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Windows 98 Installation Guide
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  • Page 1 Future Technology Devices International Ltd. Windows 98 Installation Guide © Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Table of Contents Part I Welcome to the Windows 98 Installation Guide Part II Installing FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices 1 Installing D2XX Drivers ... 4 2 Installing VCP Drivers ... 8 Part III Installing FT2232C Devices 1 Installing D2XX Drivers ...

  • Page 3: Part I Welcome To The Windows 98 Installation Guide

    Welcome to the Windows 98 Installation Guide The purpose of this document is to provide users of FTDI chips with a simple procedure for installing drivers for their devices under Windows 98. The procedure is also applicable to Windows Please note that if Windows 98 Gold Edition is being used, you must have all the latest patches from the Microsoft website installed for the system to be USB compatible.

  • Page 4: Part Ii Installing Ft232Bm, Ft245Bm, Ft8U232Am And Ft8U245Am Devices

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Installing FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices FTDI's 1 and 2 generation of USB UART and USB FIFO chips can be installed with one of two sets of drivers. The first driver type is the D2XX direct driver. This provides direct access to the device via a dynamic link library (DLL) supplied with the driver.

  • Page 5: Installing D2Xx Drivers

    Installing FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices Installing D2XX Drivers To install D2XX drivers for an FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM or FT8U245AM device under Windows 98, follow the instructions below: · 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.
  • Page 6 Windows 98 Installation Guide · Check the box next to "Specify a location" and uncheck all others as shown below. Click "Browse" and locate the driver files. Once the files have been located, click "Next" to proceed with the installation. ·...
  • Page 7 Installing FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices · Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation was successful. Click "Finish" to complete the installation. The device is now ready for use. · Open the Device Manager (located in "Control Panel\System" then select the ""Device Manger" tab) and select "View devices by type".
  • Page 8 Windows 98 Installation Guide © Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005...

  • Page 9: Installing Vcp Drivers

    Installing FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices Installing VCP Drivers To install VCP drivers for an FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM or FT8U245AM device under Windows 98, follow the instructions below: · 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.
  • Page 10 Windows 98 Installation Guide · Check the box next to "Specify a location" and uncheck all others as shown below. Click "Browse" and locate the driver files. Once the files have been located, click "Next" to proceed with the installation. ·...
  • Page 11 Installing FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices · If the driver being installed does not have Microsoft WHQL signature files (.CAT files), the wizard will request a driver disk to attempt to find them. Click "OK" on the "Insert Disk" message box. The following window will appear to assist in locating the file.
  • Page 12 Windows 98 Installation Guide · Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation of the serial converter driver was successful. The COM port emulation driver must now be installed. Click "Finish" to complete the installation of the serial converter and proceed to the COM port emulation driver. ·...
  • Page 13 Installing FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices If the driver being installed is Microsoft WHQL certified, then the .CAT files will be located with the other driver files and should be installed automatically. · Open the Device Manager (located in "Control Panel\System" then select the ""Device Manger" tab) and select "View devices by type".

  • Page 14: Part Iii Installing Ft2232C Devices

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Installing FT2232C Devices FTDI's 3 generation chip, the FT2232C, is a composite device with two ports that can be configured to behave as a USB UART or a USB FIFO interface by configuring an external EEPROM. In addition, the FT2232C EEPROM determines which drivers the device will use. The EEPROM is read on power-up and will configure the chip accordingly before the device is enumerated.

  • Page 15: Installing D2Xx Drivers

    Installing D2XX Drivers To install D2XX drivers for an FT2232C device under Windows 98, follow the instructions below: · 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.
  • Page 16 Windows 98 Installation Guide · Check the box next to "Specify a location" and uncheck all others as shown below. Normally, Windows will find the composite driver already available in the system. If the composite driver is not available on the PC, the "Microsoft Windows Update" option may be selected and a composite driver will be downloaded from the Microsoft Windows update website.
  • Page 17 Installing FT2232C Devices · To install the composite driver click "Next". · Windows should then display a message indicating that the composite driver installation was successful. Click "Finish" to complete the composite driver installation. © Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005...
  • Page 18 Windows 98 Installation Guide · Once the composite driver is installed, the Add New Hardware Wizard will then detect a port of the FT2232C device. Windows may display a message reading "Building driver database" at this point which may take a few minutes to pass. Click "Next" when the screen below is shown. ·...
  • Page 19 · Check the box next to "Specify a location" and uncheck all others as shown below. Click "Browse" and locate the driver files. Once the files have been located, click "Next" to proceed with the installation. · Windows may display a message reading "Building driver database" at this point which may take a few minutes to pass.
  • Page 20 Windows 98 Installation Guide · Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation was successful. Click "Finish" to complete the installation. · As the FT2232C has 2 ports available, the second port must also be installed. Under Windows 98, this will occur automatically.
  • Page 21 Installing FT2232C Devices FTDI Dual 232A USB Test Board" and "FTCUSB.SYS FTDI Dual 232B USB Test Board". © Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005...

