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Installing FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices
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Installing D2XX Drivers
To install D2XX drivers for an FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM or FT8U245AM device under
Windows 98, follow the instructions below:
·
If a device of the same type has been installed on your machine before and the drivers that are
about to be installed are different from those installed already, the original drivers 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 available D2XX drivers from the
FTDI website
and unzip them to a location
on your PC.
·
Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC. This will launch the Windows Add New
Hardware Wizard. Windows may display a message reading "Building driver database" at this
point which may take a few minutes to pass. Click "Next" to proceed with the installation.
·
Select "Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)." as shown below and then
click "Next".
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