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USBG-8COM-M – Product Manual
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Installing Drivers
The RS-232 Multi-Port serial adapter can be hot-plugged to the USB port of your
computer due to the specifications of USB. It supports the following operating systems.
The drivers are shipped in the following folder on the supplied driver CD.
1)
Driver Locations on the CD
These instructions are for installing the drivers from the CD supplied with the product. If
you are installing drivers for Win98, ME, 2000, or XP, when prompted for the location of
the drivers, specify your CD-ROM drive and the locations according to the following
table:
Figure 2
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Installing Serial Port Drivers for Win98, ME, 2000, XP
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Insert the Driver CD supplied with the Adapter
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Connect the USB cable, the “Add New Hardware Wizard” appears. Click Next.
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Select “Search for the best driver for your device” and click Next.
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Assuming the CD-ROM is in drive E:, select “Specify a location” and browse to the
following folder: E:\USB_to_IO\FTDI\Win2000_XP_2003 (for Win2000, XP or
server 2003) or E”\USB_to_IO\FTDI\Win98_ME (for Win98 and ME)
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Click Next, Windows will then copy the driver files.
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Click Finish to complete the driver installation.
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After installing the drivers, Windows will detect the new COM ports and will
begin to initialize them. Your new COM ports, numbered sequentially following
the existing ports in your system, and they are now ready!
