Windows 7 will detect and pop up a wizard to install drivers when our is plugged in, but it’s also easy (as essential on other operating systems) to install the driver software first. Get the driver from: You’ll want to download the driver and unzip it anywhere on your desktop.

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Once you have, double click on it to start the installation. The installation is relatively simple and no questions are asked. When it’s done you should see something like this: Now go ahead and connect the adapter. You should get a pop-up looking like this: Finally Windows should report that the device has been installed: On Device Manager you should be looking at something like this:. Now, If you want to change the COM port assignment, here’s.

Hi Norman, Because the USB serial adapters work with a wide range of legacy equipment they often require some configuration in order to work. Are you using Plugable adapters?

If so, please contact us at. I’ll be happy to help with it. If you are using another brand, check in device manager for the Ports (COM & LPT) listing shown in the blog post above. If you installed the correct driver, and it’s not showing up there, it is possible your adapters have a counterfeit chip.

Prolific has specifically written its drivers to check for a genuine chip and not work if the chip is fake. If you are sure the chip is genuine, and its not showing up in Device Manager for both adapters, it’s likely a software issue.

If it is showing up in Device Manager, but not connecting to your computer, please make sure the COM port shown in Device Manager is set in the software you are using to communicate with your device and that you have the correct type cable (Null Modem or Straight) for your device and that the Port settings are correct. I hope this helps, David Plugable Support. ray-an. Hi Ajay, Thank you for posting. Are you using the Plugable USB-Serial adapter?

If so, please contact us at. If it isn’t a Plugable serial adapter, it is difficult to troubleshoot, since many non-Plugable adapters have counterfeit chips in them and don’t work with the Prolific drivers.

A few pointers though: 1. Go to Device Manager Ports(Serial & LPT) and check which COM port the Prolific serial adapter is using. Make sure that port is set in the software you are using to communicate with your peripheral device. Make sure you are using the right cable for your application. Some devices, like Cisco routers, only work with the cable supplied by their maker. Other devices require a Null Modem cable, which connects send on each side to Receive on the other side.

You can usually find out which to use by consulting the manual for your device. Make sure the port settings are correct. You can change these by double-clicking the USB-Serial adapter in Device manager, then selecting Port Settings from the Properties window that will open. I hope this helps. David Plugable Support. Jagadeesh.

Sir, I had the very same problem after i upgraded to the Win10 system from Win7. I tried downloading the most current driver, I ran the automated troubleshooting service, but nothing allowed the computer to recognize the Prolific USB to Serial adapter. What I did to overcome this was to ' roll back' my driver to the 3.3.3.114 dated 2009. I did an internet search for this driver, downloaded the driver and installed the driver.

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I then switched the comm port I was plugging the Prolific USB Serial Adapter into, to the older driver, and everything worked fine again. Hope this helps. Chances are the chipset in your converter is not compatible with Windows 10. You need a Prolific 2303HX Rev.D chipset.

Auto download of the driver is available but without the chipset it won't work. Yes, I believe you are correct that my chipset is not compatible with Win10. Obviously obtaining a new adapter would remedy the issue. However, late at night or if you do not want to be bothered with obtaining a new adapter for something you very infrequently use, downloading the 3.3.3.114 driver dated 2009, installing the driver and rolling the driver back to this 2009 driver for the comm port your connecting the outdated adapter to, does allow you to finish your work without delay. What I was doing with the Serial/USB adapter was programming a new Motorola two way radio so it could be used in our network. This is a task is something done very infrequently.

Finding a way to use my existing serial/USB adapter allowed me to accomplish what I needed to do without waiting to find an adapter supported by Win10. Hope this helps others that may also be in a bind. I have since, at my leisure, purchased a new Serial/USB adapter supported by Win10 so I can use the programming cable necessary to program any new radios we obtain in the future.