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Windows 98 Installation Guide
Page 1: ...Future Technology Devices International Ltd 2005 Future Technology Devices International Ltd Windows 98 Installation Guide...
Page 2: ...1 Uninstalling D2XX Drivers 39 2 Uninstalling VCP Drivers Part VI Troubleshooting 41 41 1 Windows 98 cannot find drivers for my device 42 2 Windows 98 forces a reboot after installing a device 43 3 D...
Page 3: ...ose of this document is to provide users of FTDI chips with a simple procedure for installing drivers for their devices under Windows 98 The procedure is also applicable to Windows ME Please note that...
Page 4: ...amic link library DLL supplied with the driver Applications can then be written which use the functions available in the DLL to directly control the device The second driver type is the virtual COM po...
Page 5: ...ivers need to be uninstalled Please refer to the Uninstalling FT232BM FT245BM FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices section of this document for further details of this procedure Download the latest availab...
Page 6: ...all others as shown below Click Browse and locate the driver files Once the files have been located click Next to proceed with the installation Windows may display a message reading Building driver d...
Page 7: ...en display a message indicating that the installation was successful Click Finish to complete the installation The device is now ready for use Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System t...
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Page 9: ...vers need to be uninstalled Please refer to the Uninstalling FT232BM FT245BM FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices section of this document for further details of this procedure Download the latest availabl...
Page 10: ...all others as shown below Click Browse and locate the driver files Once the files have been located click Next to proceed with the installation Windows may display a message reading Building driver d...
Page 11: ...the wizard will request a driver disk to attempt to find them Click OK on the Insert Disk message box The following window will appear to assist in locating the file To proceed with the installation...
Page 12: ...converter and proceed to the COM port emulation driver Under Windows 98 the COM port emulation driver will be automatically installed from the same location as the serial converter driver However if t...
Page 13: ...talled is Microsoft WHQL certified then the CAT files will be located with the other driver files and should be installed automatically Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then sel...
Page 14: ...tion the FT2232C EEPROM determines which drivers the device will use The EEPROM is read on power up and will configure the chip accordingly before the device is enumerated If no EEPROM is fitted the d...
Page 15: ...FTCD2XX drivers from the FTDI website and unzip them to a location on your PC Please note that attempting to install the FTC combined D2XX and VCP driver will result in an unsuccessful installation if...
Page 16: ...the system If the composite driver is not available on the PC the Microsoft Windows Update option may be selected and a composite driver will be downloaded from the Microsoft Windows update website Wi...
Page 17: ...ology Devices International Ltd 2005 To install the composite driver click Next Windows should then display a message indicating that the composite driver installation was successful Click Finish to c...
Page 18: ...Add New Hardware Wizard will then detect a port of the FT2232C device Windows may display a message reading Building driver database at this point which may take a few minutes to pass Click Next when...
Page 19: ...all others as shown below Click Browse and locate the driver files Once the files have been located click Next to proceed with the installation Windows may display a message reading Building driver da...
Page 20: ...the installation As the FT2232C has 2 ports available the second port must also be installed Under Windows 98 this will occur automatically Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System the...
Page 21: ...20 Installing FT2232C Devices Future Technology Devices International Ltd 2005 FTDI Dual 232A USB Test Board and FTCUSB SYS FTDI Dual 232B USB Test Board...
Page 22: ...FTCD2XX drivers from the FTDI website and unzip them to a location on your PC Please note that attempting to install the FTC combined D2XX and VCP driver will result in an unsuccessful installation i...
Page 23: ...e system If the composite driver is not available on the PC the Microsoft Windows Update option may be selected and a composite driver will be downloaded from the Microsoft Windows update website Wind...
Page 24: ...hnology Devices International Ltd 2005 To install the composite driver click Next Windows should then display a message indicating that the composite driver installation was successful Click Finish to...
Page 25: ...Add New Hardware Wizard will then detect a port of the FT2232C device Windows may display a message reading Building driver database at this point which may take a few minutes to pass Click Next when...
Page 26: ...all others as shown below Click Browse and locate the driver files Once the files have been located click Next to proceed with the installation Windows may display a message reading Building driver d...
