Saitek R4 Driver Download
The R4 is a game controller manufactured by Saitek. If your game doesn't run smoothly, crashes or glitches or there is a lag time with your controller, try updating the driver. This driver - "saitek.rar" - has been downloaded 3,023 times and is rated 5 out of 5 stars based on 21 reviews. Visitors have successfully installed this driver on PCs running Windows XP. The total disk space used for this update is 5.2 MB.
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R4
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Supported Operating Systems
Windows XP
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My problem however, like Soooooo many others was that in the 5 years of waiting for a “good” race sim. We’d all upgraded to Windows XP. To our disbelief, Saitek weren’t going to offer support for the new operating system.
Fortunately however I stumbled across a post in the Saitek forum regarding the R4. XYR a person on the forum posted a mod to change the hardware ID for the R4 into a Microsoft Force Feedback Wheel and XP could recognize it.
www.saitekforum.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1721
Figuring I had nothing to loose. I did the mod and it worked. WOOHOO!
For a while, this was enough. I could use the wheel again with full force feedback support. I was happy. Life was good.
But something wasn’t
Uploaded By
flanero (DG Member) on 8-Jan-2004
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How to Update R4 Device Drivers
Step 1 - Download Your Driver
To get the R4 driver, click the green download button above. After you complete your download, move on to Step 2.
If the driver listed is not the right version or operating system, search our driver archive for the correct version. Enter Saitek R4 into the search box above and then submit. In the results, choose the best match for your PC and operating system.
Tech Tip: If you are having trouble deciding which is the right driver, try the Saitek Driver Update Utility. It is a software utility which automatically finds and downloads the right driver.
To find the newest driver, you may need to visit the Saitek website. Most major device manufacturers update their drivers regularly.
Step 2 - Install Your Driver
Installing your newly downloaded driver is a straightforward process. Windows provides a dedicated tool called Device Manager for this purpose. Follow these steps to update your driver:
Access the Quick Access menu by right-clicking the Start button.
From the menu options, choose "Device Manager".
Within Device Manager, identify the device requiring the driver update.
Open the context menu for the device by right-clicking its name.
Select "Update driver" and proceed through the guided installation.
To complete the process, reboot your computer. This ensures the new driver is fully integrated into your system.
Regular driver updates contribute to optimal system performance and hardware compatibility.
Tech Tip: Driver downloads and updates come in a variety of file formats with different file extensions. For example, you may have downloaded an EXE, INF, ZIP, or SYS file. Each file type has a slighty different installation procedure to follow.
For more help, visit our Driver Support Page for step-by-step videos on how to install drivers for every file type.