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Important Information USB to Serial Connection Configuring a USB to serial converter NOTE: This procedure was tested on the Windows® XP Professional, Windows Server® 2003, and Windows® Vista Enterprise operating systems using the HP USB to serial converter (part number 304098-001). Depending on your system configuration, a driver download might be required to successfully install the converter. The driver can be downloaded from the USB-Drivers website (http://www.usb-drivers.com/drivers/123/123294.htm). To configure a USB port to the COM 1 port on systems that do not have available serial ports: 1. Connect the USB to serial converter to the USB port on your system. 2. For Windows Vista, click Start, select Control Panel, double-click System and Maintenance, and then skip to step 4. -orFor Windows XP, click Start, select Control Panel, click Performance and Maintenance, and then click System. -orFor Windows Server, click Start, select Control Panel, and then doubleclick System. 3. Click the Hardware tab. 4. Click Device Manager. The Device Manager screen appears. 5. In the tree displayed in the left panel, click the Ports (COM & LPT) branch to expand. 6. Double-click the port that is assigned to your USB to serial converter device. This port is usually named with the device manufacturer's name followed by one of the following: o USB to Serial Bridge (COM 4) o USB Serial port o Communications Port (COM1) The Port Properties screen appears. 7. Click the Port Settings tab. The Port Settings screen appears. 8. Click Restore Defaults. The following default settings appear: o Bits per second: 9600 o Data Bits: 8 o Parity: None o Stop bits: 1 o Flow control: None 9. Click Advanced. The Advanced Settings screen appears. 10. From the COM Port Number drop down menu, select Com 1 for the USB port number, and then click OK. If COM 1 is being used by another USB port, the following message appears: This COM name is being used by another device. Using duplicate names can lead to inaccessible devices and changed settings. Do you want to continue? If this message appears, click YES. It might be necessary to disable the program accessing COM 1. a. Click OK. b. For Windows Vista, skip to step 13. 11. For Windows Server, reduce the Receive Buffer and Transmit Buffer to the low setting by scrolling down to select low (1). 12. Be sure that the Use FIFO buffers (requires 16550 compatible UART) checkbox is selected. For Windows XP, the USB settings might be different. Choose the lowest, most dependable Receive and Transmit buffers by using the list menus, radio buttons, or other selection methods. 13. Click OK to close the Advanced screen. 14. Click OK to close the Device Manager screen. 15. Run the firmware Flash batch file program. Follow the instructions provided with the program.

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Important Information
USB to Serial Connection
Configuring a USB to serial converter
NOTE:
This procedure was tested on the Windows
®
XP
Professional, Windows Server
®
2003, and Windows
®
Vista Enterprise operating systems using the HP USB to
serial converter (part number 304098-001). Depending on
your system configuration, a driver download might be
required to successfully install the converter. The driver can
be downloaded from the USB-Drivers website
).
To configure a USB port to the COM 1 port on systems that do not have
available serial ports:
1.
Connect the USB to serial converter to the USB port on your system.
2.
For Windows Vista, click
Start
, select
Control Panel
, double-click
System
and Maintenance
, and then skip to step 4.
-or-
For Windows XP, click
Start
, select
Control Panel
, click
Performance and
Maintenance
, and then click
System
.
-or-
For Windows Server, click
Start
, select
Control Panel
, and then double-
click
System
.
3.
Click the
Hardware
tab.
4.
Click
Device Manager
. The Device Manager screen appears.
5.
In the tree displayed in the left panel, click the
Ports (COM & LPT)
branch
to expand.
6.
Double-click the port that is assigned to your USB to serial converter
device. This port is usually named with the device manufacturer's name
followed by one of the following:
o
USB to Serial Bridge (COM 4)
o
USB Serial port
o
Communications Port (COM1)
The Port Properties screen appears.
7.
Click the
Port Settings
tab. The Port Settings screen appears.
8.
Click
Restore Defaults
. The following default settings appear:
o
Bits per second: 9600
o
Data Bits: 8
o
Parity: None
o
Stop bits: 1
o
Flow control: None
9.
Click
Advanced
. The Advanced Settings screen appears.
10.
From the COM Port Number drop down menu, select
Com 1
for the USB
port number, and then click
OK
.
If COM 1 is being used by another USB port, the following message
appears:
This COM name is being used by another device. Using
duplicate names can lead to inaccessible devices and
changed settings. Do you want to continue?
If this message appears, click
YES
. It might be necessary to disable the
program accessing COM 1.
a.
Click
OK
.
b.
For Windows Vista, skip to step 13.
11.
For Windows Server, reduce the Receive Buffer and Transmit Buffer to
the low setting by scrolling down to select
low (1)
.
12.
Be sure that the
Use FIFO buffers (requires 16550 compatible UART)
checkbox is selected.
For Windows XP, the USB settings might be different. Choose the lowest,
most dependable Receive and Transmit buffers by using the list menus,
radio buttons, or other selection methods.
13.
Click
OK
to close the Advanced screen.
14.
Click
OK
to close the Device Manager screen.
15.
Run the firmware Flash batch file program. Follow the instructions
provided with the program.