Driver for Microchip Technology, Inc. USB Serial Port - downloading and installing it

USB Serial Port is a Ports device. This driver was developed by Microchip Technology, Inc.. The hardware id of this driver is USB/VID_04D8&PID_0208&MI_00.

1. Manually install Microchip Technology, Inc. USB Serial Port driver

1. Download the driver setup file for Microchip Technology, Inc. USB Serial Port driver from the location below. This is the download link for the driver version 5.1.2600.7 released on 2012-12-06.
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3. Start the driver installation file from a Windows account with the highest privileges (rights). If your User Access Control Service (UAC) is enabled then you will have to accept of the driver and run the setup with administrative rights.
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5. Follow the driver setup wizard, which should be quite easy to follow. The driver setup wizard will scan your PC for compatible devices and will install the driver.
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7. Shutdown and restart your PC and enjoy the new driver, as you can see it was quite smple.
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This driver is not digitally signed.

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2. Installing the Microchip Technology, Inc. USB Serial Port driver using DriverMax: the easy way

The most important advantage of using DriverMax is that it will install the driver for you in the easiest possible way and it will keep each driver up to date, not just this one. How easy can you install a driver with DriverMax? Let's see!

1. Start DriverMax and press on the yellow button that says ~SCAN FOR DRIVER UPDATES NOW~. Wait for DriverMax to analyze each driver on your computer.
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3. Take a look at the list of available driver updates. Search the list until you find the Microchip Technology, Inc. USB Serial Port driver. Click the Update button.
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5. Enjoy using the updated driver! :)
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