OBI                                                        06/28/02
IBM Multi-Port USB Hub Windows 98/ME/2000/XP drivers

version 2.31.001
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Note:
USBHUBFL - will extract to a floppy diskette
USBHUBHD - will extract to the hard disk drive,
           default location C:\DRIVERS\USB\HUB

Windows 98/Me files will be in the \WIN98 directory
Windows 2000 files will be in the \WIN2000 directory
Windows XP files will be in the \WINXP directory




Installation instructions for Windows 98/98SE/Me
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 1. Plug the USB dock's power cord into the dock.
 2. Plug the USB power cord into an outlet.
 3. Plug the USB cable (supplied) into the computer.
 4. Plug the small end of the USB cable into the matching connector
    on the USB dock. Windows will detect the dock and start the
    New Hardware Wizard.
 5. Install the IBM USB Parallel Converter, file named U2Par.
 6. Install the Serial Converter, file named ftdicom.
 7. Install the Serial Port, file named ftports
 8. If Windows has not displayed any error messages, all of the
    drivers necessary for the IBM Multi-Port USB Hub have been
    installed.


Installation instructions for Windows 2000
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Upgrade Information

*******   IMPORTANT    ********

If you have already installed the Win98 version of IBM Multi-Port USB
Hub drivers, they must be uninstalled using the Cleanup.exe program
that comes with this installation BEFORE installing the new Win2000
drivers. Cleanup.exe does a much better job at removing all of the
old drivers than the uninstall that comes with the Win98 drivers.

Uninstalling the Windows 98 drivers

Before beginning the uninstall, be sure to remove the USB hub hardware
from Device Manager following the instructions in uninstal.txt file.

 1. Go to the Win2000 directory on the IBM Multi-Port USB Hub
    driver CD.
 2. Run Cleanup.exe by double-clicking on the file's icon.
 3. Click the Cleanup button.
 4. Select 'Remove Windows 98 driver files' and click OK.
 5. Cleanup will remove all Win98 IBM Multi-Port USB Hub driver
    files.
 6. Close the Cleanup.exe program by clicking the Exit button.
 7. Unplug the hub.
 8. Reboot the computer.
 9. You can now install the Win2000 drivers by following the
    Installation Procedure instructions.


Installation Procedure
 1. Plug the USB dock's power cord into the dock.
 2. Plug the USB power cord into an outlet.
 3. Plug the USB cable (supplied) into the computer.
 4. Plug the small end of the USB cable into the matching connector
    on the USB dock. Windows will detect the dock and start the
    New Hardware Wizard.
 5. Windows automatically detects and installs the drivers for the
    IBM USB Parallel Converter, mouse and keyboard.
 6. Install the Serial Converter, file named ftdibus.
 7. Install the Serial Port, file named ftser2k.
 8. If Windows has not displayed any error messages, all of the
    drivers necessary for the IBM Multi-Port USB Hub have been
    installed.


Installation instructions for Windows XP
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Upgrade Information

*******   IMPORTANT    ********

If you have already installed the Win98 version of IBM Multi-Port 
USB Hub drivers, they must be uninstalled using the Cleanup.exe 
program that comes with this installation BEFORE installing the new 
WinXP drivers. Cleanup.exe does a much better job at removing all 
of the old drivers than the uninstall that comes with the Win98 
drivers.

Uninstalling the Windows 98 drivers

Before beginning the uninstall, be sure to remove the USB hub 
hardware from Device Manager following the instructions in 
uninstal.txt file.

 1. Go to the WinXP directory on the IBM Multi-Port USB Hub
    driver CD.
 2. Run Cleanup.exe by double-clicking the file's icon.
 3. Click the Cleanup button.
 4. Select 'Remove Windows 98 driver files' and click OK.
 5. Cleanup will remove all Win98 IBM Multi-Port USB Hub driver
    files.
 6. Close the Cleanup.exe program by clicking the Exit button.
 7. Unplug the hub.
 8. Reboot the computer.
 9. You can now install the WinXP drivers by following the
    Installation Procedure instructions.


Installation Procedure
 1. Plug the USB dock's power cord into the dock.
 2. Plug the USB power cord into an outlet.
 3. Plug the USB cable (supplied) into the computer.
 4. Plug the small end of the USB cable into the matching connector
    on the USB dock. Windows will detect the dock and start the
    New Hardware Wizard.
     NOTE: You may receive digital signature unsigned driver 
           warnings.  Simply accept these messages. It will not 
           affect installation or functionality of the USB Hub
 5. Windows automatically detects and installs the drivers for the
    IBM USB Parallel Converter, mouse and keyboard.
 6. Install the Serial Converter, file named ftdibus.
 7. Install the Serial Port, file named ftser2k.
 8. If Windows has not displayed any error messages, all of the
    drivers necessary for the IBM Multi-Port USB Hub have been
    installed.