PS3 Controller on PC - USB cable
Because the PS3 Controller does not support Bluetooth, you can connect it only via USB-cable with the computer.
- Since the PS3 Controller is not meant for the PC, is also no official drivers for it. That's why you need to take a little detour. You need a Zip-Tool like WinRar.
- Do you have a Version of Windows below Windows 8, you need to in addition, this Microsoft Software to install, the newer versions of the operating system is included. Select on the Homepage the 32 - bit or 64-bit Version of the program, as well as your operating system and click on Download.
- Then open the application as Administrator (right-click > "run As Administrator") and follow the installation instructions.
- You create on your hard disk a folder named "PS3 Controller".
- Then open this Link and click on the top file, the latest Version of the "DS3 Drivers" to download.
- Unzip this file with a Zip Tool (such as WinRar) and move the unzipped contents into the folder previously created.
- Then go to this folder and open the first folder. You should now see the "bin" and "source". The latter does not need it and can delete it thus.
- Open the folder "bin" and start the top application as an Administrator. You may need to remove it first by clicking on "Allow" write-protection.
- Connect at this point the Controller via USB cable with your computer.
- Wait for the possible Installation of drivers. This is displayed below in the task bar.
- Then switch back to the newly opened program. In the bottom bar only the "Configure Service may not be" with a hook provided to the other two options.
- Then click "Install" and wait for the installation process. This would have to be terminated with the message: "Install suceeded".
- The Controller should now light up on the upper edge of the number is 1 the red LED.
- Finally, you can check whether the computer is responding to your Controller. To do this, go into the Win64-folder, and then click "SCPuser".
- Then press any of the buttons on the Controller. These will be displayed in the program, Everything is set up correctly and you can use the Controller on PC.
PS3 Controller connect to PC - USB cable (source: amazon.de)
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