Dell loads an OEM version of Windows 10, complete with their “bloat ware”. I use a true Windows 10 Pro ISO from Microsoft, not the home version or OEM version. That may explain why some do not need drivers and others do. I just installed a fresh copy of full Windows 10 Pro (created USB installer downloaded from MS) onto an HP Z420 workstation. I plugged in the KXUSB cable and Windows automatically configured the com port. I did need drivers from HP for other hardware in the workstation.
Best advice I can give you is plug in the cable and wait about 30 seconds to 1 minute to see if Windows detects the cable, if it doesn’t then download and install the driver. 73 Dave wo2x Sent from my iPad > On Jul 3, 2021, at 8:35 AM, David Olean <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have been adding several newish computers for ham radio to bring myself > farther into the 21st century. Lately Win 10 does not automatically install > the FTDI adaptor. My latest computer as of about May 1st (brand new from > Dell) did not load the driver when I plugged the FTDI adaptor in. I had to do > it manually. In the past it loaded all by itself. > > Dave K1WHS > >> On 7/2/2021 11:55 PM, Jim Brown wrote: >>> On 7/2/2021 7:48 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >>> I would advise you to download and install the latest FTDI drivers from the >>> FTDI website. >>> My understanding is that Win 10 does no longer include the FTDI drivers. >> >> I just went through this on a new (to me) Windoze 10-64 machine that I >> wanted to use for logging VHF. All the software installed, checked out, but >> didn't bother to connect to K3. Ended up subbing another computer. Tonight, >> did the troubleshooting after advice from my trusty computer guru, who told >> me exactly this. I downloaded the drivers from FTDI, pointed Windoze Update >> Driver to the folder where they were, hit next, and they were installed. >> >> Without that driver, the USB to USB cable for the KPA1500 also didn't work. >> >> 73, Jim K9YC >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