Page 27: ...request a driver disk to attempt to find them Click OK on the Insert Disk message box The following window will appear to assist in locating the file To proceed with the installation without the CAT...
Page 28: ...t now be installed Click Finish to complete the installation of the serial converter driver for the first port of the FT2232C device As the FT2232C device has two ports available the serial converter...
Page 29: ...for these in the same location as the serial converter drivers As before the wizard will prompt for the cat files if they cannot be found Click OK on the Insert Disk dialog box to proceed Click Skip...
Page 30: ...ready to use Open the Device Manager located in Control Panel System then select the Device Manger tab and select View devices by connection The device appears as 2 additional COM ports with the label...
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Page 32: ...FT8U245AM Devices When uninstalling devices from Windows 98 it should always be done through the Add Remove Programs utility as this uses the FTDI driver uninstaller program to remove files and regist...
Page 33: ...8U232AM and FT8U245AM devices follow the instructions below Disconnect any FTDI devices that are attached to the PC Open the Add Remove Programs utility located in Control Panel Add Remove Programs Se...
Page 34: ...tion Guide Future Technology Devices International Ltd 2005 When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system the caption on the Cancel button will change to Finish Click Finish to...
Page 35: ...M and FT8U245AM devices follow the instructions below Disconnect any FTDI devices that are attached to the PC Open the Add Remove Programs utility located in Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select F...
Page 36: ...tion Guide Future Technology Devices International Ltd 2005 When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system the caption on the Cancel button will change to Finish Click Finish to...
Page 37: ...When uninstalling devices from Windows 98 it should always be done through the Add Remove Programs utility as this uses the FTDI driver uninstaller program to remove files and registry entries to lea...
Page 38: ...w the instructions below Disconnect any FTDI devices that are attached to the PC Open the Add Remove Programs utility located in Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select FTDI FT2232C Direct Driver fro...
Page 39: ...2C Devices Future Technology Devices International Ltd 2005 When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system the caption on the Cancel button will change to Finish Click Finish to...
Page 40: ...w the instructions below Disconnect any FTDI devices that are attached to the PC Open the Add Remove Programs utility located in Control Panel Add Remove Programs Select FTDI FT2232C USB Drivers from...
Page 41: ...2C Devices Future Technology Devices International Ltd 2005 When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system the caption on the Cancel button will change to Finish Click Finish to...
Page 42: ...nto the device EEPROM may be found by using the USBView utility from the FTDI website These can then be checked against the VID and PID entries in the driver INF files If they do not match that driver...
Page 43: ...lication is accessing a file while the New Hardware Wizard is trying to copy it This usually occurs with the FTD2XX DLL file If installing a D2XX device selecting not to restart the computer then unpl...
Page 44: ...tion This error may appear if a device has insufficient power to operate correctly e g plugged into a bus powered hub with other devices or may indicate a more serious hardware problem Also it may be...
Page 45: ...Windows 98 This is not caused by the driver but is a hardware compatibility problem Some newer USB 2 0 hubs and host controllers can be susceptible to noise and can cause random device failures This...
Page 46: ...d by Microsoft that indicate a device driver is WHQL certified If a driver is not certified there will be no cat files available When installing drivers in Windows 98 or Windows ME the user is prompte...
Page 47: ...ut missing ftccomms vxd file This can occur when the USB Composite driver has been installed if the user has not browsed to the location of the driver files If this message appears do not skip it but...
Page 48: ...tempting to install using the combined FTC drivers for D2XX and VCP for Windows 2000 and Windows XP The combined drivers will only provide VCP functionality under Windows 98 and will always install an...
Page 49: ...48 Revision History Future Technology Devices International Ltd 2005 7 Revision History Version Release Date Comments 1 0 January 2005 Initial release...
Page 50: ...2 3 4 8 13 14 21 Introduction 2 T Troubleshooting 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 U Uninstall 31 32 34 36 37 39 W Welcome 2 Windows 98 2 3 4 8 13 14 21 31 32 34 36 37 39 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 Windows ME 2 3 4 8...
