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Originally Posted by andyc
Just reporting a successful upgrade of my HEQ5 Pro firmware from 3.28 to 3.35 using my Windows 8 laptop. The solution for me was in the USB to serial adapter, the one I had wasn't any good. I acquired another one from Jaycar ( this one, which I think Bintel also have for sale), installed the Prolific PL2303 driver (thanks Dunk!), got the relevant version of firmware, and it all went smoothly. I should also thank Michael at Bintel for helpful advice too, gave me enough confidence that I had everything in place, after reading a couple of horror stories of upgrades going wrong leading to a useless controller.
I got a few minutes to test it last night before the clouds filled in, and good polar alignment appears to be dreamily easy with the Polar realign actually working  |
'Phew !' eh ? Nice when it all comes together. I watched someone accidentally 'brick' a computer during a BIOS upgrade, not a good look. I'm always a cautious when I'm contemplating that sort of stuff too..