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Installation
Driver Installation
Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 R2/7
Turn the computer on and boot into Windows. Do not have the USB adapter plugged into the
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computer.
Insert the Driver CD into your CD/DVD drive. If AutoPlay runs, then choose to “Browse the CD”,
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otherwise access the contents of the CD via “My Computer”.
In the “Prolific/PL2303X” location, open the appropriate folder for your operating system and run
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the setup.exe file. This will launch the driver installation wizard.
Once the installation wizard completes, the drivers will be installed and ready for use.
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Hardware Installation
Make sure the driver installation has been completed first.
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Plug the USB adapter into an available USB port on the computer system.
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Windows will automatically detect the USB adapter and install the drivers.
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Once installation is complete, the serial port will be ready for use.
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If connecting the serial port to a DB25 interface, use the included DB9 to DB25 (male) adapter.
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Verifying Installation
Windows XP/Server 2003/Vista/Server 2008 R2/7
From the main desktop, right-click on “My Computer” (“Computer” in Vista/7), then select Manage. In
the new Computer Management window, select Device Manager from the left window panel.
Double-click on the “Ports (COM & LPT)” option. The additional COM port should be visible.
