[Thomas Porfert]

Mr. T,

It sounds like you're having issues with the Mamba Max USB driver on 64-bit computers. Unfortunately we do not have a driver for the Mamba Max that is compatible with 64 bit operating systems; so the side USB port is basically useless. The only solution is to use the Castle Link adapter that hooks to the receiver wire on the ESC.

If you have the older firmware on the controller, you will need to update the firmware on the ESC to a newer version of firmware. The older firmware did not support the Castle Link adapter because it had the side USB port. When we found the side USB driver didn't work on 64 bit, the engineers reprogrammed the Mamba Max to work with the adapter, but you have to update the firmware to enable the feature. Basically you need to hook up the Mamba Max to a 32 bit machine (your laptop with Vista 32 bit) through the side USB and update the controller just one time. Once the controller has been updated, you can then use the Castle Link adapter on the Mamba Max when using a 64 bit operating system.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Thomas Porfert
Tech Support
Castle Creations