How to Set up a USB to a Serial 9 Pin Adapter on Vista

If you are using a computer running the Windows Vista operating system, you probably have found that Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports are the primary way the computer connects to other hardware. However, if you have an older device that uses a 9-pin serial cable, the only way you can actually connect it to your Vista-run computer is through a USB-to-9-pin serial adapter.

Things You'll Need

• USB-to-9-pin adapter
• Driver installation CD

Instructions

1. Power on your Windows Vista computer and wait for it to load completely.

2. Connect the USB-to-9-pin serial adapter into an available USB port. The free end is going to have a wide serial port.

3. Insert the adapter's driver installation CD into the CD drive of the computer. Because you are now using the USB port as a serial port, you need to tell the computer exactly how to function with it.

4. Read through and accept the license agreement, then follow the prompts to complete the driver installation. The installation is going to be brief, taking only a few moments. Once you have finished, you can connect any device that uses a 9-pin serial port to your computer.

References

• EmergeCore Networks: Serial Port