How to Troubleshoot "No Device Attached" on Oculus Rift
By Livia | 21/Nov/2024
When you want to enjoy time with families or friends on VR, what to do if the note “No Device Attached”, “No Device Detected” or “No HMD Detected” error message on your Oculus Rift show up? In this article, we will talk about 3 ways to fix Troubleshoot "No Device Attached" on Oculus Rift.
Method 1. Check the HDMI or USB Cable
If there is something wrong with the ability of detective on oculus, this is the first thing you need to check and make sure that if your HDMI or USB cable is workable or not. It is also necessary for you to unplug and plug the cable back in to make sure if both ends of the cables works and are connected firmly.
Method 2. Turn to another USB Port
Due to the Oculus Rift requires USB 3.0, if you make sure the no HMD detected issue happens on Oculus Rift. The USB port you are using may be out of order. In this case you can try to plug it into another USB 3.0 port.
Method 3. Download the latest version of Oculus Runtime
When it happens "No Device Attached" on Oculus Rift, and you have checked and make sure the detective is able to use. Now download the latest version of Oculus Runtime is alternative for you to troubleshoot the Oculus Rift detected attached issue, but you need to uninstall then reinstall your oculus rift firstly.
Here is how to uninstall then reinstall your oculus rift.
Step 1. Reboot or restart a PC.
Step 2. Move away the old Oculus Runtime from the PC.
Step 3. Pull out both the Oculus Rift device and tracker.
Step 4. Download the latest version of Oculus Runtime in Oculus website.
Step 5. Follow the setup wizard to install Oculus Runtime on your PC.
Another alternative choice to troubleshoot “no device attached” on Oculus runtime is to update your Oculus rift drivers. There are lots of ways for you to download and update the Oculus Rift driver such as Device Manager or Windows Update, or the advanced systemcare pro key with the features of app update and management, which is widely-used in driver download and could instantly point right drivers for you like detect the update automatically. When you agree with the update, it will download and install Oculus rift drivers update automatically within a few minutes.