Appendix-Installing The Byteblaster Driver; Install The Altera Byteblaster Driver For Windows Nt - Altera APEX DSP Development Kit User Manual

Install the
Altera
ByteBlaster
Driver for
Windows NT
Altera Corporation
You can use the ByteBlasterMV download cable to configure the
APEX 20K or to program the EPC16 configuration device on the
device
APEX DSP development board. You can connect the ByteBlasterMV
download cable directly to your PC's parallel port, or through an Altera
Software Guard that is connected to the parallel port.
To install the ByteBlasterMV download cable, you must perform the
following steps, each of which are described in more detail in this section:
1. Install the Altera ByteBlaster driver (for PCs running Windows NT
version 4.0 or Windows 2000 only; you do not need to install the
driver if you have a PC running Windows 98).
2. Set up the ByteBlasterMV download cable in the Quartus II software.
The Altera ByteBlaster driver is required for PCs running
Windows NT 4.0 that use the ByteBlasterMV download cable. You must
install the Altera ByteBlaster driver separately from the Quartus II
software.
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You do not need to install the ByteBlasterMV download cable
before installing the Altera ByteBlaster driver.
Installing the Altera ByteBlaster driver requires that you have
system administration (Administrator) privileges.
To install the Altera ByteBlaster driver for Windows NT, follow these
steps:
1. Choose Settings > Control Panel (Windows Start menu).
2. In the Control Panel window, double-click the Multimedia icon.
3. In the Multimedia Properties dialog box, click the Devices tab, and
click Add.
4. In the List of Drivers list, select Unlisted or Updated Driver and
click OK.
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