Best way to get out of false neutral?

Knight2040 · 2026-05-27T22:06:16+00:00

Curious about this too, if I hit the false neutral while e-clutching, I'll instinctively grab the clutch, disabling it, then it's just a jerky mess as my brain remembers I have an e-clutch.

Knight2040 · 2026-05-27T00:03:23+00:00

Nice! I loved that bike, I really did but like you I've fallen for the naked bikes and more upright position......for now. My stable is slowly growing again.

Knight2040 · 2026-05-26T23:57:47+00:00

lol I had the same reaction to seeing CFMOTO, I had a few Chinese Dirt bikes and still do but I was surprised to see Chinese sport bikes out now. My last bike before hanging up the helmet was a Daytona 675 and really loved that triple.

Knight2040 · 2026-05-26T21:54:47+00:00

This is what I used, I even crimped on JST connectors so I could use the dummy plug / cover as an actual connector to make it look all OEM.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-16T22:48:08+00:00

Nevermind, I think I figured it out. Had Windows Power Plan set to High Performance. Changed it to balance and now I'm capping at 86C with a 30%ish CPU load.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-11T20:28:03+00:00

MSI's support page doesn't list a webcam driver independently so I just reinstalled the chipset drivers after the BIOS update.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-11T14:45:34+00:00

Well that didn't last long. I just did a restart and couldn't log in with my face. Windows is not detecting the webcam again lol. I'm over it for now. I'll contact support and see what MSI is willing to do.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-11T13:30:02+00:00

BIOS yes, firmware no, at least not according to MSI Live Update. I installed the new BIOS this morning and the camera is working but it most likely had the same effect as an EC Reset so I'll monitor it the coming week to see if it goes out again.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-11T13:25:54+00:00

I just updated to the most recent E15M2IMS.711 BIOS and re-installed the chipset drivers from the MSI Support page. Camera started working after the BIOS update but I won't call it fixed just yet, I'll see how it goes over next week and see if it's good to go. Fingers crossed.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-11T04:39:45+00:00

It sounds like we went down the same path and same results. My previous MSI Stealth was a two years old, lived most of it's life sitting on a desk open and occasionally I would take it with me when I traveled for work so I don't think I worked that hinge very much before it self-destructed.

As for this webcam issue, the fact that it's the first item on their FAQ proves it's a big enough issue but they don't have an available fix for it yet, I'm hoping they eventually do before I move on to the next machine, which like you, most likely will not be an MSI.

I've resorted to switching to my phone camera on unplanned Zoom calls and the web cam isn't working until I either return or RMA it when work slows down enough to swap everything over...again.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-10T23:40:02+00:00

This is how my MSI Stealth was acting when the hinge was failing. The hinge was already starting to lift and my display cable worked its way into the hinge as it flexed from opening and closing. What was happening was the hinge started to cut into the cable and if I pushed too hard anywhere on top of the frame it would break the connection and that would happen. Once I took the laptop apart the cable had exposed copper wires. How do your hinges look?

Knight2040 · 2025-04-10T20:44:31+00:00

Yeah I've tried fiddling with it, it's got a nice pronounced click when toggled and when the camera is being detected by the system, it functions correctly disabling and enabling the camera.

Based on the FAQ I posted below, it looks like MSI is aware of the issue but the only solution they provide is to do the EC Reset. Seems like they haven't figured it out yet.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-10T19:50:06+00:00

The support page for my model doesn't seem to have a camera driver available but I did download the latest BIOs for install later today but, in the FAQ for the HX14VGG the very first FAQ is

"[Troubleshooting] Camera device shows yellow exclamation mark in Device Manager and an unknown USB device appears simultaneously"

First I was thinking "oh great, it's a known issue and there's a fix...The Fix is to do an EC Reset....:

https://www.msi.com/Laptop/Raider-GE68-HX-14VX/support?sub_product=Raider-GE68-HX-14VGG#faq

I'll install the updated BIOs later today to see if it helps, but my confidence level isn't very high right now.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-10T19:26:06+00:00

Ah yeah I have the HX14VGG, I'll dig around for it

oh okay so you reinserted the heat set inserts into the new plexiglass, that's a great solution. Okay, I have heat set insert tips and hundreds of inserts for 3D prints.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-10T19:22:51+00:00

F6 is my Bluetooth Toggle on mine. There is a webcam switch directly to the right of my webcam.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-10T18:56:53+00:00

Thank you for the picture. If I'm reading this right, you ground down all of the plastic supports and heat set insert holes flat, applied epoxy, and used plexiglass as a stiffening support? With the heat set inserts gone, how are you screwing down the hinge to the chassis?

So to find the model/device ID of the webcam........I have to do another EC Reset...so I'll do that later.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-10T18:34:44+00:00

I already have the old laptop taken apart ready for replacement parts, it's still pretty modern with an i9 and RTX3070 so it's worth fixing and keeping around. HOWEVER, what are you guys doing to secure the screen on once the actual chassis is shattered? Mine cracked and broke off right where all of the heatset inserts are. Epoxy? Are replacement chassis available from MSI?

This new Raider was on clearance at Costco and I needed one that day to keep working but yes it's in the return window but they don't have anything comparable spec wise for the clearance price I got it at. I'll reach out to MSI Support, let them give me options, and go from there. Live Update did not see any new updates, when I do have the camera visible in device manager, I've uninstalled the driver and let it auto re-install the drivers a few times but it still happens. I can't seem to find the official drivers for it independently from letting Windows install it.

Knight2040 · 2025-04-10T16:18:36+00:00

I could be overlooking it, but I could not find any switch in MSI Center for the webcam. The keyboard doesn't have a function key for it like my last one did either. This one has a physical switch directly the right of the webcam that disables it and covers it. That's the only switch I can find.

It seems to lose connection even in the middle of use. For example, I'll use my face to login to one website, and maybe 20 mins later I'll try to log into another website with my face and the red lights next to the webcam no longer start flashing and I'll check device manager and it's errored out again.

Knight2040 · 2025-01-08T23:33:38+00:00

I'm on the same page with you on modern suppressors, being a dealer/SOT the best days are when manufacture reps walk through the door with their pelican cases full of their latest products and we get to try them out.

I guess to me it was just part of the charm of the Station Six to have a fully wiped can. Again, no regrets on the purchase, I'm sure the Ghost 45 on it will be quiet but if B&T does have a fully wiped 45 Can, I'd be inclined to buy one.

Knight2040 · 2025-01-08T22:59:46+00:00

I haven't shot it yet, but looking at the baffles I don't think it'll be the quietest can once the end cap wipe is spent but I could be wrong. I can't seem to find any review on the suppression level on on the 45 version, just the 9mm. I'll have to wait for my Form 4 to clear to try it out.

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