect via a play and charge cable to the PC but it's still powered up and has a flashing green light. The receiver just won't detect the controller.

Any ideas?

You have to pair the controller I think. There's a tiny button on the top of the controller that you press, which puts it into a 'search for hosts' mode. There might be a similar butto on the wireless dongle itself, or maybe it's activated by software I'm not too sure on that end...but on the pad there's a button

Newaglish

Myrddin wrote: »

You have to pair the controller I think. There's a tiny button on the top of the controller that you press, which puts it into a 'search for hosts' mode. There might be a similar butto on the wireless dongle itself, or maybe it's activated by software I'm not too sure on that end...but on the pad there's a button

Aha thanks, I'll try it when I get home. There's a button on the dongle that I was pressing but I'd forgotten about the controller.

Tipsy McSwagger

Myrddin wrote: »

You have to pair the controller I think. There's a tiny button on the top of the controller that you press, which puts it into a 'search for hosts' mode. There might be a similar butto on the wireless dongle itself, or maybe it's activated by software I'm not too sure on that end...but on the pad there's a button

This. Hold the button on the controller and the button on the dongle at the same time and look at the big X button the controller. It will begin to flash and once synced it will show a green light in the top left corner.

sweetie

oops yes I presumed you were doing that. Its pretty much the same as pairing one with an xbox.

Newaglish

sweetie wrote: »

oops yes I presumed you were doing that. Its pretty much the same as pairing one with an xbox.

Nope, I'm a gargantuan moron. Fixed!

sweetie

cool, enjoy. I recently got into pc gaming and steam big picture with controller support is deadly!