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Old 07-01-2015, 04:07 PM
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Serial to USB adapter driver

HELP..... I have one of these serial to USB adapters to run my HEQ5 PRO from the computer. Problem is I have misplaced the CD with the driver on it. Does anyone have a driver file they can share with me, or direct me to a website where I can download one?

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Old 07-01-2015, 04:37 PM
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Gday Stew
If windows wont auto find a driver, you need to find who made the chipset in the unit.
Plug it in to yr PC and when it registers ( even if you get an error ), go to device manager and look up the properties to find the PID and VID numbers. ( these give product and vendor ID numbers registered to the chipset. )
From those, a driver can normally be found by multiple means

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Old 07-01-2015, 04:42 PM
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If your adapter is this one: http://www.dx.com/p/usb-to-rs232-don...ion-cable-5859 there is a link on that page for downloading the CD contents.

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Old 07-01-2015, 05:14 PM
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I ended up doing both suggestions. went to device manager but couldn't find the PID & VID info Andrew. So I just clicked on Update Driver.

Stefan, I downloaded the CD contents off that website but there is so many different files on there I don't know what's what. I need to restart my PC and see if it works.
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