[Elecraft] K3 not Seen By Computer after OS upgrade

[Richard Lawn]

I have the enhanced K3 with the USB hub add on so I'm using that way to
connect to the computer - direct via USB. Still no dice and it worked fine
when I was running Win 7 on same computer. This one is a head scratcher.
Rick, W2JAZ

On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 2:58 PM, WP4CW <wp4cw at aol.com> wrote:

> I've had the same issue. Window 7 uses prolific drivers. Window 10 can,
> but it a big mess. Go to radio shack and buy their ftdi USB cable. Window
> 10 has the drivers , no need to update. Call me 209. 601.5354
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Mar 18, 2017, at 11:44 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire <ron at cobi.biz> wrote:
> >
> > Same here. No add'l driver needed.
> >
> > Maybe uninstall the FTDI site, restart the computer and, while connected
> to
> > the internet, plug in the USB device again.
> >
> > 73, Ron AC7AC
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> Dick
> > Dievendorff
> > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2017 11:23 AM
> > To: 'Richard Lawn'; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 not Seen By Computer after OS upgrade
> >
> > What I did the first time on several different Windows 10 systems was
> plug
> > in the USB cable and waited (for several minutes) for Windows to find the
> > required device driver from Windows Update.  I've never had to install a
> > device driver from The FTDI site.
> >
> > YMMV...
> > Dick, K6KR
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> > Richard Lawn
> > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2017 10:56
> > To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 not Seen By Computer after OS upgrade
> >
> > I bit the bullet and upgrade from Win 7 to 10 this morning in an effort
> to
> > address some issues I just couldn't live with any longer. All was fine
> until
> > I plugged the USB cable from my K3 into the computer and nothing. No
> > recognition what so ever. I went to the Elecraft site and downloaded and
> > installed FTDI and Prolific drivers though I think it needed FTDI. Still
> > nothing. I'm puzzeled though as I downloaded two different FTDI driver
> > packages. One was an install package and the other is a folder with no
> > obvious setup file for installation. The folder is labeled CDM v2.12.26
> WHQL
> > Certified. That's probably the one I needed to install but am at a loss
> in
> > how to do that. Some advice would be appreciated.
> >
> > Rick, W2JAZ
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