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6.3
USB Driver
The M-Station is supplied with drivers that allow it to operate on Microsoft Windows 98, Windows ME,
Windows 2000, and Windows XP systems. USB operation is not supported by the Windows 95 or
Windows NT 4.0 operating systems.
The M-Station USB driver consists of system-level files called usbmstnv1.sys (for Windows 2000 or
Windows XP) and usbmstn1.sys (for Windows 98 or Windows ME). Once installed, the driver file
automatically loads whenever you connect the M-Station to a computer, automatically downloading
firmware for the USB host interface on the M-Station and providing functions used by higher-level
software for operation of the M-Station.
1.
Install the M-Station USB driver, following the directions for your particular operating
system, before attempting to operate the M-Station.
• X:\fscommand\Software\M-Station\Drivers\98-ME (for Windows 98 or Windows ME)
• X:\fscommand\Software\M-Station\Drivers\2K-XP (for Windows 2000 or Windows XP)
where X is the letter of your CD-ROM drive.
2.
In general, use the Windows Add New Hardware Wizard to copy the file from the CD-ROM
to your system directory and to set registry entries to invoke the driver when you connect
the M-Station. In Windows 2000 and Windows XP systems, you must have an administrator
account or administrator privileges to be able to perform the installation.
3.
Because of the way the Windows system keeps track of USB devices, when you install the
driver, it is registered to a particular USB port. If you plug the M-Station into that port again,
the driver loads automatically. If you plug the M-Station into a different USB port, then the
driver is installed and registered again on that port. This does not require recopying of the
files from the CD-ROM, but it does require you to have administrator privileges on Windows
2000 and Windows XP systems.
4.
If you connect the M-Station to multiple USB ports on your computer, we recommend that
you perform the installation on one USB port on the computer and then, while still in the
administrator account, plug the M-Station into the other USB ports to register the drivers for
those ports.
5.
If you have installed the driver previously, and are upgrading it to a newer version, you must
uninstall the previous one before installing the new. The procedure for driver uninstallation
is different depending on the operating system; please see the appropriate sections
following.
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