  • Page 22: Installing Vcp Drivers

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Installing VCP Drivers To install D2XX drivers for an FT2232C device under Windows 98, follow the instructions below: · 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.
  • Page 23 · Check the box next to "Specify a location" and uncheck all others as shown below. Normally, Windows will find the composite driver already available in the system. If the composite driver is not available on the PC, the "Microsoft Windows Update" option may be selected and a composite driver will be downloaded from the Microsoft Windows update website.
  • Page 24 Windows 98 Installation Guide · To install the composite driver click "Next". · Windows should then display a message indicating that the composite driver installation was successful. Click "Finish" to complete the composite driver installation. © Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005...
  • Page 25 · Once the composite driver is installed, the Add New Hardware Wizard will then detect a port of the FT2232C device. Windows may display a message reading "Building driver database" at this point which may take a few minutes to pass. Click "Next" when the screen below is shown. ·...
  • Page 26 Windows 98 Installation Guide · Check the box next to "Specify a location" and uncheck all others as shown below. Click "Browse" and locate the driver files. Once the files have been located, click "Next" to proceed with the installation. ·...
  • Page 27 Installing FT2232C Devices · If the driver being installed does not have Microsoft WHQL signature files (.CAT files), the wizard will request a driver disk to attempt to find them. Click "OK" on the "Insert Disk" message box. The following window will appear to assist in locating the file. To proceed with the installation without the .CAT file, click "Skip File".
  • Page 28 Windows 98 Installation Guide · Windows should then display a message indicating that the installation of the serial converter driver was successful. The COM port emulation driver must now be installed. Click "Finish" to complete the installation of the serial converter driver for the first port of the FT2232C device. ·...
  • Page 29 This will complete the installation of the serial converter driver for the second port of the FT2232C device. · Once the serial converter drivers are installed, the Add New Hardware Wizard will detect the USB serial ports and will automatically find the drivers for these in the same location as the serial converter drivers.
  • Page 30 Windows 98 Installation Guide Click "Skip File" to continue with the installation. · This will complete the installation of the FT2232C device. The device is now ready to use. · Open the Device Manager (located in "Control Panel\System" then select the ""Device Manger" tab) and select "View devices by connection".
  • Page 31 Installing FT2232C Devices © Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005...

  • Page 32: Part Iv Uninstalling Ft232Bm, Ft245Bm, Ft8U232Am And Ft8U245Am Devices

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Uninstalling FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices When uninstalling devices from Windows 98, it should always be done through the Add/Remove Programs utility as this uses the FTDI driver uninstaller program to remove files and registry entries to leave a clean system.

  • Page 33: Uninstalling D2Xx Drivers

    Uninstalling FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices Uninstalling D2XX Drivers To uninstall D2XX drivers for FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM devices, follow the instructions below: · Disconnect any FTDI devices that are attached to the PC. · Open the Add/Remove Programs utility located in "Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs". Select "FTDI FTD2XX USB Drivers"...
  • Page 34 Windows 98 Installation Guide · When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system, the caption on the "Cancel" button will change to "Finish". Click "Finish" to complete the process. © Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005...

  • Page 35: Uninstalling Vcp Drivers

    Uninstalling FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM Devices Uninstalling VCP Drivers To uninstall VCP drivers for FT232BM, FT245BM, FT8U232AM and FT8U245AM devices, follow the instructions below: · Disconnect any FTDI devices that are attached to the PC. · Open the Add/Remove Programs utility located in "Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs". Select "FTDI USB-Serial Converter Drivers"...
  • Page 36 Windows 98 Installation Guide · When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system, the caption on the "Cancel" button will change to "Finish". Click "Finish" to complete the process. © Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005...

  • Page 37: Part V Uninstalling Ft2232C Devices

    Uninstalling FT2232C Devices When uninstalling devices from Windows 98, it should always be done through the Add/Remove Programs utility as this uses the FTDI driver uninstaller program to remove files and registry entries to leave a clean system. Other methods may leave fragments of the driver that may interfere with future installations.

  • Page 38: Uninstalling D2Xx Drivers

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Uninstalling D2XX Drivers To uninstall D2XX drivers for FT2232C devices, follow the instructions below: · Disconnect any FTDI devices that are attached to the PC. · Open the Add/Remove Programs utility located in "Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs". Select "FTDI FT2232C Direct Driver"...
  • Page 39 Uninstalling FT2232C Devices · When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system, the caption on the "Cancel" button will change to "Finish". Click "Finish" to complete the process. © Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005...

  • Page 40: Uninstalling Vcp Drivers

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Uninstalling VCP Drivers To uninstall VCP drivers for FT2232C devices, follow the instructions below: · Disconnect any FTDI devices that are attached to the PC. · Open the Add/Remove Programs utility located in "Control Panel\Add/Remove Programs". Select "FTDI FT2232C USB Drivers"...
  • Page 41 Uninstalling FT2232C Devices · When the uninstaller has finished removing the device from the system, the caption on the "Cancel" button will change to "Finish". Click "Finish" to complete the process. © Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005...

  • Page 42: Part Vi Troubleshooting

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Troubleshooting Windows 98 cannot find drivers for my device This error can occur if the VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM do not match those listed in the INF files for the driver. The VID and PID programmed into the device EEPROM may be found by using the the VID and PID entries in the driver INF files.

  • Page 43: Windows 98 Forces A Reboot After Installing A Device

    Windows 98 forces a reboot after installing a device This problem can occur if an application is accessing a file while the New Hardware Wizard is trying to copy it. This usually occurs with the FTD2XX.DLL file. If installing a D2XX device, selecting not to restart the computer then unplugging and re-plugging the device may allow the device to function properly without restarting.

  • Page 44: Driver Installation Fails And Windows 98 Gives Error Code 10

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Driver installation fails and Windows 98 gives error code 10 Windows error code 10 indicates a hardware error or failed driver installation. This error may appear if a device has insufficient power to operate correctly (e.g. plugged into a bus powered hub with other devices), or may indicate a more serious hardware problem.

  • Page 45: Ft232Bm Or Ft245Bm Device Hangs Randomly During Operation Under Windows 98

    FT232BM or FT245BM device hangs randomly during operation under Windows 98 This is not caused by the driver, but is a hardware compatibility problem. Some newer USB 2.0 hubs and host controllers can be susceptible to noise and can cause random device failures. This can be overcome by fitting 47pF capacitors to ground on the USBDP and USBDM lines on the USB connector side of the 27W series resistors.

  • Page 46: Windows 98 Complains About Missing .Cat Files

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Windows 98 complains about missing .CAT files Files with the .cat extension are signature files issued by Microsoft that indicate a device driver is WHQL certified. If a driver is not certified, there will be no .cat files available. When installing drivers in Windows 98 or Windows ME, the user is prompted to locate the .cat files if the operating system cannot find them.

  • Page 47: Windows 98 Complains About Missing Ftccomms.vxd File

    Windows 98 complains about missing ftccomms.vxd file This can occur when the USB Composite driver has been installed if the user has not browsed to the location of the driver files. If this message appears, do not skip it but browse to the driver file location.

  • Page 48: Windows 98 Installs Ft2232C Device As Vcp Even Though D2Xx Drivers Are Selected In The Eeprom

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Windows 98 installs FT2232C device as VCP even though D2XX drivers are selected in the EEPROM This problem can occur when the device EEPROM is set to use D2XX drivers and the user is attempting to install using the combined FTC drivers for D2XX and VCP for Windows 2000 and Windows XP.

  • Page 49: Part Vii Revision History

    Revision History Version Release Date January 2005 © Future Technology Devices International Ltd. 2005 Comments Initial release Revision History...

  • Page 50: Index

    Windows 98 Installation Guide Index - D - Drivers 4, 8, 14, 21, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47 - F - FT2232C 14, 21 FT232BM 4, 8 FT245BM 4, 8 FT8U232AM 4, 8 FT8U245AM 4, 8 - I - Installation 2, 3, 4, 8, 13, 14, 21 Introduction...

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