MVP 2023 Ausman Posted March 25, 2019 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 In looking at things in relation to a recent ask on unistream, I visited the prolific site. I haven't been there for some time, but was intrigued to see a message about counterfeits on their page, which just reinforces everything that I and others have been saying on this forum for years: http://www.prolific.com.tw/US/ShowProduct.aspx?pcid=41 It is still a big PITA and I repeat that anything that likely has a serial to usb chip in it has to be treated with lots of caution when you first plug it into your system. Sometimes you mightn't even be aware that such a thing is going to happen.......it just looks like a usb....but on connection it loads in drivers that can over-ride everything else but don't work properly, and it is only obvious by you suddenly having another com port appear. The only real method of pre-determination is either in the data specs (mostly unlikely), or a physical look at the PCB to see what is on it. Having prior knowledge of the device also helps....if very little appears to have changed but it now suddenly has a usb port, tread carefully. It can be a nightmare getting back from the situation if it arises. At the very least do a system restore point before installation. At best, do a full system partition copy. cheers, Aus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MVP 2023 Flex727 Posted March 25, 2019 MVP 2023 Report Share Posted March 25, 2019 Good information @Ausman! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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