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Note: Some host computers with built-in USB 3.0 hub may not detect USB Serial devices. Please connect
to a USB 2.0 port then.
Windows XP
1. Installing via the New Hardware Wizard
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 instruction below.
Either copy the Windows XP drivers form the enclosed CD or download the latest available drivers from
the FTDI web site from FTDI website www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm, supported device
"FT232BL(M)". Unzip them to a location on your PC.
If you are running Windows XP or Windows XP SP 1, temporarily disconnect your PC from the Internet.
This can be done by either removing the network cable from your PC or by disabling your network card
by going to the "Control Panel\Network and Dial Up Connections", right clicking on the appropriate
connection and selecting "Disable" from the menu. The connection can be re-enabled after the
installation is complete. This is not necessary under Windows XP SP 2 if configured to ask before
connecting to Windows Update. Windows XP SP 2 can have the settings for Windows Update changed
through "Control Panel\System" then select the "Hardware" tab and click "Windows Update".
Connect the device to a spare USB port on your PC. The Microsoft composite device driver is
automatically loaded in the background. Once the composite driver has been installed, Windows Found
New Hardware Wizard will launch. If there is no available Internet connection or Windows XP SP 2 is
configured to ask before connecting to Windows Update, this screen is displayed: