3.0
Driver Installation On Windows XP/2000/2003/Vista
Before connecting the USB PowerPC Nexus Multilink to the PC, the appropriate drivers need to be
installed on the PC. The drivers are automatically installed when installing any of P&E’s PowerPC 55xx
development packages built after September 1, 2005. A copy of the driver installation program may also
be downloaded from the “downloads” section of P&E’s online “Support Center” located at
http://www.pemicro.com
. P&E installs the following USB drivers/files on your system:
PEUSBFTDUN.EXE
---> [Windows\System]
PEUSBV1.DLL
---> [Windows\System]
PEUSBV1.SYS
---> [Windows\System]\Drivers
PEMICRO_USBCABLE_AUTO.INF
---> [Windows]\inf
Note: In general, [Windows\System] = \WINNT\SYSTEM32 for XP,2000,2003,Vista
When the USB PowerPC Nexus Multilink is detected by the PC, the operating system will automatically
scan all of the .INF files in the [Windows]\inf directory to try and find a match for the detected hardware.
The operating system should then indicate that it has found a driver for the attached “P&E USB Device.”
Follow the instructions in the “Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog to have Windows automatically
install the driver.
If you connected the Multilink interface prior to installing the drivers, Windows will not have been able to
find the appropriate driver and may have disabled the device. If you unplug and then reconnect the
device, Windows will automatically disable it even if you have installed the drivers. To force Windows to
try to load the driver again, perform the following steps while the USB PowerPC Nexus Multilink
interface is plugged into the computer:
1.)
Open the Control Panel (Start Button->Settings->Control Panel)
2.)
Double-click the “System” icon
3.)
Select the “Hardware” tab
4.)
Click the “Device Manager” button
5.)
The “P&E PowerPC Nexus Multilink” device will be shown with an exclamation mark next to
it. Double-click this device.
6.)
Click the “Reinstall Driver… ” button and follow the dialog instructions to have Windows
automatically install the driver.
If you have purchased one of P&E’s software development packages prior to September 1, 2005, please
contact P&E to obtain the latest version which supports the USB PowerPC Nexus Multilink interface
(software support for the cable is separate from Windows USB driver support). If you are using third-
party software, make sure you have a version which supports the USB PowerPC Nexus Multilink
interface.
4.0
Computers Running Windows 95, 98, ME, Or NT
The USB PowerPC Nexus Multilink is not supported under Windows 95 and Windows NT. The USB
PowerPC Nexus Multilink is not tested under Windows 98 and Windows ME, although drivers for these
operating systems are included in the install. For these operating systems, P&E produces the Parallel
